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Where can I find Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח in the Torah Sroll?


Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח Aliyahs

  • FIRST: כהן

    Begins in Column 37 on/within Line #2 with the words:

    "וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו"

    ("and Jacob sent angels before him" Genesis 32:4)

  • SECOND: שני

    Begins in Column 37 on/within Line #20 with the words:

    "וַיָּלֶן שָׁם בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא"

    ("and he spent the night there that night" Genesis 32:14)

  • THIRD: שלישי

    Begins in Column 38 on/within Line #4 with the words:

    "וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם פְּנִיאֵל"

    ("and Jacob called the name of the place Peniel" Genesis 32:31)

  • FOURTH: רביעי

    Begins in Column 38 on/within Line #18 with the words:

    "וַתִּגַּשְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָחוֹת הֵנָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶן"

    ("then the handmaids came near, they and their children" Genesis 33:6)

  • FIFTH: חמישי

    Begins in Column 38 on/within Line #41 with the words:

    "וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת לֵאָה"

    ("and Dinah, daughter of Leah, went out" Genesis 34:1)

  • SIXTH: ששי

    Begins in Column 40 on/within Line #28 with the words:

    "וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם וּלְיִצְחָק לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ"

    ("and the land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your offspring after you" Genesis 35:12)

  • SEVENTH: שביעי

    Begins in Column 41 on/within Line #41 with the words:

    "אֵלֶּה בְנֵי שֵׂעִיר הַחֹרִי"

    ("these are the sons of Seir the Horite" Genesis 36:20)

  • MAFTIR: מפטיר

    Begins in Column 42 on/within Line #23 with the words:

    "וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת אַלּוּפֵי עֵשָׂו"

    ("now these are the names of the chiefs of Esau" Genesis 36:40)


Parsha Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח is found in the Book of Genesis בְּרֵאשִׁית


Torah Scrolls have different formats (varying number of Columns; varying number of Lines per Column).


For Scrolls using a layout of 245 Columns w/42 Lines, the readings for Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח are found within Columns: 37 38 39 40 41 42


Get your General Bearing regarding where your reading is within the Torah Scroll:

Book Columns סֵפֶר
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Genesis 1-61 בְּרֵאשִׁית
Exodus 61-111 שְׁמוֹת
Leviticus 111-148 וַיִּקְרָא
Numbers 148-200 בְּמִדְבַּר
Deuteronomy 200-245 דְּבָרִים


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