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14 – Parashat Va’eira (וָאֵרָ֗א) — “And I Appeared” – June 29th thru July 5th

Shemoth (Exodus) 6:2 – 9

Shemoth (Exodus) 6:2

  • 2. And Elohiym spake unto Mosheh, and said unto him, I am Yahuah:
  • 3. And I appeared unto El-Avraham, unto El-Yitschaq, and unto El-Ya’aqov, by El Shaddai, but by My name Yahuah was I not known to them.
  • 4. And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, את the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
  • 5. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Yashar’el, whom the Mitsriym keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
  • 6. Wherefore say unto the children of Yashar’el, I am Yahuah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Mitsriym, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
  • 7. And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a Elohiym: and ye shall know that I am Yahuah Elohaykem, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Mitsriym.
  • 8. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Avraham, to Yitschaq, and to Ya’aqov; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am Yahuah.
  • 9. And Mosheh spake so unto the children of Yashar’el: but they hearkened not unto Mosheh for anguish of ruach (spirit), and for cruel bondage.
  • 10. And Yahuah spake unto Mosheh, saying,
  • 11. Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim, that he let the children of Yashar’el go out of his land.
  • 12. And Mosheh spake before Yahuah, saying, Behold, the children of Yashar’el have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
  • 13. And Yahuah spake unto El-Mosheh and unto El-Aharon, and gave them a charge unto the children of Yashar’el, and unto Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim, to bring the children of Yashar’el out of the land of Mitsrayim.
  • 14. These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Re’uven the firstborn of Yashar’el; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Re’uven.
  • 15. And the sons of Shim’on; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Shim’on.
  • 16. And these are the names of the sons of Leviy according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Leviy were an hundred thirty and seven years.
  • 17. The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
  • 18. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
  • 19. And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Leviy according to their generations.
  • 20. And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aharon and Mosheh: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
  • 21. And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
  • 22. And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
  • 23. And Aharon took him Eliysheva, daughter of AmmiNadav, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadav, and Aviyhu, El’azar, and Iythamar.
  • 24. And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
  • 25. And El’azar Aharon’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Leviyiym according to their families.
  • 26. These are that Aharon and Mosheh, to whom Yahuah said, Bring out the children of Yashar’el from the land of Mitsrayim according to their armies.
  • 27. These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim, to bring out the children of Yashar’el from Mitsrayim: these are that Mosheh and Aharon.
  • 28. And it came to pass on the day when Yahuah spake unto Mosheh in the land of Mitsrayim,
  • 29. That Yahuah spake unto Mosheh, saying, I am Yahuah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim all that I say unto thee.
  • 30. And Mosheh said before Yahuah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Shemoth (Exodus) 7

  1. And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, See, I have made thee an elohiym to Pharaoh: and Aharon thy brother shall be thy prophet.
  2. Thou shalt speak את all that I command thee: and Aharon thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Yashar’el out of his land.
  3. And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Mitsrayim.
  4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay My hand upon Mitsrayim, and bring forth Mine armies, and My people the children of Yashar’el, out of the land of Mitsrayim by great judgments.
  5. And the Mitsriym shall know that I am Yahuah, when I stretch forth Mine hand upon Mitsrayim, and bring out the children of Yashar’el from among them.
  6. And Mosheh and Aharon did as Yahuah commanded them, so did they.
  7. And Mosheh was fourscore years old, and Aharon fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
  8. And Yahuah spake unto El-Mosheh and unto El-Aharon, saying,
  9. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aharon, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
  10. And Mosheh and Aharon went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as Yahuah had commanded: and Aharon cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a dragon.
  11. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Mitsrayim, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
  12. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became dragons: but Aharon’s rod swallowed up their rods.
  13. And He hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as Yahuah had said.
  14. And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
  15. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
  16. And thou shalt say unto him, Yahuah Elohai of the Ivriym hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
  17. Thus saith Yahuah, In this thou shalt know that I am Yahuah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
  18. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Mitsriym shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
  19. And Yahuah spake unto Mosheh, Say unto Aharon, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Mitsrayim, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Mitsrayim, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
  20. And Mosheh and Aharon did so, as Yahuah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
  21. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Mitsriym could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.
  22. And the magicians of Mitsrayim did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as Yahuah had said.
  23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
  24. And all the Mitsriym digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
  25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that Yahuah had smitten the river.

Shemoth (Exodus) 8

  1. And Yahuah spake unto Mosheh, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Yahuah, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
  2. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
  3. And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
  4. And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
  5. And Yahuah spake unto Mosheh, Say unto Aharon, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Mitsrayim.
  6. And Aharon stretched out his hand over the waters of Mitsrayim; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Mitsrayim.
  7. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Mitsrayim.
  8. Then Pharaoh called for Mosheh and Aharon, and said, Intreat El-Yahuah, that He may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto Yahuah.
  9. And Mosheh said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
  10. And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Yahuah Elohaynu.
  11. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
  12. And Mosheh and Aharon went out from Pharaoh: and Mosheh cried unto Yahuah because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
  13. And Yahuah did according to the word of Mosheh; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
  14. And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
  15. But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as Yahuah had said.
  16. And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, Say unto Aharon, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.
  17. And they did so; for Aharon stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.
  18. And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
  19. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of Elohiym: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Yahuah had said.
  20. And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith Yahuah, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
  21. Else, if thou wilt not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Mitsriym shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
  22. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am Yahuah in the midst of the earth.
  23. And I will put a division between My people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
  24. And Yahuah did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Mitsrayim: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
  25. And Pharaoh called for Mosheh and for Aharon, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your Elohiym in the land.
  26. And Mosheh said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Mitsriym to Yahuah Elohaynu: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Mitsriym before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
  27. We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahuah Elohaynu, as He shall command us.
  28. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Yahuah Elohaykem in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
  29. And Mosheh said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat Yahuah that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahuah.
  30. And Mosheh went out from Pharaoh, and intreated Yahuah.
  31. And Yahuah did according to the word of Mosheh; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
  32. And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

Shemoth (Exodus) 9

  1. Then Yahuah said unto El-Mosheh, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith Yahuah Elohiym of the Ivriym, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
  2. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
  3. Behold, the hand of Yahuah is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
  4. And Yahuah shall sever between the cattle of Yashar’el and the cattle of Mitsrayim: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Yashar’el.
  5. And Yahuah appointed a set time, saying, To morrow Yahuah shall do this thing in the land.
  6. And Yahuah did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Mitsrayim died: but of the cattle of the children of Yashar’el died not one.
  7. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of Yashar’el dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
  8. And Yahuah said unto El-Mosheh and unto El-Aharon, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Mosheh sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
  9. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Mitsrayim, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.
  10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Mosheh sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
  11. And the magicians could not stand before Mosheh because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Mitsriym.
  12. And Yahuah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as Yahuah had spoken unto El-Mosheh.
  13. And Yahuah said unto El-Mosheh, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Yahuah Elohai of the Ivriym, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
  14. For I will at this time send all My plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth.
  15. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
  16. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee My power; and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.
  17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?
  18. Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Mitsrayim since the foundation thereof even until now.
  19. Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
  20. He that feared the Word of Yahuah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
  21. And he that regarded not the Word of Yahuah left his servants and his cattle in the field.
  22. And Yahuah said unto Mosheh, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Mitsrayim, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Mitsrayim.
  23. And Mosheh stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Yahuah sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and Yahuah rained hail upon the land of Mitsrayim.
  24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Mitsrayim since it became a nation.
  25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Mitsrayim all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
  26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Yashar’el were, was there no hail.
  27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Mosheh and Aharon, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: Yahuah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
  28. Intreat Yahuah (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
  29. And Mosheh said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Yahuah; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is Yahuah’s.
  30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Yahuah Elohiym.
  31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
  32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
  33. And Mosheh went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Yahuah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
  34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
  35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Yashar’el go; as Yahuah had spoken by Mosheh.

Haftarah Va’eira (וָאֵרָ֗א) — “And I Appeared” – June 29th thru July 5th

Yechez’el (Ezekiel) 28:25 – 29:20

Yechez’el (Ezekiel) 28:25

  • 25. Thus saith Adonai Yahuah; When I shall have gathered the house of Yashar’el from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Ya’aqov.
  • 26. And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am Yahuah Elohaykem.

Yechez’el (Ezekiel) 29

  1. In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the Word of Yahuah came unto me, saying,
  2. Son of A’dam, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim, and prophesy against him, and against all Mitsrayim:
  3. Speak, and say, Thus saith Adonai Yahuah; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Mitsrayim, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
  4. But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and את all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
  5. And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and את all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
  6. And all the inhabitants of Mitsrayim shall know that I am Yahuah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Yashar’el.
  7. When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
  8. Therefore thus saith Adonai Yahuah; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
  9. And the land of Mitsrayim shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am Yahuah: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
  10. Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Mitsrayim utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
  11. No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
  12. And I will make the land of Mitsrayim desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Mitsriym among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
  13. Yet thus saith the Adonai Yahuah; At the end of forty years will I gather the Mitsriym from the people whither they were scattered:
  14. And I will bring again the captivity of Mitsrayim, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
  15. It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
  16. And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Yashar’el, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am Adonai Yahuah.
  17. And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the Word of Yahuah came unto me, saying,
  18. Son of A’dam, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
  19. Therefore thus saith Adonai Yahuah; Behold, I will give the land of Mitsrayim unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
  20. I have given him the land of Mitsrayim for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for Me, saith Adonai Yahuah.
  21. In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Yashar’el to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Yahuah.

Brit Ha’Dasha Va’eira (וָאֵרָ֗א) — “And I Appeared” – June 29th thru July 5th

Romaiym (Romans) 9

  1. I say the Truth in Mashiach, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Ruach Ha’Qodesh,
  2. That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
  3. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Mashiach for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
  4. Who are Yashar’el; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the service of Elohiym, and the promises;
  5. Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Mashiach came, who is over all, Elohiym blessed for ever. Amein.
  6. Not as though the Word of Elohiym hath taken none effect. For they are not all Yashar’el, which are of Yashar’el:
  7. Neither, because they are the seed of Avraham, are they all children: but, In Yitschaq shall thy seed be called.
  8. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of Elohiym: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
  9. For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
  10. And not only this; but when Rivqah also had conceived by one, even by our father Yitschaq;
  11. (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of Elohiym according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him that calleth;)
  12. It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
  13. As it is written, Ya’aqov have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
  14. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with Elohiym? Elohiym forbid.
  15. For He saith to Mosheh, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
  16. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of Elohiym that sheweth mercy.
  17. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew My power in thee, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth.
  18. Therefore hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardeneth.
  19. Thou wilt say then unto Me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
  20. Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against Elohiym? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus?
  21. Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
  22. What if Elohiym, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
  23. And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had afore prepared unto glory,
  24. Even us, whom He hath called, not of the Yahudiym only, but also of the other nations?
  25. As He saith also in Husha (Hosea 1: 9-10), I will call them My people, which were not My people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
  26. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not My people; there shall they be called the children of the living Elohiym.
  27. Yesha’yahu also crieth concerning Yashar’el, Though the number of the children of Yashar’el be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
  28. For He will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will Yahuah make upon the earth.
  29. And as Yesha’yahu said before, Except Yahuah Tsava’oth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
  30. What shall we say then? That the other nations, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
  31. But Yashar’el, which followed after the Torah of righteousness, hath not attained to the Torah of righteousness.
  32. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the Torah. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
  33. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.