ראשוןRishon
G-d commands the Israelites to be holy and gives laws concerning honoring parents, Shabbat, idolatry, sacrifices, and gifts from the harvest for the poor. It also prohibits lying, stealing, withholding wages, and misleading others.
שניSheni
The Torah prohibits perverting justice, gossiping, hating or taking revenge against another Jew, and commands people to correct wrongdoing and love their fellow Jew. It also prohibits mixing seeds, crossbreeding animals, wearing shatnez, and certain forbidden intimate relationships.
שלישיShlishi
The Torah prohibits eating fruit from a newly planted tree for its first three years and requires the fourth year’s produce to be treated as holy. It also prohibits sorcery, prostitution, tattoos, and certain forms of cutting the hair, while commanding respect for the Sanctuary, Torah scholars, and the elderly.
רביעיRevi'i
The Torah commands the Israelites to love converts and treat them as native-born Israelites. It also prohibits dishonest business practices and requires accurate weights and measures.
חמישיChamishi
The Torah prescribes the death penalty for a person who gives a child to Molech. It also warns that the community will be held accountable if it fails to punish those who commit this offense.
שישיShishi
The Torah establishes punishments for those who curse their parents and for various forbidden intimate relationships. These laws emphasize the requirement to maintain holiness within the community.
שביעיShvi'i
The Israelites are commanded not to follow the practices of the nations living in the land and to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher animals. The portion concludes with G-d commanding the Israelites to be holy.