Tzav צַ֤ו is translated as “command”.
Parsha Tzav צַ֤ו is made up of 5,096 Hebrew letters, 1,353 Hebrew words, and 97 verses, and can occupy about 170 lines in a Torah scroll. 4
Tzav Readings
Torah: Leviticus 6:8-8:36
Halftorah: Malachi 3:4-24
Brit Hahagaddah: Hebrews 9:11-28
Shabbat haGadol “The Great" Elijah Heralds Messiah In the 4 weeks leading to Passover the Halftorah is skipped to read the special reading.
Tzav Aliyah
First reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 6:1–11 (Christian 6:8-18)
Second reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 6:12–7:10 (Christian 6:19 -7:10)
Third reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 7:11–38
Fourth reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 8:1–13
Fifth reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 8:14–21
Sixth reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 8:22–29
Seventh reading — Vayikra (Leviticus) 8:30–36
6:1–11 (Christian 6:8-18)6:12–7:10 (Christian 6:19 -7:10)7:11–388:1–13Tab title8:22–298:30–36
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Command (צָוָה tsavah) Aaron ( אַהֲרוֹן Aharown) and his sons, saying: This is the law ( תּוֹרָה torah ) of the burnt-offering: it is that which goeth up on its firewood upon the altar all night (לַיִל layil) unto the morning (בֹּקֶר boqer); and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereby. 3 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 4 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 5 And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereby, it shall not go out; and the priest shall kindle wood on it every morning; and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall make smoke thereon the fat of the peace-offerings. 6 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.
7 And this is the law ( תּוֹרָה torah ) of the meal-offering ( מִנְחָה minchah): the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, in front of the altar. 8 And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall make the memorial-part ( אַזְכָּרָה azkarah) thereof smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 9 And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. 10 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the guilt-offering. 11 Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the LORD made by fire; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
12 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 13 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening. 14 On a griddle it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 15 And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it, it is a due for ever; it shall be wholly made to smoke unto the LORD. 16 And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.
17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,