The 19th Century Sephardic Torah scroll on display in the Otto F. Linn library at Warner Pacific University contains the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures. Each column of the scroll has been photographed and indexed. We invite you to view or download the images below. To read an English translation alongside the Hebrew text, visit Chabad.org.
Genesis | Exodus | Leviticus | Numbers | Deuteronomy
Exodus (Shemot)
| Genesis 49:8 – Exodus 1:2 (columns 52-53) |
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Exodus 22:24-25:12 (columns 77-78) |
| Exodus 1:3-3:14 (columns 54-55) |
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Exodus 25:12-26:20 (columns 79-80) |
| Exodus 3:14-5:7 (columns 56-57) |
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Exodus 26:20-28:7 (columns 81-82) |
| Exodus 5:8-7:10 (columns 58-59) |
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Exodus 28:7-29:20 (columns 83-84) |
| Exodus 7:10-9:3 (columns 60-61) |
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Exodus 29:20-30:31 (columns 85-86) |
| Exodus 9:3-10:15 (columns 62-63) |
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Exodus 30:31-32:22 (columns 87-88) |
| Exodus 10:15-12:22 (columns 64-65) |
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Exodus 32:22-34:9 (columns 89-90) |
| Exodus 12:23-14:3 (columns 66-67) |
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Exodus 34:9-35:21 (columns 91-92) |
| * Exodus 14:3-15:26 (columns 68-69) |
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Exodus 35:21-36:34 (columns 93-94) |
| Exodus 15:27-16:34 (column 70) |
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Exodus 36:35-38:15 (columns 95-96) |
| Exodus 16:34-19:6 (columns 71-72) |
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Exodus 38:16-39:30 (columns 97-98) |
| Exodus 19:7-21:4 (columns 73-74) |
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Exodus 39:31 – Leviticus 1:5 (columns 99-100) |
| Exodus 21:4-22:24 (columns 75-76) |
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| * denotes pages of special interest | ||
Points of Interest:
| Num. 3:39 | : | Dotted Letters (Puncta Extraordinaria). According to Rabbi Natan, dots are placed above the phrase “and Aharon” to indicate that the high priest, Aharon, was not included among the Levi’im who were counted (Perek 34:5). See “Connecting the Dots” for additional information. |
| Num. 9:10 | : | Dotted Letters (Puncta Extraordinaria). This verse states: Speak to the sons of Israel, to say: “If a certain man of you or your descendants shall be unclean for a soul, or on a way that is distant, yet shall he perform the Passover to YHWH.” In this case, the letter Heh (ה) in the word “distant” (rekhoqah) has a dot above it which may indicate that the “place” being referred to is not really distant, but instead any place located outside the Temple courtyard (Talmud, Pesachim 93b). See “Connecting the Dots” for additional information. |
| Num. 21:30 | : | Dotted Letters (Puncta Extraordinaria). Regarding the Israelites’ warfare conquests during their journey in the wilderness, this verse states: We have overpowered them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We have shattered them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba. The Resh (ר) in the word “which” (asher) has a dot above it. Rabbi Natan taught that this associates the word “which” with the people who were conquered, thereby indicating that the Israelites did not follow a “scorched-earth policy” of warfare. They overpowered and shattered the people, but did not destroy the land (Perek 34:5). See “Connecting the Dots” for additional information. |
| Exo. 15 | : | Known as one of the “Brickwork” chants, the Song of the Sea (Shirat Hayam) consists of 30 lines that are arranged in a staggered, asymmetrical format that looks like alternating bricks in a wall. |