Genesis | Exodus | Leviticus | Numbers | Deuteronomy

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.

Reading a Sefer Torah is a unique experience. The text in the scroll contains many unusual features that do not appear in a printed book or translation. For example, the scribe wrote some letters unusually large and others unusually small, while distinctive dots appear above letters in specific verses. Entire passages, such as Exodus 15 (the Song of the Sea) and Deuteronomy 32 (the Song of Moses), are written in distinctive visual patterns. Some of these oddities are described on the website GraceTranscendingTheTorah.com.

We invite you to view, enjoy, and download the images below. To read an English translation alongside the Hebrew text, visit Chabad.org.

 

Exodus (Shemot)

Genesis 49:8 – Exodus 1:2
(columns 52-53)
 		           
 		 Exodus 22:24-25:12
(columns 77-78)
 
Exodus 1:3-3:14
(columns 54-55)
 		           
 		 Exodus 25:12-26:20
(columns 79-80)
 
Exodus 3:14-5:7
(columns 56-57)
 		  
 		 Exodus 26:20-28:7
(columns 81-82)
 
Exodus 5:8-7:10
(columns 58-59)
 		  
 		 Exodus 28:7-29:20
(columns 83-84)
 
Exodus 7:10-9:3
(columns 60-61)
 		  
 		 Exodus 29:20-30:31
(columns 85-86)
 
Exodus 9:3-10:15
(columns 62-63)
 		  
 		 Exodus 30:31-32:22
(columns 87-88)
 
Exodus 10:15-12:22
(columns 64-65)
 		  
 		 Exodus 32:22-34:9
(columns 89-90)
 
Exodus 12:23-14:3
(columns 66-67)
 		  
 		 Exodus 34:9-35:21
(columns 91-92)
 
* Exodus 14:3-15:26
(columns 68-69)
 		  
 		 Exodus 35:21-36:34
(columns 93-94)
 
Exodus 15:27-16:34
(column 70)
 		  
 		 Exodus 36:35-38:15
(columns 95-96)
 
Exodus 16:34-19:6
(columns 71-72)
 		  
 		 Exodus 38:16-39:30
(columns 97-98)
 
Exodus 19:7-21:4
(columns 73-74)
 		  
 		 Exodus 39:31 – Leviticus 1:5
(columns 99-100)
 
Exodus 21:4-22:24
(columns 75-76)
 		  
 		  
 
* denotes pages of special interest

Points of Interest:

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. Read more about the Song of the Sea on Hebrew Explorer.