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All of the Bible study notes are posted under their respective Torah portion. If you are looking for studies on the annual cycle bamidbar (Num 1:1-4:20), then click on the first link. If you are looking for studies on the triennial cycle v’eleh toldot (Num 3:1-4:16), then click on the first link. If you are looking for studies on a passage in Num 2, then also click on the first link. Each link goes to a more detailed index.

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outline of numbers according to its hebrew paragraph divisions

Num 1:1-4:20, annual cycle bamidbar, “in the desert”

Num 1:1-54, triennial cycle bamidbar, “in the desert”
Num 2:1-34, triennial cycle ish al diglo, “each man by his own banner”
Num 3:1-4:16, triennial cycle v’eleh toldot, “these are the generations”
Num 4:17-20, triennial cycle al tachritu, “do not let … be cut off”

Num 4:21-7:89, annual cycle naso, “lift up”

Num 4:21-5:10, triennial cycle naso, “lift up”
Num 5:11-31, triennial cycle ki tisteh, “if she goes astray”
Num 6:1-21, triennial cycle yafli lindor, “make a special vow”
Num 6:22-7:89, triennial cycle ko habarchu, “thus shall you bless”

Num 8:1-12:16, annual cycle behaalotecha, “when you step up”

Num 8:1-9:21, triennial cycle behaalotecha, “when you step up”
Num 9:22-10:36, triennial cycle avoyamaim, “whether days”
Num 11:1-35, triennial cycle ha’am bemitun’nim, “the people sought complaints”
Num 12:1-16, triennial cycle vatdaber miryam vaharon, “miriam and aaron spoke”

Num 13:1-15:41, annual cycle shelah lekha, “send for yourself”

Num 13:1-33, triennial cycle shelah lekha, “send for yourself”
Num 14:1-45, triennial cycle vayibchu ha-am, “the people wept”
Num 15:1-41, triennial cycle ki tavo’u el eretz, “when you come into the land”

Num 16:1-18:32, annual cycle korah, “korah”

Num 16:1-50, triennial cycle korah, “korah”
Num 17:1-18:32, triennial cycle v’qach meitam mattah, “take from them a staff”

Num 19:1-22:1, annual cycle chukat, “decree”

Num 19:1-22, triennial cycle chukat, “decree”
Num 20:1-29, triennial cycle midbartzin, “desert of xin”
Num 21:1-22:1, triennial cycle melech arad, “king arad”

Num 22:2-25:9, annual cycle balak, “balak”

Num 22:2-23:1, triennial cycle balak, “balak”
Num 23:2-25:9, triennial cycle v’yaas balak, “balak did”

Num 25:10-29:40, annual cycle pinchas, “phinehas”

Num 25:10-26:51, triennial cycle pinchas, “phinehas”
Num 26:52-27:23, triennial cycle l’eleh, “to these”
Num 28:1-29:40, triennial cycle qarbani, “my offerings”

Num 30:1-32:42, annual cycle matot, “tribes”

Num 30:1-31:54, triennial cycle matot, “tribes”
Num 32:1-42, triennial cycle umiqneh rav, “much cattle”

Num 33:1-36:13, annual cycle masei, “journeys”

Num 33:1-56, triennial cycle masei, “journeys”
Num 34:1-35:8, triennial cycle zot ha’aretz, “this is the land”
Num 35:9-36:13, triennial cycle ovrim et ha’yarden, “cross the jordan”