The Hebrew Project: Writings - Ruth, Song of Songs, Eccesiastes/Qohelet, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah

 Ruth (t29)

Verses 4:18-22 are chanted.

Song of Songs (t30)

Chapter 1 is sung, as are verses 8:1-7.

Eccesiastes (t31) aka Qohelet

Lamentations (t32)

The entire book of Lamentations is chanted!

Esther (t33)

Daniel (t34)

Ezra (t35a)

Nehemiah (t35b)

The Hebrew Project: Kethuvim/Writings. 1 and 2 Chronicles.

 Onto the final division of the Hebrew Bible:  Writings.

1 Chronicles (t25a)

2 Chronicles (t25b)

1 Chronicles 2:51 and 2:52a are missing.  Verses 17:20-21 are chanted, with repetitions.

2 Chronicles has patches of poor sound quality after chapter 9 - lots of Max Headroom-ing.  Words are missing in verse 12:9, 12:15, 16:14, 17:17, 18:11, 18:26, 18:30, 20:1 and 15, and 21:2.  

The Hebrew Project: Nevi'im/Prophets - The Major Prophets

 Isaiah (t10)

Jeremiah (t11)

Ezekiel (t12)

More chanting here : Isaiah 6:3, and Isaiah 12:1-6.    The first word is missing in verse 3:9.  In v. 36:17, half of the final word is missing.  In 52:7, half of the first word

Jeremiah 44:1 is missing the final 3 words and 44:2-6 are omitted as well.  In a couple of places a different reader takes over from Fr. Abraham's dulcet tones.

In Ezekiel, verse 21:2 cuts off after the word hinave (הנבא) and verse 21:3 begins with hineni (הנני).  a pretty big omission.

In verse 26:3 and 28:24 the name of God (tetragrammaton) is removed.

The Hebrew Project: Torah (the Pentateuch, Five Books of Moses)

 Here are the links to the mp3s, verse by verse:

Genesis (t01)

Exodus (t02)

Leviticus (t03)

Numbers (t04)

Deuteronomy (t05)

Verses 7:78-83 of Numbers are chanted, not spoken.

Notes on the Hebrew Project: Tanakh and Torah

 So the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is divided in three parts -- the Torah (Ta) the Prophets or Nevi'im (na) and the Writings, or Khetuvim (kh).  Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym!!

Anyway, the audio file numbers are in that general order, with Chronicles being at the beginning of the Khetuvim, not the end (as it is in, say, the JPS Tanakh).

Each book and chapter is introduced by name, and I have kept these introductions attached to the relevant verse.  I have also kept the parasha/portion introductions, which have been done in a different voice, obviously after Fr. Abraham's original recordings.  I think it is interesting to see how the text was divided into portions for Jewish services.  

A different voice also can be heard speaking the final words in some verses - presumably where they were garbled or cut off.

One little treat in the recordings of the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) is that Numbers 7:78-83 are chanted!