Lev. 13
Hebrew
נֶגַע צָרַעַת כִּי תִהְיֶה בְּאָדָם וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן:
English
When the plague of tzara’at is found in a man, he shall be brought before the priest.
Sephardi
Nega tzara'at ki tihyeh be'adam vehuva el-hakohen.
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שמירה נגד עין הרע
FOR PROTECTION FROM THE EVIL EYE
The following prayer, based on Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover's Kav HaYashar (Frankfurt, 1705), incorporates biblical verses as a segula (charm) for God's protection.
Num. 32
Hebrew
נַחְנוּ נַעֲבֹר חֲלוּצִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאִתָּנוּ אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָתֵנוּ מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן:
English
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and possess our inheritance here on this side of the Jordan.
Sephardi
Nachnu na'avor chalutzim lifnei Adonai eretz Kena'an ve'ittanu achuzzat nachalatenu me'ever laYarden.
Deut. 18
Hebrew
נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ מֵאַחֶיךָ כָּמֹנִי יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֵלָיו תִּשְׁמָעוּן:
English
The LORD your God will raise up a prophet from your midst for you, one of your brethren, like me; and it is him that you shall heed.
Sephardi
Navi mikkirbecha me'achecha kamoni yakim lecha Adonai Elohecha, elav tishma'un.
Ps. 46
Hebrew
נָהָר פְּלָגָיו יְשַׂמְּחוּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִים, קְדֹשׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵי עֶלְיוֹן:
English
There is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God, the holy dwelling-place of the Most High.
Sephardi
Nahar pelagav yesammechu ir-Elohim, kedosh mishkenei Elyon.
Ps. 77
Hebrew
נָחִיתָ כַצֹּאן עַמֶּךָ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן:
English
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Sephardi
Nachita ka-tzon ammecha beyad-Moshe veAharon.
Ps. 78
Hebrew
נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂדֵה־צֹעַן:
English
He performed wonders in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Tzo’an.
Sephardi
Neged avotam asah fele be'eretz Mitzrayim sedeh-Tzo'an.
Prov. 7
Hebrew
נַפְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִי מֹר אֲהָלִים וְקִנָּמוֹן:
English
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Sephardi
Nafti mishkavi mor ahalim vekinnamon.
Prov. 20
Hebrew
נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן:
English
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching out all his inner chambers.
Sephardi
Ner Adonai nishmat adam chofes kol-chadrei-vaten.
Song. 4
Hebrew
נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנוֹן:
English
Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk lie under your tongue, and on your dress lingers Lebanon’s scent.
Sephardi
Nofet titofnah sifetotayich kallah devash vechalav tachat leshonech vere'ach salmotayich kere'ach Levanon.
Jer. 50
Hebrew
נֻדוּ מִתּוֹךְ בָּבֶל וּמֵאֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים צֵאוּ, וִהְיוּ כְּעַתּוּדִים לִפְנֵי־צֹאן:
English
Flee out of the midst of Babylonia; depart from the land of the Kasdim; and be as the he-goats running before the flocks.
Sephardi
Nudu mitoch Bavel ume'eretz Kasdim tze'u, vihyu ke'atudim lifnei-tzon.
1 Chr. 12
Hebrew
נֹשְׁקֵי קֶשֶׁת מַיְמִינִים וּמַשְׂמְאִלִים בָּאֲבָנִים וּבַחִצִּים בַּקֶּשֶׁת מֵאֲחֵי שָׁאוּל מִבִּנְיָמִן:
English
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left, slinging stones and shooting arrows from their bows; they were Saul’s brethren, from Benjamin.
Sephardi
Noshkei keshet mayminim umasme'ilim ba'avanim uvachitzim bakeshet me'achei Sha'ul miBinyamin.
Hebrew
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, הַצֵּל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּל מִינֵי כִשּׁוּפִים וּמִכָּל מִינֵי עַיִן הָרָע, וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁפָּרַשְׂתָּ כְּנָפֶיךָ עַל אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבַּמִּדְבָּר, שֶׁלֹּא שָׁלַט עֲלֵיהֶם עֵינָא בִּישָׁא דְּבִלְעָם בֶּן בְּעוֹר, כֵּן תִּפְרֹס כְּנָפֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים לִהְיוֹתֵנוּ מְכֻסִּים (בְּמִכְסֶה וּבְהַנְהָגָה) בִּשְׁמוֹתֶיךָ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים מִכָּל עֵינָא בִּישָׁא.
English
Master of the Universe, shelter Your people Israel from every kind of sorcery, from every evil eye. And just as You spread Your wings over our ancestors in the desert, and did not allow the evil eye of Balaam son of Beor to have hold over them, so may You spread Your wings over us, in Your great compassion, that we may be protected (protected and guided,) by Your holy names, from every evil eye.
Sephardi
Ribono shel olam, hatzel ammecha Beit Yisrael mikol minei kishufim umikol minei ayin hara, ucheshem sheparasta kenafecha al avoteinu shebammidbar, shelo shalat aleihem eina bisha deVil'am ben Be'or, ken tifros kenafecha aleinu berachamecha harabbim lihyotenu mechussim (bemichseh uvehanhagah) bishmotecha hakedoshim mikol eina bisha.
Ps. 32
Hebrew
אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רָנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה:
English
You are my shelter, You will shield me from distress; You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Sephardi
Attah seter li mitzar titzreni rannei fallet tesoveveni selah.