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Give me another passage Torah · Foundation Genesis 1:1 בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃ The opening verse of the Torah introduces a compact Biblical Hebrew clause with construct syntax, verb-subject order, and the definite-object marker. Open confirmed reading → Targum · Foundation Targum Onkelos, Genesis 1:1 בְּקַדְמִין בְּרָא יְיָ יָת שְׁמַיָּא וְיָת אַרְעָא׃ Targum Onkelos renders Genesis 1:1 in Targumic Aramaic. The paired pilot passage lets a learner compare cognates and grammatical markers directly. Open confirmed reading → Mishnah · Foundation Mishnah Berakhot 1:1 מֵאֵימָתַי קוֹרִין אֶת שְׁמַע בְּעַרְבִית? The opening Mishnah of Berakhot begins with the time for the evening recitation of Shema. Reading now Talmud Bavli · Introductory Bavli Berakhot 2a תַּנָּא הֵיכָא קָאֵי דְּקָתָנֵי מֵאֵימָתַי? The Gemara asks why the Mishnah begins by asking for a time without first stating the obligation. Open confirmed reading → Torah · Foundation Genesis 1:3 וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר׃ The first divine speech in the creation account brings light into being. Open confirmed reading → Writings · Foundation Psalms 133:1b — unity clause הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד׃ A Song of Ascents praises the goodness of kin dwelling in unity. Open confirmed reading → Writings · Foundation Proverbs 3:17 דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם וְכָל נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם׃ The poem describes Wisdom as a tree of life whose paths lead to pleasantness and peace. Open confirmed reading → Targum · Foundation Targum Onkelos, Genesis 1:3 וַאֲמַר יְיָ יְהֵי נְהוֹרָא וַהֲוָה נְהוֹרָא׃ Onkelos renders the first divine speech in compact Targumic Aramaic. Open confirmed reading → Targum · Foundation Targum Onkelos, Exodus 20:13a לָא תִקְטוֹל. The first two-word prohibition in the Decalogue’s closing series of commands. Open confirmed reading → Targum · Foundation Targum Onkelos, Deuteronomy 6:4 שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְיָ אֱלָהָנָא יְיָ חָד׃ Onkelos closely renders the Shema while using the Aramaic possessive form for “our God.” Open confirmed reading → Mishnah · Foundation Pirkei Avot 1:2a עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד. Shimon the Righteous introduces a three-part teaching about the sustaining foundations of the world. Open confirmed reading → Mishnah · Foundation Pirkei Avot 1:14a אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי מִי לִי? Hillel’s first compact question in a three-part ethical maxim about responsibility and timing. Open confirmed reading → Mishnah · Foundation Pirkei Avot 2:5b וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין אֲנָשִׁים הִשְׁתַּדֵּל לִהְיוֹת אִישׁ. Hillel calls for moral initiative when a community lacks responsible leadership. Open confirmed reading → Talmud Bavli · Introductory Bavli Shabbat 31a — Hillel’s maxim, first clause דַּעֲלָךְ סְנֵי לְחַבְרָךְ לָא תַּעֲבֵיד. Hillel answers a prospective convert with a compact Aramaic ethical rule. Open confirmed reading → Talmud Bavli · Introductory Bavli Shabbat 31a — Hillel’s maxim, second clause וְאִידַּךְ פֵּירוּשָׁהּ הוּא זִיל גְּמוֹר. Hillel concludes that the remaining Torah elaborates the ethical rule and must still be studied. Open confirmed reading → Talmud Bavli · Foundation Bavli Berakhot 10a — interpretive question formula מַאי דִּכְתִיב? A standard Bavli formula opens an interpretation of a cited biblical verse. Open confirmed reading →