abb ath ▁Tor ah ▁reading , ▁the ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁seven ▁read ings , ▁or ▁, ▁ali y ot . ▁In ▁the ▁Mas or etic ▁Text ▁of ▁the ▁Tan akh ▁( H eb rew ▁Bible ), ▁Par ash ah ▁Ki ▁Te it ze i ▁has ▁two ▁" open ▁portion " ▁( , ▁pet uch ah ) ▁divisions ▁( rough ly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁paragraph s , ▁often ▁abbre vi ated ▁with ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁letter ▁ ▁( pe h )). ▁Par ash ah ▁Ki ▁Te it ze i ▁has ▁several ▁further ▁sub div isions , ▁called ▁" closed ▁port ions " ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁( ab bre vi ated ▁with ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁letter ▁ ▁( same kh )) ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁open ▁portion ▁( , ▁pet uch ah ). ▁The ▁long ▁first ▁open ▁portion ▁( , ▁pet uch ah ) ▁sp ans ▁nearly ▁the ▁entire ▁par ash ah , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁con cluding ▁ma ft ir ▁() ▁reading . ▁The ▁short ▁second ▁open ▁portion ▁( , ▁pet uch ah ) ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁ma ft ir ▁() ▁reading . ▁Thus ▁the ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁nearly ▁one ▁complete ▁whole . ▁Cl osed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁divisions ▁divide ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁read ings ▁( , ▁ali y ot ), ▁often ▁setting ▁apart ▁separate ▁laws . ▁ ▁First ▁reading ▁— ▁De uter onomy ▁ 2 1 : 1 0 – 2 1 ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁reading ▁( , ▁ali y ah ), ▁Mos es