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Igeret Yehudah
Season I — Tanakh
The Torah
1 BereshitGenesis 50 2 ShemotExodus 40 3 VayikraLeviticus 27 4 BamidbarNumbers 36 5 DevarimDeuteronomy 34
The Former Prophets
6 YahoshuaJoshua 24 7 ShoftimJudges 21 8 RutRuth 4 9 1 Shemu\'el1 Samuel 31 10 2 Shemu\'el2 Samuel 24 11 1 Melakhim1 Kings 22 12 2 Melakhim2 Kings 25
The Latter Prophets
13 YeshayahuIsaiah 66 14 YirmeyahuJeremiah 52 15 EikhahLamentations 5 16 YechezkelEzekiel 48 17 Dani\'elDaniel · with Susanna, Bel & the Dragon, the Prayer of Azaryah 14 18 HosheaHosea 14 19 YoelJoel 3 20 AmosAmos 9 21 OvadyahObadiah 1 22 YonahJonah 4 23 MikahMicah 7 24 NachumNahum 3 25 ChavakukHabakkuk 3 26 TzefanyahZephaniah 3 27 ChaggaiHaggai 2 28 ZecharyahZechariah 14 29 MalachiMalachi 4
The Writings
30 TehillimPsalms 1–160 160 31 MishleiProverbs 31 32 IyovJob 42 33 Shir HaShirimSong of Songs 8 34 KoheletEcclesiastes 12 35 EsterEsther · with Additions 16 37 NechemyahNehemiah 13 38 Divrei HaYamim Aleph1 Chronicles 29 39 Divrei HaYamim Bet2 Chronicles · with the Prayer of Menasheh 37
Season II — Second Temple
The Histories of the Return and the Revolt
40 1 Meqabyan1 Meqabyan 36 41 2 Meqabyan2 Meqabyan 21 42 3 Meqabyan3 Meqabyan 10
The Primeval Library
43 Sefer Adam v\'Chavah IFirst Book of Adam and Eve 79 44 Sefer Adam v\'Chavah IISecond Book of Adam and Eve 22 45 1 ChanochEthiopic Enoch 108 46 2 ChanochSecrets of Enoch 68 47 Sefer HaYovelimJubilees 50 48 Sefer HaYasharBook of the Upright 0
The Patriarchs
49 Chazon AvrahamApocalypse of Abraham 32 50 Edut AvrahamTestament of Abraham 20 51 Edut YitzchakTestament of Isaac 8 52 Sullam Ya\'akovLadder of Jacob 7 53 Edut Ya\'akovTestament of Jacob 8 54 Edut HaShneim AsarTestaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 142
The Song and the Wisdom
55 Tehillim Shel ShelomohPsalms of Solomon 18 57 Edut IyovTestament of Job 53 58 Chokmat ShelomohWisdom of Solomon 19 59 Ben SirachEcclesiasticus 51 60 Divrei Gad HaChozehWord of Gad the Seer 0 61 Edut EliyahuTestament of Elijah 0 62 Chazon EliyahuApocalypse of Elijah 0
The Seers and the Prophets
63 Kedoshei YeshayahuThe Martyrdom of Isaiah · ch. 1–5 5
Season IV — The Later Witnesses
The Ascension
64 Aliyat YeshayahuThe Ascension of Isaiah · ch. 6–11 6
Season II — Second Temple
The Yirmeyahu Cycle
65 1 Baruch1 Baruch 5 66 2 BaruchThe Syriac Apocalypse 87 67 3 BaruchThe Greek Apocalypse 17 68 4 BaruchParaleipomena Jeremiou 9
Season I — Tanakh
The Writings
69 EzraEzra · 1 Esdras 10
Season II — Second Temple
The Yirmeyahu Cycle
70 Ezra HaShlishi2 / 4 Esdras 16
The Histories of the Return and the Revolt
71 ToviyahTobit 14 72 YehuditJudith 16 73 Megillat AntiochusScroll of Antiochus 1 74 1 Makabim1 Maccabees 16 75 2 Makabim2 Maccabees 15 76 3 Makabim3 Maccabees 7 77 4 Makabim4 Maccabees 18
The Scrolls and the Hellenists
78 The Letter of AristeasThe Letter of Aristeas 1 79 Brit DamesekDamascus Document 16 80 MilhamahWar Scroll 19
Season III — Brit Chadashah
The Besorot
81 Besorah L\'MattityahuMatthew 28 82 Besorah L\'MarkosMark 16 83 Besorah L\'LukasLuke 24 84 Besorah L\'YochananJohn 21
Season IV — The Later Witnesses
The Hymns and the Apocalypses
85 Ma\'aseh PilatusGospel of Nicodemus 22 86 Besorah L\'ThomasGospel of Thomas 0
Season II — Second Temple
The Scrolls and the Hellenists
87 Chukat YahuahRule of the Assembly 11
Season III — Brit Chadashah
The Besorot
88 Ma\'aseh HaShelichimActs 28
The Igerot of the Pillars
89 Igeret Ya\'akovJames 5 90 1 Igeret Kefa1 Peter 5 91 2 Igeret Kefa2 Peter 3 92 1 Igeret Yochanan1 John 5 93 2 Igeret Yochanan2 John 1 94 3 Igeret Yochanan3 John 1 95 Igeret YehudahJude 1
The Igerot of Sha'ul
96 RomansRomans 16 97 1 Corinthians1 Corinthians 16 98 2 Corinthians2 Corinthians 13 99 3 Corinthians3 Corinthians · Armenian canon 1 100 GalatiansGalatians 6 101 EphesiansEphesians 6 102 PhilippiansPhilippians 4 103 ColossiansColossians 4 104 LaodiceansThe letter from Laodicea · Col. 4:16 1 105 1 Thessalonians1 Thessalonians 5 106 2 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians 3 107 1 Timothy1 Timothy 6 108 2 Timothy2 Timothy 4 109 TitusTitus 3 110 PhilemonPhilemon 1 111 Igeret L\'IvrimHebrews 13
The Revelation
112 Chazon YochananRevelation 22 113 The Second Revelation of JohnThe Second Revelation of John 0 114 Chazon Sha\'ulApocalypse of Paul 0 115 Chazon ThomasApocalypse of Thomas 0
Season IV — The Later Witnesses
Bound inside Codex Sinaiticus
116 Igeret BarnabaThe Epistle of Barnabas 21 117 The Shepherd of HermasThe Shepherd of Hermas 27
The Order of the Assembly and the Fathers
118 DidacheTeaching of the Twelve 16 119 1 Clement1 Clement 65 120 2 Clement2 Clement 20
The Hymns and the Apocalypses
121 The Odes of SolomonThe Odes of Solomon 42 122 Chazon KefaApocalypse of Peter 17 123 The Book of the RollsKitab al-Magall 0 124 Sefer Ha LamekhBook of Lamech 0 125 Besorat HaBitulah MaryamGospel of the Birth of Mary 0 126 The Toledot Yosef Ha-NaggarJoseph the Carpenter 0 127 Besorah L\'BartholomewGospel of Bartholomew 0 128 Edutenu HaAdonTestament of Our Lord 0 129 The Testimony of the ApostlesShlichim 0 130 Igeret BartholomewEpistle 0 131 3 ChanochHebrew Enoch 0
Igeret Yehudah (Jude)

Introduction

Introduction to Sefer Yehudah (The Letter of Jude)

Within the Framework of the Ivri Heritage Bible

The text presented here is an authentic rendering of Sefer Yehudah (the Letter of Jude), written by Yehudah, an eved (servant) of Yeshua ha'Mashiach and brother of Ya'akov. Positioned as a critical prophetic and administrative anchor within The Ivri Heritage Bible, this book acts as a majestic covenantal blueprint, cosmological guide, and eschatological chronicle for the assembly (Kehillah) that faithfully awaits the righteous Mishpat (judgment) of the Most High. Delivered as an urgent appeal to those who are mekudash (sanctified) and preserved, these revelations transform historical patterns of rebellion and the visual warnings of antiquity into a strict structural, moral, and priestly constitution to protect the set-apart remnant.

Textual Methodology: Restoring the Ancient Path

As a foundational book within The Ivri Heritage Bible, this edition of Sefer Yehudah utilizes a meticulous comparative textual methodology designed to strip away centuries of Western, Greco-Roman, and Eurocentric theological varnish, restoring the original Lashon Khodesh (Holy Tongue) concepts directly to the text.

The Authority of Intertestamental Liturgical Allusions

Unlike standard canonical frameworks that isolated this epistle due to its outside source material, the Ivri Heritage line recognizes Sefer Yehudah as an invaluable textual bridge. It explicitly validates and embeds the authority of ancient, pre-Masoretic apocalyptic literature. By directly quoting the primordial warnings of Chanokh (Enoch), the seventh from Adam, and preserving the cosmic confrontation between Michael ha'Sar (the archangel) and the devil over the body of Moshe, this letter cements the supernatural and angelic framework of historical Israelite theology.

Correcting the Omissions of the Masoretic Text

A primary reason The Ivri Heritage Bible prioritizes ancient textual families and apostolic testimonies like Sefer Yehudah is that late rabbinic copyists systematically altered or truncated standard Hebrew manuscripts to diminish the original, supernatural framework of historical events. Sefer Yehudah exposes and corrects these omissions by bringing back to remembrance the deeper, cosmic dimensions of early history: 1. The Rebellion of the Watchers — The standard Masoretic revisions minimized the supernatural defilement of early creation. This text restores the explicit reality of the mal'achim (angels) who did not keep their first estate, abandoning their proper habitation, and are now bound under darkness until the final great Yom (Day). 2. The Archetypal Judgment of Sedom and Amorah — The text restores the ultimate spiritual warning of Sedom and Amorah (Sodom and Gomorrah), connecting their standard sins directly to the pursuit of strange flesh and identifying their punishment as the ongoing vengeance of esh olam (eternal fire). 3. The Three-Fold Pattern of Apostasy — This epistle explicitly aligns the corrupted, sneaking teachers of the last times with a structural trinity of ancient rebellions: the violent way of Cain, the greedy reward-seeking error of Bil'am (Balaam), and the structural priesthood rebellion of Korach.

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Hebraic Messianic Nazarene Wordings

While adhering to the pristine layout of the ancient apostolic witnesses, this translation completely eliminates Westernized, church-centric nomenclature. By implementing a strictly Hebraic Messianic Nazarene vocabulary, the narrative restores the original context directly to the reader. Artificial terms and Hellenized titles are completely discarded, replacing them with the true, restored names and terms:  Yeshua ha'Mashiach: Jesus the Messiah, our Adon (Lord) and the center of preservation.  Elohim ha'Av / Moschia: God the Father and our Only Wise Savior.  Ruach ha'Kodesh: The Holy Spirit, the environment of genuine prayer and restoration.  Shlichim: The apostles who forewarned the assembly regarding the arrival of mockers.

Core Theological Themes and Structural Blueprint

The layout of Sefer Yehudah forms a complete mathematical, historical, and apocalyptic manual for a set- apart society. Within this edition, the text is organized around four major spiritual and administrative pillars:

1. The Diligent Call to Contend for the Emunah (Verses 1–4)

The book opens with an urgent administrative directive to the sanctified remnant. Yehudah alters his original objective of writing on their common salvation to issue an emergency exhortation: the Kehillah must earnestly contend for the emunah (faith) that was once delivered to the Kadoshim (saints). This battle is sparked by resha'im (ungodly men) who have crept into the assembly unawares, turning the chesed (grace) of Elohim into zimah (lasciviousness) and actively denying the authority of the Almighty and Yeshua ha'Mashiach.

2. Cosmic Metaphors and Archetypes of Condemnation (Verses 5–13)

The narrative establishes a severe historical blueprint for divine retribution. It reviews how Yahuah, having physically liberated His people out of Mitzrayim (Egypt), subsequently executed total destruction upon those who refused to believe. Yehudah utilizes vivid, structural metaphors from creation to describe the infiltrators—labeling them as hidden spots in the seudot ahavah (love feasts), waterless clouds driven by winds, twice-dead trees plucked up by the roots, foaming waves of shame, and wandering kochavim (stars) reserved for eternal blackness.

3. The Prophecy of Chanokh and Last-Time Mockers (Verses 14–19)

The text anchors its eschatological warnings in ancestral prophecy, directly leveraging the ancient authority of Chanokh. The seventh from Adam explicitly chronicles the final execution of mishpat (judgment), describing the Adon appearing with ten thousands of His Kadoshim to convince the ungodly of their hard speeches and lawless deeds. This section matches the ancient prophecy with the instructions of the Shlichim, who warned that the acharit ha'yamim (last time) would produce sensual, murmuring mockers who separate themselves because they lack the Ruach.

4. Preservation, Fire Rescue, and the Final Doxology (Verses 20–25)

Uniquely combining thematic arcs that are profoundly likened to the book of Exodus and the book of Revelation, the text culminates in a sweeping manual for community preservation. The assembly is commanded to build themselves up on their holy faith, praying in the Ruach ha'Kodesh, and keeping

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themselves anchored in the love of Elohim. Mirroring the historical liberation of Exodus and the apocalyptic triumph of Revelation, the text directs the remnant to execute dynamic mercy—safely pulling endangered souls directly out of the esh (fire) while completely hating the garments defiled by the flesh. The book reaches its climax in a majestic doxology to Him who is able to keep the assembly from falling and present them faultless before His Kavod (glory) with simchah rabbah (exceeding joy).

Glossary of Key Restored Terms

To grasp the authentic covenantal depth of Sefer Yehudah within The Ivri Heritage Bible, the reader should understand the following key terms:  Mekudash / Kadoshim: Sanctified ones / Saints; the set-apart remnant called out of the world and preserved for the purposes of the Most High.  Emunah: Faith; the foundational, unchanging covenantal constitution once delivered to the ancestors that must be actively defended.  Resha'im / Resha: Ungodly men / Ungodliness; the lawless character of those who infiltrate the assembly to turn grace into perversion.  Zimah: Lasciviousness or licentiousness; the unchecked fleshly behavior that defiles the corporate sanctity of the assembly.  Seudot Ahavah: Feasts of charity or love feasts; the sacred communal gatherings of the early Nazarene assemblies that were compromised by false teachers.  Michael ha'Sar: Michael the Prince or Archangel; the chief cosmic defender who operates under total submission to divine authority during confrontation.  Moschia / Kavod: Savior / Glory; the ultimate titles of majesty, dominion, and power ascribed to the only wise Elohim forever.

Through this restored, Hebraic, and pre-Masoretic lens, Sefer Yehudah stands revealed not as an obscured, external work, but as the active, authoritative, and chronological blueprint for the preservation of our genuine heritage, the unmasking of wickedness, and the realization of righteousness under the unchanging clock of the Almighty.

— End of Introduction —

Igeret Yehudah (Jude)—Chapter 1

Sefer Yehudah (The Book of Judah)
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1Yehudah (Jude), the eved (servant) of Yeshua ha'Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah), and brother of Ya'akov (James), to them that are mekudash (sanctified) by Elohim ha'Av (God the Father), and preserved in Yeshua ha'Mashiach , and called: 2Chesed (mercy) unto you, and shalom (peace), and ahavah (love), be multiplied. 3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common yeshu'ah (salvation), it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the emunah (faith) which was once delivered unto the Kadoshim (saints). 4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, resha'im (ungodly men), turning the chesed (grace) of our Elohim into zimah (lasciviousness), and denying the only Adon Elohim , and our Adon Yeshua ha'Mashiach . 5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Adon , having saved the people out of the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt), afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6And the mal'achim (angels) which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the mishpat (judgment) of the great Yom (Day). 7Even as Sedom and Amorah (Sodom and Gomorrha), and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to zenut (fornication), and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of esh olam (eternal fire). 8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of g'dulim (dignities). 9Yet Michael ha'Sar (Michael the archangel), when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moshe (Moses), durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, “The Adon rebuke thee.” 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain (Cain), and ran greedily after the error of Bil'am (Balaam) for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korach (Kore). 12These are spots in your seudot ahavah (feasts of charity), when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering kochavim (stars), to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. 14And Chanokh (Enoch) also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Hinei (Behold), the Adon cometh with ten thousands of His Kadoshim , 15To execute mishpat (judgment) upon all, and to convince all that are resha'im (ungodly) among them of all their resha (ungodly) deeds which they have resha committed, and of all their hard speeches which resha'im sinners have spoken against Him. 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the Shlichim (apostles) of our Adon Yeshua ha'Mashiach ; 18How that they told you there should be mockers in the acharit ha'yamim (last time), who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Ruach (Spirit). 20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most kadosh emunah (holy faith), praying in the Ruach ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit), 21Keep yourselves in the ahavah of Elohim , looking for the chesed of our Adon Yeshua ha'Mashiach unto eternal life. 22And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the esh (fire); hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 24Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His Kavod (glory) with simchah rabbah (exceeding joy), 25To the only wise Elohim our Moschia (Saviour), be kavod (glory) and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen .

— End of Chapter 1 —

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