mishna-text

Hebrew and English text for the entire Mishnah — all 63 tractates — organized by perek and mishna. Data sourced from the Sefaria API.

Installation

npm install mishna-text

Usage

Named imports (TypeScript / ESM)

import { BERAKHOT, AVOT, KIDDUSHIN } from "mishna-text";
import type { Tractate, Perek, Mishna } from "mishna-text";

const perekAleph  = BERAKHOT.perakim[0];       // chapter 1 (0-indexed array, 1-indexed .perek)
const mishnaAleph = perekAleph.mishnayot[0];   // mishna 1

console.log(mishnaAleph.hebrew);   // מֵאֵימָתַי קוֹרִין אֶת שְׁמַע...
console.log(mishnaAleph.english);  // From when may one recite Shema...
console.log(BERAKHOT.seder);       // "Zeraim"

CommonJS

const { BERAKHOT, AVOT, ALL_TRACTATES } = require("mishna-text");

Direct JSON imports (subpath)

Each tractate is available as a standalone JSON file:

import berakhot    from "mishna-text/berakhot";
import avot        from "mishna-text/avot";
import maasarSheni from "mishna-text/maaser-sheni";
import bavaBatra   from "mishna-text/bava-batra";

All tractates

import { ALL_TRACTATES, SEDARIM } from "mishna-text";

// Iterate every mishna in the entire Mishnah
for (const tractate of ALL_TRACTATES) {
  for (const perek of tractate.perakim) {
    for (const mishna of perek.mishnayot) {
      // mishna.hebrew, mishna.english
    }
  }
}

// SEDARIM gives seder-level metadata (name, hebrewName, tractate list)
// without the full text — useful for navigation UIs

Data structure

interface Mishna {
  mishna:  number;   // 1-indexed
  hebrew:  string;   // Torat Emet vocalized Hebrew
  english: string;   // William Davidson / Koren English
}

interface Perek {
  perek:     number;   // 1-indexed
  mishnayot: Mishna[];
}

interface Tractate {
  name:             string;   // e.g. "Berakhot"
  hebrewName:       string;   // e.g. "ברכות"
  sefariaId:        string;   // e.g. "Mishnah_Berakhot"
  seder:            string;   // e.g. "Zeraim"
  sederHebrewName:  string;   // e.g. "זרעים"
  perakim:          Perek[];
}

Tractate reference

All 63 tractates, grouped by seder:

| Seder | Named export | Subpath | |---|---|---| | Zeraim (זרעים) | | | | Berakhot | BERAKHOT | mishna-text/berakhot | | Peah | PEAH | mishna-text/peah | | Demai | DEMAI | mishna-text/demai | | Kilayim | KILAYIM | mishna-text/kilayim | | Sheviit | SHEVIIT | mishna-text/sheviit | | Terumot | TERUMOT | mishna-text/terumot | | Maasrot | MAASROT | mishna-text/maasrot | | Maaser Sheni | MAASER_SHENI | mishna-text/maaser-sheni | | Challah | CHALLAH | mishna-text/challah | | Orlah | ORLAH | mishna-text/orlah | | Bikkurim | BIKKURIM | mishna-text/bikkurim | | Moed (מועד) | | | | Shabbat | SHABBAT | mishna-text/shabbat | | Eruvin | ERUVIN | mishna-text/eruvin | | Pesachim | PESACHIM | mishna-text/pesachim | | Shekalim | SHEKALIM | mishna-text/shekalim | | Yoma | YOMA | mishna-text/yoma | | Sukkah | SUKKAH | mishna-text/sukkah | | Beitzah | BEITZAH | mishna-text/beitzah | | Rosh Hashanah | ROSH_HASHANAH | mishna-text/rosh-hashanah | | Taanit | TAANIT | mishna-text/taanit | | Megillah | MEGILLAH | mishna-text/megillah | | Moed Katan | MOED_KATAN | mishna-text/moed-katan | | Chagigah | CHAGIGAH | mishna-text/chagigah | | Nashim (נשים) | | | | Yevamot | YEVAMOT | mishna-text/yevamot | | Ketubot | KETUBOT | mishna-text/ketubot | | Nedarim | NEDARIM | mishna-text/nedarim | | Nazir | NAZIR | mishna-text/nazir | | Sotah | SOTAH | mishna-text/sotah | | Gittin | GITTIN | mishna-text/gittin | | Kiddushin | KIDDUSHIN | mishna-text/kiddushin | | Nezikin (נזיקין) | | | | Bava Kamma | BAVA_KAMMA | mishna-text/bava-kamma | | Bava Metzia | BAVA_METZIA | mishna-text/bava-metzia | | Bava Batra | BAVA_BATRA | mishna-text/bava-batra | | Sanhedrin | SANHEDRIN | mishna-text/sanhedrin | | Makkot | MAKKOT | mishna-text/makkot | | Shevuot | SHEVUOT | mishna-text/shevuot | | Eduyot | EDUYOT | mishna-text/eduyot | | Avodah Zarah | AVODAH_ZARAH | mishna-text/avodah-zarah | | Avot | AVOT | mishna-text/avot | | Horayot | HORAYOT | mishna-text/horayot | | Kodashim (קדשים) | | | | Zevachim | ZEVACHIM | mishna-text/zevachim | | Menachot | MENACHOT | mishna-text/menachot | | Chullin | CHULLIN | mishna-text/chullin | | Bekhorot | BEKHOROT | mishna-text/bekhorot | | Arakhin | ARAKHIN | mishna-text/arakhin | | Temurah | TEMURAH | mishna-text/temurah | | Keritot | KERITOT | mishna-text/keritot | | Meilah | MEILAH | mishna-text/meilah | | Tamid | TAMID | mishna-text/tamid | | Middot | MIDDOT | mishna-text/middot | | Kinnim | KINNIM | mishna-text/kinnim | | Tahorot (טהרות) | | | | Keilim | KEILIM | mishna-text/keilim | | Ohalot | OHALOT | mishna-text/ohalot | | Negaim | NEGAIM | mishna-text/negaim | | Parah | PARAH | mishna-text/parah | | Tahorot | TAHOROT | mishna-text/tahorot | | Mikvaot | MIKVAOT | mishna-text/mikvaot | | Niddah | NIDDAH | mishna-text/niddah | | Makhshirin | MAKHSHIRIN | mishna-text/makhshirin | | Zavim | ZAVIM | mishna-text/zavim | | Tevul Yom | TEVUL_YOM | mishna-text/tevul-yom | | Yadayim | YADAYIM | mishna-text/yadayim | | Oktzin | OKTZIN | mishna-text/oktzin |

Rebuilding the data

npm run download   # fetches from Sefaria API (~25 min, rate-limited to 300ms/request)
npm run build      # rebuilds dist/

To use a different English version, set SEFARIA_EN_VERSION to the Sefaria version title:

SEFARIA_EN_VERSION="Herbert Danby" npm run download

Legal

Sefaria

This package retrieves data from the Sefaria API and redistributes the resulting text. Use of the Sefaria API is subject to the Sefaria Terms of Service. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sefaria.

English translation — William Davidson Edition

The English translation included in this package is the William Davidson Edition (Koren Talmud Bavli / Noé Edition), translated by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz.

• Copyright: © Koren Publishers Jerusalem Ltd.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
• Source: Koren Publishers via Sefaria

This license permits sharing and adapting the text for non-commercial purposes only, provided that appropriate credit is given. If you intend to use this package in a commercial product, you must obtain a separate license directly from Koren Publishers.

Required attribution for the English text:

English translation: William Davidson Edition, © Koren Publishers Jerusalem Ltd., via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Hebrew text — Torat Emet

The Hebrew text is sourced from Torat Emet (תורת אמת), a vocalized Mishnah text.

• License: Public Domain
• Source: Torat Emet Freeware via Sefaria

This package

The code in this repository (everything outside of data/) is released under the MIT License.