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זוהר, בשלח כ״זZohar, Beshalach 27

Section 27 of 34 in Beshalach — 14 segments

Segment 1א׳

כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא. בְּסִפְרָא דְּרַב יִיִבָא סָבָא, אָמַר מִלָּה עַל הַהוּא חוּטְרָא קַדִּישָׁא. (שמות ט״ו:כ״ו) וַיֹּאמֶר אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. וַיֹּאמֶר, מַאי וַיֹּאמֶר. לָא כְּתִיב מַאן קָאָמַר דָּא. אֶלָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָמַר. רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה אָמַר, שַׁמְעֵינָן (נ"א משמע) אֲמִירָה סְתָם, מֵאֲמִירָה סְתָם. דִּכְתִּיב, (שמות כ״ד:א׳) וְאֶל מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל יְיָ'. אָמַר, לָא כְּתִיב מַאן קָאָמַר. אוּף הָכָא וַיֹּאמֶר סְתָם, וְלָא כְּתִיב מַאן קָאָמַר.

In the book of R. Jesse the Elder there is a recondite interpretation of this tree (which God showed Moses). AND SAID: IF THOU WILT DILIGENTLY HEARKEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD THY GOD. And said. Who said? As it is not directly stated, it refers to the Holy One, blessed be He. R. Hezekiah pointed to a similar expression in the passage: “And to Moses he said, Go up unto the Lord” (Ex. 24, 1).

Segment 2ב׳

אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי, מַשְׁמַע דִּכְתִּיב, וְיִצְעַק אֶל יְיָ' וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְיָ' עֵץ, מֵהָכָא מַשְׁמַע וַיֹּאמֶר, וּמַשְׁמַע מַאן אָמַר מִלָּה. לְקוֹל יְיָ' אֱלהֶיךָ, לְקוֹלִי מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ. אֶלָּא לְהַהוּא קוֹל דְּעָאלוּ בֵּיהּ.

R. Jose said that from the context it is clear to whom the “he said” refers. Why, however, does the text continue, “if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God”, instead of “My voice”? To indicate that voice to communion with which they had attained.

Segment 3ג׳

אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, בָּתַר דְּאִתְגַּלְיָא בְּהוּ רְשִׁימָא קַדִּישָׁא, עָאלוּ בִּתְרֵין חוּלָקִין קַדִּישִׁין, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר, וְכֵיוָן דְּעָאלוּ בְּאִלֵּין תְּרֵין, עָאלוּ בְּאִלֵּין תְּרֵין חוּלָקִין אַחֲרָנִין, דְּכַד יִסְתַּלְּקוּן בְּאִלֵּין תְּרֵין אַחֲרָנִין, יִתְחַבְּרוּן בְּאִלֵּין, וְלָא מִמַּנְעֵי בִּרְכָּאן, וּבְּגִין כָּךְ, בְּאִלֵּין מָטוּ בִּרְכָּאן, (ובגיני כך באלין מטין) עַד מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא.

R. Abba said: ‘When the holy sign was manifested in them they entered into a dual holy state, as has been pointed out above; and having entered into these two holy conditions, they thereby entered into communion with two other holy conditions, so that they should not be deprived of any blessings from above, blessings emanating from the Holy King Himself.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)

English: rendered from the Aramaic for this app — The Gematria's own rendering program. A rendering of the words, not a commentary; the Zohar is learned with a teacher