זוהר, חקת ו׳Zohar, Chukat 6

Section 6 of 12 in Chukat — 10 segments

Segment 1א׳

(במדבר כ׳:א׳) וַיָבֹאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל הָעֵדָה מִדְבַּר צִין וְגוֹ'. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, אֲמַאי פַּרְשְׁתָּא דְּפָרָה, סְמִיכָה לְמִיתַת מִרְיָם. הָא אוּקְמוּהָ. אֶלָּא כֵּיוָן (ס"א כמה) דְּאִתְעָבִיד דִּינָא בְּהַאי פָּרָה, לְדַכְּאָה לְמִסְאֲבֵי, אִתְעָבִיד דִּינָא בְּמִרְיָם, לְדַכְּאָה עָלְמָא, וְאִסְתְּלָּקַת מִן עָלְמָא. כֵּיוָן דְּאִסְתַּלָּקַת מִרְיָם, אִסְתַּלָּק הַהוּא בְּאֵר, דְּהֲוָה אָזִיל עִמְּהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמַדְבְּרָא וְאִסְתַּלָּק בֵּירָא בְּכֹלָּא.

AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, EVEN THE WHOLE CONGREGATION, CAME INTO THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN. R. Judah said: ‘Why is the section of the red heifer followed immediately by the statement of the death of Miriam? To show that just as judgement was executed on this heifer to purify the unclean, so judgement was executed on Miriam to purify the world. When Miriam departed, the well which accompanied Israel in the wilderness also departed. Therefore THERE WAS NO WATER FOR THE CONGREGATION, because the well had departed both above and below.

Segment 2ב׳

אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, כְּתִיב וְאַתָּה בֶּן אָדָם שָׂא קִינָא עַל בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְכִי עָלָה בִּלְחוֹדָהָא, לָא. אֶלָּא בְּגִין דְּכֹלָּא אִתְּבַּר בְּגִינָהּ. בְּגִינָהּ אִתְּבַּר יְמִינָא אֲבַּתְרָהּ, דְּהֲוָה מְקָרֵב לָהּ גַּבֵּי גּוּפָא. וְגוּפָא דְּאִיהוּ שִׁמְשָׁא, אִתְחֲשָׁךְ בְּגִינָהּ. וְדָא הוּא רָזָא דִּכְתִּיב, (תהילים ס׳:ז׳) הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵנִי. גּוּפָא (ס"א בגינה דכתיב, (ישעיהו י״ג:י׳) חשך השמש בצאתו וכתיב) דִּכְתִּיב, (ישעיהו נ׳:ג׳) אַלְבִּישׁ שָׁמַיִם קַדְרוּת, דְּהָא שִׁמְשָׁא אִתְחֲשָׁךְ בְּגִינָהּ. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא וַתָּמָת שָׁם מִרְיָם וְגוֹ'.

Then the right hand was broken, as it says, “Let Aaron be gathered to his people”, and finally the sun was darkened, when God said to Moses, “And die in the mountain”, etc.

Segment 3ג׳

(במדבר כ׳:ב׳) וְלֹא הָיָה מַיִם לָעֵדָה, דְּהָא אִסְתַּלָּק בֵּירָא דְּעֵילָּא וְתַתָּא לְבָתַר אִתְּבַּר יְמִינָא, דִּכְתִּיב יֵאָסֵף אַהֲרֹן אֶל עַמָּיו. וּלְבָתַר אִתְחֲשָׁךְ שִׁמְשָׁא, דִּכְתִּיב, (דברים ל״ב:נ׳) וּמֻת בָּהָר וְגוֹ'. וְהֵאָסֵף אֶל עַמֶּךָ וְגוֹ'. הָא (תצוה קפ"א ע"א) דְּרוֹעָא יְמִינָא אִתְּבַּר, וְגוּפָא דְּאִיהוּ שִׁמְשָׁא אִתְחֲשָׁךְ.

"And there was no water for the community" (Numbers 20:2). As behold the higher Well and the lower well departed. Afterwards, the Right Arm was broken, as it is written (Numbers 20:24), "And Aharon shall be gathered to his people." And afterwards the Sun was darkened, as it is written (Deuteronomy 32:50), "And die on the mountain, etc. and be gathered unto your people, etc." The forearm of the Right Arm was broken; and the Body, which is the Sun, was darkened.

Segment 4ד׳

וְתָּא חֲזֵי, לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח דָּרָא בְּעָלְמָא, כְּדָרָא דְּמֹשֶׁה קַיְּימָא בְּעָלְמָא, וְאַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם. וְאִי תֵּימָא בְּיוֹמוֹי דִּשְׁלֹמֹה הָכִי נַמֵּי, לָאו. דְּהָא בְּיוֹמוֹי דִּשְׁלֹמֹה שַׁלִּיט סִיהֲרָא, וְשִׁמְּשָׁא אִתְכְּנִישׁ. וּבְיוֹמוֹי דְּמֹשֶׁה, אִתְכְּנִישׁ סִיהֲרָא, וְשִׁמְּשָׁא שַׁלְטָא.

There never was a generation like that in which Moses was present along with Aaron and Miriam. And think not that there was the like in the days of Solomon, for in the days of Solomon the Moon held sway but the Sun was gathered in, whereas in the days of Moses the Moon was gathered in but the Sun held sway.

Segment 5ה׳

תְּלַת אַחִין הֲווֹ: מֹשֶׁה, אַהֲרֹן, וּמִרְיָם. כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (מיכה ו׳:ד׳) וָאֶשְׁלַח לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת מֹשֶׁה אַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם. מִרְיָם, סִיהֲרָא. מֹשֶׁה, שִׁמְשָׁא. אַהֲרֹן, דְּרוֹעָא יְמִינָא. (שמות ס"ו ע"א) חוּר, דְּרוֹעָא שְׂמָאלָא. וְאַמְרֵי לָהּ, נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן עֲמִינָדָב. בְּקַדְמִיתָא מִיתַת מִרְיָם, אִסְתָּלָקַת סִיהֲרָא, אִסְתַּלָּק בְּאֵר. לְבָתַר אִתְּבַּר דְּרוֹעָא יְמִינָא, דִּמְקָרֵב תָּדִיר סִיהֲרָא, בְּאֲחְוָא, בְּחֵידוּ. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, (שמות ט״ו:כ׳) וַתִּקַּח מִרְיָם הַנְּבִיאָה אֲחוֹת אַהֲרֹן. אֲחוֹת אַהֲרֹן וַדַּאי, דְּאִיהוּ דְּרוֹעָא, דִּמְקָרֵב לָהּ בְּאַחֲדוּתָא, בְּאֲחְוָה עִם גּוּפָא.

There were three brethren: Moses, Aaron and Miriam, as it says, “And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam” (Mic. 6, 4). Miriam is the Moon; Moses, the Sun; Aaron, the right arm; Hur, the left arm, and some say Nahshon the son of Amminadab. First Miriam died: the Moon departed, the well departed. Afterwards the right arm was broken, which always drew the Moon near, in brotherhood, in joy. And therefore it is written, “And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took…” (Ex. 15, 20). “The sister of Aaron” assuredly, for he is the arm that draws her near in union, in brotherhood with the body.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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

English: Sefaria Community Translation (CC0)

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