זוהר, אמור ל״וZohar, Emor 36

Segment 1א׳

רעיא מהימנא (ויקרא כ״ג:ט״ו) וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם מִמָחֳרָת הַשַּׁבָּת וְגוֹ'. פִּקּוּדָא (ל"א) דָּא, לִסְפּוֹר סְפִירַת הָעֹמֶר, הָא אוֹקִימְנָא, וְרָזָא דָּא, יִשְׂרָאֵל, אַף עַל גַּב דְּאִתְדָּכוּ לְמֶעְבַּד פִּסְחָא, וְנָפְקוּ מִמְּסָאֲבוּ, לָא הֲווֹ שְׁלֵמִין וְדַכְיָין כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי. וְעַל דָּא, לָאו הַלֵּל גָּמוּר בְּיוֹמֵי דְּפִסְחָא, דְּעַד כְּעַן לָא אִשְׁתְּלִימוּ כַּדְקָא יָאוּת.

Ra'aya Meheimna. “And you shall count for yourselves from the morrow after the sabbath,” etc. (Lev. 23, 15). This precept (31) is to count the counting of the omer; we have explained it. And the mystery of this: Israel, although they were purified to keep the Passover and went out from defilement, were not whole and pure as was fitting. And therefore the Hallel is not complete on the days of Passover, since as yet they had not been made whole as was right.

Segment 2ב׳

כְּאִתְּתָא דְּנָפְקָא מִמְּסָאֲבוּ, וְכֵיוָן דְּנָפְקָא, מִתַּמָּן וּלְהָלְאָה, וְסָפְרָה לָהּ. אוּף הָכָא יִשְׂרָאֵל, כַּד נָפְקוּ מִמִּצְּרָיִם, נָפְקוּ מִמְּסָאֲבוּ, וְעָבְדוּ פֶּסַח, לְמֵיכַל בְּפָתוֹרָא דְּאָבוּהוֹן, וּמִתַּמָּן וּלְהָלְאָה יַעַבְדוּן חוּשְׁבָנָא, לְמִקְרַב אִתְּתָא לְבַעְלָהּ, לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בַּהֲדֵיהּ, וְאִינּוּן חַמְשִׁין יוֹמִין דְּדַכְיוּ, לְאַעֲלָא לְרָזָא דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, וּלְקַבְּלָא אוֹרַיְיתָא, וּלְמִקְרַב אִתְּתָא לְבַעְלָהּ.

Just as a woman then has to count seven days, so now God bade the Israelites count days for purity. They were to count “for themselves”, so as to be purified with supernal holy waters, and then to be attached to the King and to receive the Torah. The woman had to count seven days, the people seven weeks. Why seven weeks? That they might be worthy to be cleansed by the waters of that stream which is called “living waters,” and from which issue seven Sabbaths.

Segment 3ג׳

וּבְגִין דְּאִלֵּין יוֹמִין, יוֹמִין דְּעָלְמָא דִּדְכוּרָא, לָא אִתְמְסַר חוּשְׁבָּנָא דָּא אֶלָּא לְגַבְרֵי בִּלְחוֹדַיְיהוּ. וְעַל דָּא חוּשְׁבָּנָא דָּא, בַּעֲמִידָה אִיהוּ, וּמִלִּין דְּעָלְמָא תַּתָּאָה, בִּישִׁיבָה, וְלָא בַּעֲמִידָה. וְרָזָא דָּא, צְּלוֹתָא דְּעֲמִידָה, וּצְּלוֹתָא מְיוּשָׁב.

And because these days are the days of the world of the male, this counting was not given over save to men alone. And therefore this counting is standing, while the matters of the lower world are sitting and not standing. And the mystery of this is the prayer said standing and the prayer said seated.