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זוהר, נשא ט״וZohar, Nasso 15

Section 15 of 23 in Nasso — 16 segments

Segment 1א׳

כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמוֹר לָהֶם, כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, בְּלָשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ. כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, בְּיִרְאָה. כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, בַּעֲנָוָה. אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, תָּאנָא, הַאי צֶדֶ"ק אִתְקְרֵי כֹּ"ה, דְּכָל דִּינִין מִתְעָרִין מִכֹּ"ה (נ"א מניה), וְהַיְינוּ דְּאָמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, מַהוּ מַכָּה רַבָּה. (ס"א דכה) כְּלוֹמַר, מַכָּה מִן כֹּה. וּכְתִיב (שמות ז׳:ט״ז-י״ז) וְהִנֵּה לֹא שָׁמַעְתָּ עַד כֹּ"ה, כְּמָה דְּאַגְזִים מֹשֶׁה. וּכְתִיב (שמות ז׳:י״ז) בְּזֹאת תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְיָ, וְכֹלָּא חַד, וּכְתִיב (שמות ז׳:כ״ג) וְלֹא שָׁת לִבּוֹ גַּם לָזֹאת, דִּזְמִינָא לְחַרְבָּא אַרְעֵיהּ.

R. Abba said: ‘We have learned that KoH (on this wise) is the name of the Power whence all judgements come into action. But when Hesed (Grace) is joined to KoH the latter is sweetened. Hence the priest, who is derived from Hesed, is entrusted with KoH to have it blessed and sweetened. Thus the command was “On this wise (KoH) ye shall bless”, that is, by the influence of Hesed ye shall fill with blessing and make sweet the power of KoH in its relation to Israel, so that Rigour should not prevail.

Segment 2ב׳

וּמֵהַאי כֹּ"ה מִתְעָרִין דִּינִין. וּמִדְּאִתְחַבָּר עִמָּהּ חֶסֶד, אִתְבַּסְּמַת. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, אִתְמְסַר דָּא לַכֹּהֵן, דְּאָתֵי מֵחֶסֶד, בְּגִין דְּתִתְבָּרֵךְ וְתִתְבְּסָם כֹּ"ה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, כְּלוֹמַר, אַף עַל גַּב דְּהַאי כֹּה אִשְׁתְּכָחַת בְּדִינִין, תְּבַסְּמוּן לָהּ, וּתְבָרְכוּן לָהּ, דִּכְתִּיב כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, תְבָרַכוּ בְּהַאי חֶסֶד לְכֹ"ה, וּתְבַסְּמוּן לָהּ לָקֳבְלַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּן בָּהּ דִּינִין.

And from this KoH judgements are roused. And when chesed is joined with her, she is sweetened. And therefore this was handed to the priest, who comes from chesed, so that KoH should be blessed and sweetened. This is what is written, “On this wise you shall bless” — as if to say, even though this KoH is found in judgements, you shall sweeten her and bless her, as it is written, “On this wise you shall bless the children of Israel”: you shall bless with this chesed to KoH, and you shall sweeten her toward Israel, so that judgements should not be found in her.

Segment 3ג׳

הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמוֹר לָהֶם. אִמְרוּ לֹא כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא אָמוֹר, לְאַפָּקָא מִשֶּׁרָבּוּ הַפָּרִיצִים, דְּלָא מְפַרְסְמִין מִלָּה, דְּהָא לָא אִתְפְּקָדוּ לְפַרְסְמָא שְׁמָא, מַשְׁמַע דִּכְתִּיב אָמוֹר לָהֶם. אָמוֹר סְתָם. דָּבָר אַחֵר אָמוֹר כֵּיוָן דִּכְתִּיב כֹּה תְבָרַכוּ, אֲמַאי לָא כְּתִיב תֹּאמְרוּ. אֶלָּא תָּנֵי רִבִּי יְהוּדָה, אָמוֹר לָהֶם. זָכוּ לָהֶם, לֹא זָכוּ אָמוֹר סְתָם.

It says: “On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying (amor) unto them”. It is not written “ye shall say unto them”, parallel to “ye shall bless”.’ R. Judah taught that we have therefore to construe it thus: If they will be worthy, then [the blessing is] to them, but if not, then there is merely saying.

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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