זוהר, שמות מ״דZohar, Shemot 44

Segment 1א׳

וַיֵּלֶךָ אִישׁ. רִבִּי אֲבָהוּ אָמַר, וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ, זֶה גַּבְרִיאֵל. דִּכְתִּיב, (דניאל ט׳:כ״א) וְהָאִישׁ גַּבְרִיאֵל. שֶׁהָלַךְ הוּא וְהֶחזִירָהּ לְעַמְרָם. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, עַמְרָם מַמָּשׁ הָיָה, וְלֹא נִזְכַּר שְׁמוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֲלִיכָה זוֹ לֹא הָיְתָה מִמֶּנּוּ לְהִזְדַּוֵּוג לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, אֶלָּא מִלְּמַעְלָה.

AND THERE WENT A MAN. R. Abahu said: This was Gabriel, who is called “man” in the verse, “And the man Gabriel” (Dan. 9, 21), and it was he who went and brought her (Amram’s wife) back to him.’ Said R. Judah: ‘It was Amram himself, only his name is not mentioned because this going to rejoin his wife was not his own idea but was inspired from above.’

Segment 2ב׳

רִבִּי יִצְחָק אָמַר, בְּאַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם לא נְאֱמַר זִיוּוּג אֲבוֹתָם בַּתּוֹרָה, וּבְמֹשֶׁה כְּתִּיב וַיִּקַּח אֶת בַּת לֵוִי, לְהוֹרוֹת, שֶׁהַשְּׁכִינָה נִקְרֵאת עַל שֵׁם לֵוִי. וְלא הָיָה עַמְרָם רָאוּי לְהוֹלִיד לְמֹשֶׁה, עַד שֶׁנָּטַל חֵלֶק בַּשְּׁכִינָה, וְהוֹלִיד לְמֹשֶׁה. הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִּיב, וַיִּקַּח אֶת בַּת לֵוִי. וּלְפִיכָךְ כְּתִיב, (שמות ב׳:א׳) וַתֵּרֶא אוֹתוֹ כִּי טוֹב הוּא.

R. Isaac said: ‘In regard to the birth of Aaron and Miriam it does not say anything concerning their parents’ espousal, but in connection with the birth of Moses it says :” And took to wife a daughter of Levi”, which shows that the Shekinah is called after Levi, and Amram was not worthy to beget Moses until he obtained a portion in the Shekinah, and then he begat Moses. Hence it is written: “And she saw him that he was good” (Ex. 2, 2).’

Segment 3ג׳

רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר, זָכָה עַמְרָם שֶׁיָּצָא מִמֶּנּוּ בֶּן, שֶׁזָּכָה לְקוֹל גָּדוֹל, דִּכְתִּיב, (שמות י״ט:י״ט) וְהָאֱלהִים יַעֲנֶנּוּ בְּקוֹל. וְעַמְרָם זָכָה לְבַת קוֹל, דִּכְתִּיב וַיִּקַּח אֶת בַּת לֵוִי. כְּלוֹמַר, בַּת קוֹל. וּלְפִיכָךְ כְּתִיב וַיֵּלֶךְ. כְּלוֹמַר, שֶׁהָלַךְ לְמַדְרֵגָה זוֹ. תָּאנָא, כְּשֶׁנּוֹלַד מֹשֶׁה, יִיחֵד הַקָדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שְׁמוֹ עָלָיו, דִּכְתִּיב וַתֵּרֶא אוֹתוֹ כִּי טוֹב הוּא. וּכְתִיב, (תהילים קמ״ה:ט׳) טוֹב ה' לַכֹּל. וּכְתִיב, (תהילים ל״ד:ט׳) טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי טוֹב ה'.

R. Eleazar said: ‘Amram was blessed with a son who was found worthy to be addressed by the great Voice, as it is written, “And God answered him by a voice” (Ex. 19, 16); and Amram himself had the privilege of being addressed by “the daughter of a voice” (bat kol, an echo of prophecy); “he took the daughter of Levi”, that is to say, “the daughter of a voice”. Therefore it is written, “and there went”, meaning, he advanced from degree to degree until he reached this stage.’ We have been taught that when Moses was born the Holy One, blessed be He, attached His Name to him: it says of the child Moses, “he was good”, and it says of God, “The Lord is good to all” (Ps. 145, 9) and “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ibid. 24, 9).