זוהר, תצוה ט״זZohar, Tetzaveh 16

Section 16 of 18 in Tetzaveh — 7 segments

Segment 1א׳

כְּתִיב (ויקרא כ״ג:מ״ב) בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, דָּא הוּא רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְהַאי קְרָא עַל עָלְמָא עִלָּאָה אִתְּמַר, וְהָכִי תָּנֵינָן, כַּד אִתְבְּרֵי עָלְמָא, אִתְּמַר הַאי קְרָא.

It is written: “You shall dwell in booths seven days” (Lev. 23, 42). This is the mystery of faith, and this verse is said of the upper world; and so we have learnt: when the world was created, this verse was said.

Segment 2ב׳

כַּד שָׁרָא חָכְמָה לְנָפְקָא, מֵאֲתָר דְּלָא יְדִיעַ וְלָא אִתְחֲזֵי, כְּדֵין נָפִיק חַד מִשְׁחָתָא, וּבָטַשׁ, וְהַהִיא חָכְמְתָא עִלָּאָה, נָצִיץ וְאִתְפָּשַּׁט לְכָל סִטְרִין, בְּרָזָא דְּמַשְׁכְּנָא עִלָּאָה. וְהַהוּא מַשְׁכְּנָא עִלָּאָה, אַפִּיק שִׁית סִטְרִין, וּכְדֵין הַהוּא נְצִיצוּ דְּמִשְׁחָתָא נָהִיר לְכֹלָּא, וְאָמַר בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים.

When chochmah (wisdom) began to come forth, from a place that is not known and is not seen, then a single measuring line went forth and struck; and that supernal chochmah sparkled and spread to all sides, in the mystery of the supernal tabernacle. And that supernal tabernacle brought forth six sides, and then that sparkling of the measuring line gave light to all, and He said: “You shall dwell in booths seven days.”

Segment 3ג׳

מַאן סֻּכֹּת חָסֵר ו'. דָּא מַשְׁכְּנָא תַּתָּאָה, דְּאִיהוּ כַּעֲשָׁשִׁיתָא, לְאַחֲזָאָה לְכָל נְהוֹרִין, וּכְדֵין אָמַר, בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים. מַאן שִׁבְעַת יָמִים. מֵעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה לְתַתָּאָה, דְּכֻלְּהוּ קַיְימֵי בְּקִיּוּמָא, לְאַנְהָרָא לְהַאי סֻּכֹּת. וּמַאן אִיהִי. דָּא (עמוס ט׳:י״א) סֻכַּת דָּוִד הַנּוֹפֶלֶת. סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם. וּבָעֵי עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא לְמֵיתָב תְּחוֹת צִלָּהָא, בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וּמַאן דְּיָתִיב בְּצִלָּא דָּא, יָתִיב בְּאִינּוּן יוֹמִין עִלָּאִין.

What is “sukkoth”, written defectively, without the vav? This is the lower tabernacle, which is like a lantern, to show forth all the lights. And then He said: “You shall dwell in booths seven days.” What are the seven days? From the upper world to the lower, which all stand in constancy to give light to this sukkah. And what is she? This is “the tabernacle of David that is fallen” (Amos 9, 11), the tabernacle of peace. And the holy people must sit beneath her shadow, in the mystery of faith; and whoever sits in this shadow sits in those supernal days.

Segment 4ד׳

וְעַל דָּא כֻּלְּהוּ בַּסֻּכֹּת בַּסֻּכֹּת וְחַד בַּסוּכּוֹת שְׁלִים, חַד שְׁלִים, לְאַחֲזָאָה דְּמַאן דְּיָתִיב בְּצִלָּא דָּא, יָתִיב בְּאִינּוּן יוֹמִין עִלָּאִין לְעֵילָּא, דְּקַיְימִין עַל הַאי תַּתָּאָה, לְאַנְהָרָא לֵיהּ, לְחַפְיָא עָלֵיהּ, וּלְאַגָּנָא לֵיהּ, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ.

And therefore they are all “ba-sukkoth”, “ba-sukkoth”, and one “ba-sukkoth” in full — one complete — to show that whoever sits in this shadow sits in those supernal days above, which stand over this lower one to give light to it, to cover it and to protect it in the hour when it is needed.

Segment 5ה׳

וְתוּ, כֻּלְּהוּ אִקְרוּן סֻכּוֹת בִּשְׁלִימוּ, וּכְתִיב סֻכַּת חָסֵר, דָּא עָלְמָא תַּתָּאָה, דְּבָעָא בְּהָנֵי ז' יוֹמִין קַדִּישִׁין, לְמֵיזָן לִשְׁאַר מְמָנָן רַבְרְבָן דְּעַמִּין, בְּעוֹד דְּאִיהִי נַטְלָא חֶדְוָה בְּבַעְלָהּ, וְלָא יְקַטְרְגוּן חֶדְוָותָא, בְּגִין דְיִתְרַבְרְבוּן (ס"א דיתעדנון) בְּהַהוּא מְזוֹנָא, קָרְבָּנִין דִּלְהוֹן סַגִּיאִין יַתִּיר מִשְּׁאָר יוֹמִין, בְּגִין דְּיִתְעַסְּקוּן בְּהוּ, וְלָא יִתְעָרְבוּן לְבָתַר בְּחֶדְוָה דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. וּמַאן חֶדְוָה דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דָּא יוֹמָא תְּמִינָאָה דַּעֲצֶרֶת.

And further: they are all called sukkoth in fullness, and it is written sukkath, defective. This is the lower world, which must, on these seven holy days, give food to the other great chieftains of the nations, while she takes joy in her husband, so that they may not obstruct that joy, and that they may be made great by that food. Their offerings are more numerous than on the other days, so that they may be occupied with them and may not afterward mingle in the joy of Israel. And what is the joy of Israel? This is the eighth day, the day of the solemn assembly.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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