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זוהר, ויחי ס״וZohar, Vayechi 66

Section 66 of 86 in Vayechi — 13 segments

Segment 1א׳

אָמַר רִבִּי יְהוּדָה, זְבוּלֻן וְיִשָּׂשכָר תְּנַאי עֲבָדוּ, חַד יָתִיב וְלָעֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְחַד נָפִיק וְעָבִיד פְּרַקְמַטְיָא, וְתָמִיךְ לְיִשָּׂשכָר, דִּכְתִיב, (משלי ג) וְתוֹמְכֶיהָ מְאוּשָּׁר. וְהֲוָה פָּרִישׁ בְּיַמֵּי לְמֶעְבַּד פְּרַקְמַטְיָא, וְחוּלָקֵיהּ הָכִי הֲוָה, דְּהָא יַמָּא הֲוָה אַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ.

R. Judah said: ‘Zebulon and Issachar made an agreement that one should sit and study the Torah while the other went out and made money and supported him. So Zebulon used to traverse the seas with merchandise, and his territory was suitable for this, being on the sea coast.

Segment 2ב׳

וּבְגִינִי כָּךְ קָרֵי לֵיהּ יָרֵךְ. דַּרְכֵּיהּ דְּיָרֵךְ לְנַפְקָא וּלְמֵיעַל, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (דברים ל״ג:י״ח) שְׂמַח זְבוּלוּן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהֳלֶךָ. לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכּוֹן, בְּאִינוּן פְּרִישֵׁי יַמִּים, לְמֶעְבַּד פְּרַקְמַטְיָא. לְחוֹף יַמִּים, אַף עַל גַּב דְּחַד יַמָּא הֲוָה לֵיהּ בְּאַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ, בִּתְרֵין יַמִּין שָׁרְיָיא.

Hence it is written: “Rejoice, Zebulon, in thy going out, and Issachar in thy tents ‘(Deut. 33, 18).’ HE SHALL DWELL AT THE HAVEN OF THE SEAS : that is to say, among those who sail the sea with merchandise. “At the haven of the seas”: the plural “seas” is used, because although only one coast belonged to him, yet he dwelt by two.

Segment 3ג׳

רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אָמַר, כָּל שְׁאָר יַמִּין הֲווּ מְהַדְּרָן קַרְפּוֹלִין בְּיַמָּא דִילֵיהּ. וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיּוֹת, אֲתַר דְּכָל אַרְבִין מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין לְמֶעְבַּד סְחוֹרָתָא. וְיַרְכָתוֹ, אָמַר רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה יַרְכָתֵיהּ דִּילֵיהּ מָטֵי עַל סְפַר צִידוֹן, וּתְחוּמָא פָּרִישׁ לְהַהוּא אֲתַר, וּפְרַקְמַטְיָא דְּכָל מָארֵי סְחוֹרָתָא, סָחֲרִין וְתָיְיבִין בִּסְחוֹרָתַיְהוּ לְהַהוּא אֲתַר.

R. Jose said it is because traders from all other seas used to visit his coast. AND HE SHALL BE FOR A HAVEN OF SHIPS : that is, the place where all ships come to do trade. AND HIS BORDER SHALL BE UPON ZIDON. R. Hizkiah said: ‘His territory stretched to the boundary of Zidon, and all merchants came to that place to trade.’

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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