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זוהר, ויחי פ״הZohar, Vayechi 85

Section 85 of 86 in Vayechi — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, כַּד הֲוָה עָאל יַעֲקֹב בִּמְעַרְתָּא, כָּל רֵיחִין דְּגִנְתָּא דְעֵדֶן אִשְׁתַּכַּח בִּמְעַרְתָּא, וּמְעַרְתָּא סָלְקָא נְהוֹרָא, וּשְׁרַגָּא חַד דָּלִיק. וְכַד עָאלוּ אֲבָהָן לְגַבֵּי דְּיַעֲקֹב לְמִצְרַיִם, לְאִשְׁתַּכָּחָא עִמֵּיהּ, אִסְתַּלַּק נְהוֹרָא דְּשַׁרְגָּא. כֵּיוָן דְּעָאל יַעֲקֹב בִּמְעַרְתָּא, הַדְרָא שְׁרַגָא לְאַתְרֵיהּ, כְּדֵין אִשְׁתְּלִים מְעַרְתָּא מִכָּל מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ.

When Jacob entered the cave, all the perfumes of Eden filled it and a light went up from it and a lamp was kindled there. When the patriarchs went to Jacob in Egypt, to be with him, the light of the candle departed, but when Jacob entered the cave it returned.

Segment 2ב׳

וְעַד יוֹמֵי עַלְמָא, לָא קַבִּילַת מְעַרְתָּא בַּר נָשׁ אָחֳרָא, וְלָא תְקַבֵּל. וְנִשְׁמָתִין דְּזָכָאן אִעַבְרָן מִקַּמַּיְיהוּ בְּבֵי מְעַרְתָּא, בְּגִין דְּיִתְעָרוּן, וְחָמִין זַרְעָא דִּשְׁבָקוּ בְּעַלְמָא, וְיֶחדוּ קַמֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, חֲנִיטָא דְיַעֲקֹב מַאי אִיהוּ, אָמַר לֵיהּ, זִיל שְׁאִיל לְאַסְיָא.

With his admission the cave obtained its full complement, and it never again received another occupant, nor will it ever receive one. The souls that are worthy pass before the patriarchs in the cave in order that they may awake and behold the seed which they have left in the world, and rejoice before the Almighty.’ R. Abba asked: ‘What was the embalming of Jacob?’

Segment 3ג׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, כְּתִיב וַיְצַו יוֹסֵף אֶת עֲבָדָיו אֶת הָרוֹפְאִים לַחֲנוֹט אֶת אָבִיו וַיַּחַנְטוּ הָרוֹפְאִים אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, סַלְקָא דַעְתָּךְ כִּשְׁאָר בְּנִי נָשָׁא הֲוָה חֲנִיטָא דָא. אִי תֵימָא בְּגִין אוֹרְחָא הוּא דְּעֲבָדוּ, הָא כְּתִיב וַיָּמָת יוֹסֵף בֶּן וְגו' וַיִּישָׂם בָּאָרוֹן בְּמִצְרָיִם, הָא לָא אֲזְלוּ עִמֵּיהּ בְּאָרְחָא, דְּהָא תַּמָּן אִתְקַבַּר, וּכְתִיב וַיַּחַנְטוּ אוֹתוֹ.

He said to him: ‘Go and ask a physician. It says: “and Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel”. Apparently, this embalming was like that of any other person. It cannot have been on account of the journey to Canaan, because Joseph also was embalmed and yet he was not taken out of the country.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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