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זוהר, וירא כ׳Zohar, Vayera 20

Section 20 of 36 in Vayera — 6 segments

Segment 1א׳

רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי הֲווּ קָיְימֵי יוֹמָא חַד וְעָסְקֵי בְּהַאי קְרָא, אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר כְּתִיב, (דברים ח׳:ט׳) אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לא בְמִסְכֵּנוּת תֹּאכַל בָּהּ לֶחֶם, לא תֶחְסַר כֹּל בָּהּ. הַאי בָּהּ בָּהּ תְּרִי זִמְנֵי אַמַּאי. אֶלָּא הָא אִתְּמָר דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא פָּלִיג כָּל עַמִּין וְאַרְעָאן לִמְמַנָּן שְׁלִיחָן, וְאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָא שַׁלִּיט בָּהּ מַלְאָכָא וְלָא מְמַנָּא אָחֳרָא אֶלָּא אִיהוּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, בְּגִין כָּךְ אָעִיל לְעַמָּא דְּלָא שַׁלִּיט בְּהוּ אָחֳרָא לְאַרְעָא דְּלָא שָׁלִיט בָּהּ אָחֳרָא.

R. Eleazar and R. Jose were one day studying the verse: “A land which in it thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, which in it thou shalt not lack anything” (Deut. 8, 9). Said R. Eleazar: ‘The repetition of the term bah (in it) is to be noted. The reason is, as has been stated, that the Holy One has assigned all nations and countries to (celestial) chieftains and envoys, with the exception of the Land of Israel, which is under the governance of no angel or chieftain, but only under that of God Himself.

Segment 2ב׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יָהִיב מְזוֹנָא תַּמָּן בְּקַדְמִיתָא וּלְבָתַר לְכָל עָלְמָא. כָּל שְׁאָר עַמִּין עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת בְּמִסְכֵּנוּת, וְאַרְעָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָאו הָכִי, אֶלָּא אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְּזָן בְּקַדְמִיתָא וּלְבָתַר כָּל עָלְמָא.

For this reason He brought the people who have no ruler save Him into the land which has no ruler save Him. For the Holy One provides sustenance there first, and only then to the rest of the world. All the idolatrous nations suffer scarceness, but not so the Land of Israel: the Land of Israel receives the first supply, the residue being left for the rest of the world.

Segment 3ג׳

וּבְגִין כָּךְ אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לא בְמִסְכֵּנוּת תֹּאכַל בָּהּ לֶחֶם. אֶלָּא בְּעֲתִירוּ בְּסִפּוּקָא דְּכֹלָּא תֹּאכַל בָּהּ וְלָא בְּאֲתַר אָחֳרָא. בָּהּ בִּקְדִּישׁוּ דְּאַרְעָא, בָּהּ שַׁרְיָא מְהֵימְנוּתָא עִלָּאָה. בָּהּ שַׁרְיָא בִּרְכְּתָא דִּלְעֵילָא, וְלָא בְּאֲתַר אָחֳרָא.

Hence “A land which in it thou shalt eat bread without scarceness”, and in a rich abundance: “in it” but in no other place; in it is the home of true faith and on it rests the heavenly blessing.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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