זוהר, ויצא ה׳Zohar, Vayetzei 5

Segment 1א׳

תּוֹסֶפְתָּא בְּנֵי עַלְמָא, רְחִימֵי עִלָּאָה, הוּרְמָנָא דְּבוּרַיְירֵי, קְרִיבוּ שְׁמָעוּ. מַאן חַכִּימָא בָּכוּ, מָארֵי דְעַיְינִין בְּסוּכְלְתָּנוּ, לֵיתֵּי וְלִינְדַע. בְּשַׁעְתָּא דְרֵישָׁא חִוָּורָא נָטִיל תְּלַתּ אַתְּוָון וְגָלִיף לוֹן בְּגִלּוּפָּא בְּגִלּוּפִּין, חַד א', חַד י' וְחַד ן', ואִתְּגְּלִיף אי"ן, א' רֵישָׁא עִלָּאָה דְּכֹלָּא, טְמִירָא דְּכָל טְמִירִין. י' סְלִיקוּ דִרְעוּתָּא הֲוִי, אִשְׁתַּכְלַל מֵרֵישָׁא לְעֵילָא ונָחַתּ לְתַּתָּא, נָפַּק ואַפִּיק תְּלָתִּין וּתְּרֵין שְׁבִילִין, עַד דְּאִתְּגְּלִיפּוּ בֵּין אַבְנֵי יְקָר דְּמִתְּלַהֲטָן. ואִתְּקַשָׁרוּ בְּאוֹתּ נו"ן דְּאִיהוּ דְּכַר ונוּקְבָא, תְּרֵין רְחִימִין. קִשׁוּרָא תַּקִּיפָּא, בְּהוּ אִשְׁתַּכְלָלוּ, וּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּהוּ אִתְּקַשַׁר, מִנַּיְיהוּ אִשְׁתַּכַּח מְזוֹנָא לְכֹלָּא (בהו), אִשְׁתַּכְלָלוּ עַלְמִין.

Tosefta (the Zohar’s own supplement). Sons of the world, lovers of the supernal One, authority of the chosen: draw near and hear. Whoever among you is wise, a master of eyes in understanding, let him come and know. When the White Head took three letters and engraved them with an engraving of engravings — one an Aleph, one a Yod, and one a Nun — there was engraved Ayin (Nought). The Aleph is the supernal head of all, hidden of all hidden. The Yod was the ascent of will; it was perfected from the head above and came down below; it went forth and brought forth thirty-two paths, until they were engraved among precious stones that flame. And they were bound in the letter Nun, which is male and female, two lovers. A strong bond: in them they were perfected, and the Holy Name was bound in them; from them sustenance is found for all, and the worlds were perfected.

Segment 2ב׳

ועַל דָּא אִתְּגְּלִיף ן' פְּשׁוּטָה, כְּלָלָא דִתְּרֵין, נ' כְּפּוּפָּה נוּקְבָא חָדָא, י' דְּאִיהִי רְעוּתָּא דְּאַפִּיק שְׁבִילִין, בָּטַשׁ בֵּין אַתְּוָון, וְעֲבַד רְקִיעָא דְיַעֲקֹב בֵּין תְּרֵין רוּחִין, ואַטִּיל בֵּינִי שַׁיְיפֵּי מִלּוּלֵי, עַד דְּנָחַתּ לְהַאי נ' דְּאִיהִי כְּפּוּפָּה, וחִבְרוּ לָהּ כְּחֲדָא, צָּפּוֹן ודָרוֹם, לְבָתַּר אִתְּקַשָׁרוּ כְּחֲדָא. הַאי נ' כְּפּוּפָּה, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע אִקְרֵי. וְאִתְּמַלֵּי מִיַּעֲקֹב, לְאַשָׁקָאָה כָּל עֶדְרֵי עָנָא. ועַל דָּא ויֵּצֵּא יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע ויֵּלֶךָ חָרָנָה. תּוּ, מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע לְעֵילָא, דְּהָא מִינָהּ נָפִּיק, לְבָתַּר אָזִיל לְאַשְׁקָאָה לְחָרָנָה, דְּאִיהוּ בֵּירָא דִלְתַּתָּא, חֲרוֹן אַף ה', חֶרְב ה', דִּינָא, בֵּי דִינָא, אֱלהִים. ועַל דָּא (תהילים ע״ט:א׳) אֱלֹהִים בָּאוּ גוֹיִם בְּנַחֲלָתֶּךָ. (עד כאן תוספתא)

And therefore a straight Nun was engraved, the sum of two; the bent Nun is one female. The Yod, which is the will that brought forth paths, struck between the letters and made the firmament of Jacob between two winds, and cast words among the limbs, until it came down to this Nun which is bent; and they joined her together, north and south, and afterwards they were bound as one. This bent Nun is called Beer-sheba, and it was filled from Jacob, to water all the flocks of sheep. And therefore, AND JACOB WENT OUT FROM BEER-SHEBA AND WENT TOWARD HARAN. Further: from Beer-sheba above, for from her he went out; and afterwards he went to water Haran, which is the well below — the fierce anger (haron af) of the Lord, the sword of the Lord, judgement, the court of judgement, Elohim. And therefore, “O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance” (Ps. 79, 1). (End of Tosefta)

Segment 3ג׳

רִבִּי יִצְחָק הֲוָה יָתִיב יוֹמָא חַד קַמֵּי מְעַרְתָּא דְּאֲפִיקוּתָא, אַעֲבַר חַד בַּר נָשׁ וּתְרֵין בְּנִין עִמֵּיהּ. וְהֲוָה אָמַר חַד לְחַד, דָּא תּוּקְפָא דְּשִׁמְשָׁא, מִסִּטְרָא דְּדָרוֹם אִיהוּ. וְעַלְמָא לָא אִתְקְיַּים אֶלָּא עַל רוּחַ, בְּגִין דְּרוּחַ אִיהוּ קִיּוּמָא שְׁלִימוּ דְּכָל סִטְרִין, וְאִלְמָלֵא דְּאִיהוּ קָיְימָא בִּשְׁלִימוּ, לָא יָכִיל עַלְמָא לְאִתְקַיָּימָא.

Whilst R. Isaac was one day sitting at the entrance of the cave of Apikutha, a man passed by with his two sons. Said one of them to the other: ‘The sun is most powerful when it is in the South, and were it not for the wind which tempers the heat, the world could not exist.’