זוהר, וישלח ט׳Zohar, Vayishlach 9

Segment 1א׳

וַיָּרָץ עֵשָׂו לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ וַיִּפֹּל עַל צַוָּארָו. צַוָּארוֹ כְּתִיב חָסֵר. וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ. רַבִּי יִצְחָק אָמַר (ישעיהו נ״ז:כ׳) וְהָרְשָׁעִים כַּיָּם נִגְרָשׁ כִּי הַשְׁקֵט לֹא יוּכַל וַיִּגְרְשׁוּ מֵימָיו רֶפֶשׁ וָטִיט, הַאי קְרָא אִתְּמָר. וּמִלֵּי דְאוֹרַיְיתָא, כַּמָּה רָזִין עִלָּאִין אִית בְּהוּ מְשַׁנְיָין דָּא מִן דָּא, וְכֹלָּא חַד.

AND ESAU RAN TO MEET HIM, AND EMBRACED HIM, AND FELL ON HIS NECK AND KISSED HIM; AND THEY WEPT. The word zavaro (his neck) is used here instead of the more usual zavorav; while dots are placed over the letters of the word vayishoqehu (and he kissed him). Said R. Isaac: ‘Many are the methods by which the Scripture conveys recondite allusions, yet with a common purpose.

Segment 2ב׳

וְהָרְשָׁעִים כַּיָּם נִגְרָשׁ כִּי הַשְׁקֵט לא יוּכָל, דָּא עֵשָׂו דְּכָל עוֹבָדוֹי בִּרְשִׁיעוּ וּבְחִיּוּבָא, דְהָא כַּד אֲתָא לְגַבֵּיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב, עוֹבָדוֹי לָא הֲווּ בִּשְׁלָם, וַיִּפּוֹל עַל צַוָּארָו, חַד. צַוָּארוֹ דָּא יְרוּשָׁלַ ם דְּאִיהוּ צַוָּארוֹ דְּכָל עָלְמָא. וַיִּפֹּל עַל צַוָּארוֹ, וְלא עַל צַוָּארָיו. בְּגִין דִּתְרֵין זִמְנִין אִתְחָרִיב בֵּי מַקְדְּשָׁא. חַד מִבָּבֶל, וְחַד מִזַּרְעֵיהּ דְּעֵשָׂו, דְּאַפִּיל גַּרְמֵיהּ עֲלֵיהּ זִמְנָא חָדָא וְחָרִיב לֵיהּ. וְעַל דָּא וַיִּפֹּל עַל צַוָּארוֹ חַד.

It is written: “But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt” (Is. 57, 20). This verse may be applied to Esau, all of whose actions were wicked and sinful. His approaches to Jacob on this occasion were insincere, as is shown by the signs mentioned above. The “neck” here is an allusion to Jerusalem, which is indeed the neck of the universe, and the singular form zavaro is used instead of the regular dual form zavorav as a hint that the seed of Esau would one day fall upon and destroy one of the two Temples.

Segment 3ג׳

וַיִּשָּׁ"קֵהוּ, נָקוּד לְעֵיל, דְּלָא נָשְׁקֵיהּ בִּרְעוּתֵיהּ. וּתְנַן מַאי דִכְתִיב, (משלי כ״ז:ו׳) וְנְעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵא, דָּא בִּלְעָם כַּד בָּרִיךְ לוֹן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. דְהָא לָא בָּרִיךְ לוֹן בִּרְעוּתָא דְלִבָּא. אוּף הָכָא נֶעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵא, דָּא עֵשָׂו.

Again, the dots above the word vayishaqehu (and he kissed him) indicate that he kissed him reluctantly. The verse: “but the kisses of an enemy are importunate” (Prov. 27, 6) has been applied by our teachers to Balaam, who, although he blessed Israel, did it against his will; but Esau provides another illustration.’