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זוהר, יתרו כ״טZohar, Yitro 29

Section 29 of 35 in Yitro — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

(שמות כ׳:כ׳) לא תַעֲשׂוּן אִתִּי אֱלֹהֵי כֶּסֶף וֵאלֹהֵי זָהָב. אָמַר ר' יוֹסִי, (דבר אחר לא גרסינן מאי טעמא. משום דכתיב') (חגי ב׳:ח׳) לִי הַכֶּסֶף וְלִי הַזָּהָב, אַף עַל גַּב דְּלִי הַכֶּסֶף וְלִי הַזָּהָב, לא תַעֲשׂוּן אִתִּי, אִתִּי: כְּלוֹמַר אוֹתִי.

YE SHALL NOT MAKE WITH ME (iti) GODS OF SILVER, NEITHER SHALL YE MAKE UNTO YOU GODS OF GOLD. R. Jose read iti (with me) as oti (me), and interpreted thus: ‘Although “mine is the silver and mine the gold” (Hag. 2, 8), ye shall not represent Me (oti) in silver and gold.’

Segment 2ב׳

אָמַר ר' יִצְחָק, כְּתִיב (ירמיהו י׳:ו׳) מֵאֵין כָּמוֹךָ יְיָ' גָּדוֹל אַתָּה וְגָדוֹל שִׁמְךָ בִּגְבוּרָה וְגוֹ', (גדול אתה וגדול שמך) גָּדוֹל אַתָּה, הַיְינוּ לִי הַכֶּסֶף. וְגָדוֹל שִׁמְךָ בִּגְבוּרָה, הַיְינוּ וְלִי הַזָּהָב. אִלֵּין תְּרֵין גַּוְונִין לָא מִתְחַזְיָין, וְלָא מִתְפָּאֲרָן, בַּר כַּד אִינּוּן גְּלִיפִין בַּאֲתָר חַד, בְּאָן אֲתָר אִתְגְּלִיפוּ. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. כָּאן אִתְחָזוּן גַּוְונִין לְאִתְפָּאַרָא, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (ישעיהו מ״ט:ג׳) יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר.

R. Isaac connected the words, “Mine is the silver and mine the gold”, with the verse: “For as much as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great and thy name is great in power” (Jer. 10, 7). “Thou art great” corresponds, according to him, to “Mine is the silver”; “and Thy Name is great,’ to “Mine the gold”. These represent the two colours which are only visible in their full beauty when they are engraved in a certain place, namely Israel: “Israel, in whom I am glorified” (Isa. 49, 4).

Segment 3ג׳

ר' יְהוּדָה פָּתַח, (ישעיהו ס״א:י׳) שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בה' תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּאלֹהַי וְגוֹ', זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, מֵעַמִּין עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, דְּחֶדְוְותָא וְתַפְנוּקָא דִּלְהוֹן בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דִּכְתִּיב שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּיְיָ'. כֵּיוָן דְּאָמַר בַּיְיָ', אֲמַאי כְּתִיב בֵּאלֹהַי. אֶלָּא הָכִי אָמְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, אִי בְּרַחֲמֵי אָתֵי עָלָנָא, שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּיְיָ'. אִי בְּדִינָא, תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּאלהַי.

R. Judah illustrated from the verse: “I greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul is joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels” (Ibid. 61, 10). He said: ‘Blessed are the Israelites above all heathen nations, for that they have their joy in the Lord (TETRAGRAMMATON, signifying Mercy) and their gladness in their God (Elohim, signifying Judgement). Thus does Israel say: “Whether He deals with us in Mercy or in Judgement we rejoice and are glad in Him.”

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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