זוהר, יתרו ל״דZohar, Yitro 34

Section 34 of 35 in Yitro — 15 segments

Segment 1א׳

(שמות כ׳:י״ב) כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ, בְּכָל זִינֵי יְקָר, לְמֶחדֵי לוֹן בְּעוֹבְדֵי דְּכַשְׁרָאָן, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (משלי כ״ג:כ״ד) גִּיל יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק, וְדָא אִיהוּ יְקָרָא דַּאֲבוֹי וּדְאִמֵּיהּ.

HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER — with every kind of honour, to gladden them with worthy deeds, as it says, “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice” (Prov. 23, 24); and this is the honour of his father and of his mother.

Segment 2ב׳

רעיא מהימנא כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ. כַּבְּדֵהוּ בִּכְסוּת נְקִיָּיה, דְּהַיינוּ כַּנְפֵי מִצְּוָה, (משלי ג׳:ט׳) כַּבֵּד אֶת ה' מֵהוֹנֶךָ, דָּא תּוֹרָה וּמִצְּוֹת. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (משלי ג׳:ט״ז) אוֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאלָהּ וגוֹ. דְּעָנִי לָאו אִיהוּ בַּר נָשׁ, אֶלָּא מִן הַתּוֹרָה וּמִן הַמִּצְּוֹת, אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע, דְּבָתַר דְּאוּקְמוּהָ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין אֵין עָנִי אֶלָּא מִן הַתּוֹרָה וּמִן הַמִּצְּוֹת, דְּעֻתְרָא דְּבַר נָשׁ אוֹרַיְיתָא וּמִצְּוֹת.

Ra'aya Meheimna. “Honour your father and your mother.” Honour Him with clean clothing, that is, the corners of the commandment. “Honour the Lord with your substance” (Prov. 3, 9): this is Torah and commandments. So it is written, “Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand…” (Prov. 3, 16). For the poor man is no man except in respect of the Torah and the commandments; and this is known, since the sages of the Mishnah have laid it down that none is poor save in the Torah and in the commandments, for a man’s wealth is Torah and commandments.

Segment 3ג׳

וּבְגִין דָּא, כַּבֵּד אֶת יְיָ' מֵהוֹנֶךָ, ולָא תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, כְּדֵי לְהִתְגַּדֵּל בָּהּ. כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא, וְאַל תַּעֲשֵׂם עֲטָרָה לְהִתְגַּדֵּל בָּהֶם, ולא תֹאמַר אֶקְרָא בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁיִּקְרְאוּנִי רַבִּי, אֶלָּא (תהלים לה) גַּדְּלוּ לַיְיָ' אִתִּי. כַּבֵּד אֶת יְיָ' מֵהוֹנֶךָ, כְּבֵן דְּאִיהוּ חַיָּיב בִּיקָרַא דַּאֲבוֹי וְאִמֵּיהּ.

And therefore, “Honour the Lord with your substance” — and do not labour in the Torah in order to be magnified by it, as the Companions have explained: “and do not make them a crown with which to magnify yourself”, and do not say, “I will study so that they may call me Rabbi”; but rather, “Magnify the Lord with me” (Ps. 35). “Honour the Lord with your substance” — like a son, who is bound to the honour of his father and his mother.

Segment 4ד׳

בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ מְשׁוּתָּף מִתְּרֵין טִפִּין, דְּמִנְּהוֹן נוֹצַּר בַּר נָשׁ. מִטִפָּה דְּאַבוּהָ, חִוָּורוּ דְּעַיְינִין, וְגַרְמִין וְאֵבָרִין. וּמִטִפָּה דְּאִמֵּיהּ, שָׁחוֹר דִּי בְּעַיְינִין, וְשַׂעֲרָא וּמַשְׁכָא וּבִשְׂרָא. וְרַבִּיאוּ לֵיהּ בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְעוֹבָדִין טָבִין.

For he is compounded of two drops, from which a man is formed. From his father’s drop, the white of the eyes, and the bones and the limbs; and from his mother’s drop, the black that is in the eyes, and the hair and the skin and the flesh. And they rear him in the Torah and in good deeds.

Segment 5ה׳

דְּבַר נָשׁ חַיָּיב לְלַמֵּד בְּנוֹ תּוֹרָה, דִּכְתִּיב, (דברים ו׳:ז׳) וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ. וְאִי לָא אוֹלִיף לֵיהּ אוֹרַיְיתָא וּפִקּוּדִין, כְּאִילּוּ עָבִיד לֵיהּ פֶּסֶל, וּבְגִין דָּא לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל. וְעָתִיד לִהְיוֹת בֵּן סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה, וּמְבַזֶּה אָבוּי וְאִמֵּיהּ, וְגוֹזֵל מִנֵּיהּ כַּמָּה בִּרְכָּאן. דְּהוֹאִיל ואִיהוּ עַם הָאָרֶץ, חָשִׁיד אִיהוּ עַל כֹּלָּא, ואֲפִילּוּ עַל שְׁפִיכוּת דָּמִים, וְגִילוּי עֲרָיוֹת, וְעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. דְּמַאן דְּאִיהוּ עַם הָאָרֶץ. וְאָזִיל לַאֲתָר דְּלָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעוּן לֵיהּ, וְלָא יָדַע לְבָרְכָא, חַשְׁדִינָן לֵיהּ דְּאִיהוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. (ע"כ רעיא מהימנא).

For a man is bound to teach his son Torah, as it is written, “and you shall teach them diligently to your children” (Deut. 6, 7). And if he does not teach him the Torah and the commandments, it is as though he made him a graven image; and therefore, “You shall not make for yourself a graven image”. And he is destined to be a stubborn and rebellious son, and to despise his father and his mother, and to rob him of many blessings. For since he is an ignoramus, he is suspect in everything, even of bloodshed and of incest and of idolatry. For one who is an ignoramus, and goes to a place where they do not know him, and does not know how to say the blessings — we suspect him of being an idolater. (End of Ra'aya Meheimna)

…and 10 more segments in this section.

Become a premium member

Or start free — a free account opens your first 5 gematria searches in full. Create free account

The daily learning is free on your account, every day.

Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: rendered from the Aramaic for this app — The Gematria's own rendering program. A rendering of the words, not a commentary; the Zohar is learned with a teacher