7. It is written: "Hashem said, 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea'" (Tehilim 68:23). We must pay attention to the Faith in the Holy One, blessed be He, since all His words are spoken with truth and great Faith. As soon as He utters something, it is immediately completely accomplished. If a person who is narrow of heart says that it will take several years, and a certain time to fulfill his wish, that is what happens, with THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, in accord with His dominion that all the universe is filled with His glory, it is surely so. A person's words are of small consequence and all his words are of a temporary nature. Similarly, he himself is of a temporary nature, LIKE A PASSING SHADOW. However, he is sanctified with repentance and prayer and good deeds and many tears, SINCE the Supernal One who is higher than all the world lights His lamp and contracts His Holiness to that person to do his wish.
7. כְּתִיב אָמַר יְיָ' מִבָּשָׁן אָשִׁיב אָשִׁיב מִמְּצוּלוֹת יָם. אִית לָן לְשַׁוָּואָה לִבָּא לִמְהֵימְנוּתָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּכָל מִלּוֹי מִלֵּי קְשׁוֹט, וּמְהֵימְנוּתָא סַגִּיא. דְּכֵיוָן דְּמִלָּה אָמַר, כֹּלָּא אִתְעָבֵיד, וְדָא בַּר נָשׁ דָּחִיק לִבָּא, וְאָמַר לְכַמָּה שְׁנִין, וּלְכַמָה זִמְנִין יִשְׁתְּלִם דָּא, דְּאִיהוּ כַּךְ. כְּפוּם רַבְרְבָנוּ דִּילֵיהּ, דְּכָל עָלְמִין מַלְיָא יְקָרֵיהּ, הָכִי הוּא. מִלּוֹי בַּר נָשׁ זְעֵיר, וְכָל מִלּוֹי אִינּוּן לְפוּם שַׁעֲתָא, הָכִי הוּא לְפוּם שַׁעֲתָא. אֲבָל בְּתִיּוּבְתָּא, וּבָעוּתָא, וּבְעוֹבָדִין טָבִין, וּבְדִמְעִין סַגִּיאִין, אִיהוּ קַדִּישָׁא רַב וְעִלָּאָה עַל כָּל עָלְמָא, אַזְהִיר נְהוֹרֵיהּ, וְקָמִיט קְדוּשָׁתֵיהּ, לְגַבֵּיהּ דב"נ, לְמֶעְבַּד רְעוּתֵיהּ.
8. NOW HE EXPLAINS THE VERSE: "Hashem said" is in the future to come. The Holy One, blessed be He, will arise and bring back from Bashan all those whom the wild beasts killed and devoured, SINCE "MI (ENG. 'FROM') BASHAN" IS SPELLED WITH THE SAME LETTERS OF MIBEIN SHINEI (LIT. 'FROM BETWEEN THE TEETH OF') THE BEASTS. There exists in the world a dwelling place where all the great beasts and the great high mountains are, and these are hidden in those, THE BEASTS HIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THAT PLACE IS CALLED 'BASHAN.' There is the strong wild desert donkey. This is Og, who dwelt among the wild desert asses. There lies his strength, because he was the King of Bashan, MEANING THE KING OF THAT AREA, and none of the world's kings could fight with him due to the powerful might of Bashan. Moses came and waged war with him.
8. אָמַר יְיָ,' לְזִמְנָא דְּאָתֵי, זַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְאַתְּעָרָא וּלְאָתָבָא מִבָּשָׁן, כָּל אִינּוּן דְּקַטְלוּ לוֹן חֵיוַת בָּרָא וְאַכְלוּ לוֹן. בְּגִין דְּאִית בְּעָלְמָא אֲתָר מוֹתְבָא, דְּכָל חֵיוָן רַבְרְבָן, וְטוּרִין רָמָאִין וְסַגִּיאִין, וּטְמִירִין אִלֵּין בְּאִלֵּין. וְעָרוֹד מַדְבְּרָא תַּקִּיפָא תַּמָּן, אִיהוּ עוֹג בֵּין עֲרוֹדֵי דְּמַדְבְּרָא הֲוָה, וּשְׁכִיחַ תַּמָּן תּוּקְפָּא דִּילֵיהּ, בְּגִין דַּהֲוָה מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן, דְּכָל מַלְכֵי עָלְמָא, לָא יַכְלִין לְאַגָּחָא קְרָבָא בֵּיהּ, בְּגִין תּוּקְפָּא דְּבָשָׁן. וְאָתָא מֹשֶׁה, וְאָגַח בֵּיהּ קְרָבָא.
398. Come and see, when Balak saw that Sihon and Og were killed and their country was taken, he saw ONE MORE THING. HE ASKS: What did he see THAT THE SCRIPTURE says, "saw?" It is only that he saw in his wisdom he and the five top chiefs of Midian and his people were falling into the hands of Yisrael. He saw, yet did not know CLEARLY. Therefore, he first approached Bilaam, whose power was in his mouth TO BLESS AND CURSE, like Yisrael, whose power is in their mouth.
398. ת"ח, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּחָמָא בָּלָק דְּהָא סִיחוֹן וְעוֹג אִתְקְטָלוּ, וְאִתְנְסִיבַת אַרְעֲהוֹן, חָמָא מַה חָמָא, דְּאִיהוּ אָמַר וַיַּרְא. אֶלָּא חָמָא בְּחָכְמְתָא דִּילֵיהּ, דְּאִיהוּ, וַחֲמִשָּׁה עִלָּאֵי דְּמִדְיָן, וְעִמֵּיהּ, נַפְלִין בִּידָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. חָמָא, וְלָא יָדַע, וְעַל דָּא אַקְדִים לְבִלְעָם, דְּחֵילֵיהּ בְּפוּמֵיהּ, כְּגַוְונָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דְּחֵילֵיהוֹן בְּפוּמֵיהוֹן.