"And they brought the Tabernacle to Moses"

Synopsis

We are told here of the time when Moses erected the Tabernacle and everything in it was brought before him. He was unable to enter into the Tent of Testimony because of the cloud that was in it. A comparison is drawn to a wife preparing herself and adorning herself for her husband, as Malchut comes to Zeir Anpin. We read of the prevalence of the color blue in the Tabernacle and are told of the 'plate of pure gold' that is inscribed "Holiness to Hashem."

Maidens Moses Seven Tabernacle Zeir Anpin

283. Come and see: When Moses erected the Tabernacle, he checked all the crafts, that they were done properly. Then he erected it. All the crafts of the Tabernacle were brought before Moses one by one. This is the secret of the verse, "the virgins, her companions that follow her, shall be brought to you" (Tehilim 45:15). "Brought to you" is the same as "brought the Tabernacle to Moses" (Shemot 39:33). IT IS THE SECRET OF THE SEVEN MAIDENS BRINGING MALCHUT CALLED 'TABERNACLE' TO MOSES, WHO IS THE SECRET OF ZEIR ANPIN.

283. ת"ח, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאוֹקִים מֹשֶׁה יַת מַשְׁכְּנָא, אִסְתָּכַּל בְּכָל אִינּוּן עֲבִידָאן, דַּהֲווֹ כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, וּכְדֵין אוֹקִים לֵיהּ. וְכָל אִינּוּן עֲבִידָאן דַּהֲווֹ בֵּיהּ בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, כָּל חַד וְחַד אַיְיתִיאוּ לֵיהּ לְמֹשֶׁה. וְרָזָא דָּא בְּתוּלוֹת אַחֲרֶיהָ רְעוֹתֶיהָ מוּבָאוֹת לָךְ. מוּבָאוֹת לָךְ דִּכְתִּיב. וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה.

Bride Daughter Moses Tabernacle Tents Testimony Zeir Anpin

284. HE ASKS: Why did they bring the Tabernacle? AND HE ANSWERS it was then the time of espousals of Moses, ZEIR ANPIN, and therefore, they brought the Tabernacle, MALCHUT, to Moses, like a bride coming to the house of the groom. For first the bride should be brought to the groom, as it is written, "I gave my daughter to this man to wife" (Devarim 22:16). Then he comes to her, as it is said, "and went in to her" (Beresheet 38:2), and "Moses went into the Tent of Testimony" (Bemidbar 17:23), WHICH IS MALCHUT.

284. אֲמַאי וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא, הֲוָה זִוּוּגָא דְּמֹשֶׁה לְאִזְדַּוְּוגָא, וְעַל דָּא וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה, כְּמָה דְּאַיְיתֵי כַּלָּה לְבֵי חָתָן. בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא אִצְטְרִיךְ לְאַעֲלָא לְכַלָּה לְגַבֵּי חָתָן, כד"א אֶת בִּתִּי נָתַתִּי לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לְאִשָׁה. וּלְבָתַר אִיהוּ יֵיתֵי לְגַבָּהּ, דִּכְתִּיב וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ. וּכְתִיב וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת.

Cloud Moses Tabernacle Tents Testimony Women

285. It is written, "And Moses was not able to enter into the Tent of Testimony, because the cloud rested on it..." (Shemot 40:35). The sense is that it adorned itself as a woman prepares and adorns herself for her husband. And when she does so, it is not fit that her husband should enter to her. Therefore, "Moses was not able to enter into the Tent of Testimony because the cloud rested on it." For this reason "they brought the Tabernacle to Moses." Also, "Moses saw all the work..." (Shemot 39:43).

285. וְהָכָא מַה כְּתִיב, וְלֹֹא יָכֹל מֹשֶׁה לָבֹא אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד כִּי שָׁכַן עָלָיו הֶעָנָן וְגוֹ'. מַאי טַעֲמָא. בְּגִין דַּהֲוַת אִיהִי מִתַּתְקְנָא, כְּהַאי אִתְּתָא דְּאִתְתַּקְנָת וְאִתְקַשְּׁטָת לְגַבֵּי בַּעְלָהּ, וּבְהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִיהִי קָא מִתְקַשְּׁטָת, לָא אִתְחָזֵי לְבַעְלָהּ לְאַעֲלָא לְגַבָּהּ. וע"ד וְלֹֹא יָכֹל מֹשֶׁה לָבֹא אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד כִּי שָׁכַן עָלָיו הֶעָנָן בְּגִין כַּךְ וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה. עוֹד מַה כְּתִיב וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת כָּל הַמְּלָאכָה וְגוֹ'.

Candles Colors Crowns Gold Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Light Tabernacle White

286. Come and see: In all the works of the Tabernacle the blue color was present, because it is adorned in the secret of all the colors, BEING THE SECRET OF THE BLACK LIGHT IN THE CANDLE UPON WHICH RESTS THE WHITE LIGHT. It is written, "And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold...and they tied to it a lace of blue" (Shemot 39:30). This we explained in the secret of the verse, "and you shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, holiness to Hashem" (Shemot 28:36), "and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet, Holiness to Hashem" (Shemot 39:30).

286. תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּכָל עֲבִידָן דְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, בְּכֻלְּהוּ הֲוָה גַּוְונָא דְּתִכְלָא. בְּגִין דְּתִכְלָא אִיהוּ גַּוְונָא לְאִתְעַטְּרָא בְּרָזָא דְּכָל גַּוְונִין. מַה כְּתִיב וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת צִיץ נֶזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְגוֹ', וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלָיו פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת וְגוֹ', וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ, בְּרָזָא דִּכְתִּיב, וְעָשִׂיתָ צִיץ זָהָב טָהוֹר וּפִתַּחְתָּ עָלָיו פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ לַה'. וַיִּכְתְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכְתַּב פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ לַה'.