Shlach Lecha: Chapter 40

The first destroyer

Synopsis

The author talks about the four sources that do damage to the world. These are the ox, the pit, the consumer and fire. Because some information is missing here from the text, the topic jumps to the observation of a person looking at a sanctuary, where it seems to change size until it has no measurements at all.

Chariot Fire Garments Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Likenesses Ox Wine

275. On the bottom, within the wine's sediment, the bad sediments, emerges one who disrupts, the first destroyer IN THE WORLD. He is based on the principle of a human image that approached holiness. As soon as he was removed FROM SANCTITY and wished to go down, to dress up in a garment to harm the world, he came down with his Chariots. The first garment that he acquired was the likeness of an ox, the image of an ox, and the first of these four SOURCES OF DAMAGE is an OX, AS IS MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF BABA KAMA, THE OX, THE PIT, THE CONSUMER AND FIRE. These are four sources of damage in the world and all the other three sources of damage, besides the ox, also belong TO THAT OX.

275. דְּתַתָּא גּוֹ שְׁמָרִים דְּחַמְרָא, דּוּרְדְיָין בִּישִׁין, נָפִיק חַד עִרְעוּרָא מְקַטְרְגָא, מַזִיקָא קַדְמָאָה, וְאִיהוּ בְּרוּחָא דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּאָדָם, כַּד קָרִיב לְגוֹ קוּדְשָׁא. כֵּיוָן דְּמִתְעֲבֵר מִתַּמָּן, וּבָעֵי לְנַחְתָּא לְתַתָּא, לְאִתְלַבְּשָׁא בִּלְבוּשָׁא לְנַזְקָא עָלְמָא, נָחִית הוּא וּרְתִיכוֹי. וּלְבוּשָׁא קַדְמָאָה דְּקָא נָקִיט תַּבְנִית שׁוֹר, דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּשׁוֹר. וְקַדְמָאָה לַנְּזִיקִין מֵאִינּוּן אַרְבַּע, שׁוֹר אִיהוּ. וְאִינּוּן אַרְבַּע אָבוֹת לְנַזְקָא עָלְמָא. וְכֻלְּהוּ תְּלָתָא אָבוֹת נְזִיקִין, בַּר שׁוֹר, כֻּלְּהוּ דִּילֵיהּ.

Bread Food Likenesses Ox Seven

276. About this, it is written: "Thus they exchanged their glory for the likeness of an ox that eats grass" (Tehilim 106:20). HE ASKS: What is the meaning of: "That (he) eats grass?'' HE REPLIES: We already dealt with it, but the essence of it is that he has no part in the seven types of grains nor the essence of bread, WHICH ARE FROM MALCHUT, and it is improper for him to be there, MEANING TO SAY THAT HE IS NOT WORTHY TO SUCKLE FROM HUMAN FOOD, WHICH IS MALCHUT. AS A RESULT, IT SAYS: "THAT EATS GRASS."

276. וע"ד כְּתִיב, וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת כְּבוֹדָם בְּתַבְנִית שׁוֹר אוֹכֵל עֵשֶׂב. מַהוּ אוֹכֵל עֵשֶׂב. הָא דַּרְשִׁינָן בֵּיהּ אֲבָל עִקָּרָא דְּמִלָּה, מִתַּמְצִית הַלֶּחֶם, וְלָא שִׁבְעַת זִינֵי דָּגָן, לֵית לֵיהּ בְּהוּ חוּלָקָא, וְלָא יָאוּת לֵיהּ לְמֶהֱוֵי תַּמָּן.

Eyes Light

277. (THE BEGINNING OF THE SUBJECT IS MISSING)...from their location. These sit in their location, even before those that leave these are ready. The eyes cannot stand their light and sparkling. They circle around and never have any rest.

277. מִדּוּכְתַּיְיהוּ, וְאִלֵּין יַתְבִין בְּדוּכְתַּיְיהוּ, עַד לָא נָפְקֵי אִלֵּין, זְמִינִין אִלֵּין, נְהִירוּ וּנְצִיצוּ דִּלְהוֹן, לָא יַכְלִין עַיְינִין לְמִסְבַּל. אַזְלִין בְּסָחֲרָנִין, לֵית לְהוֹן שְׁכִיכוּ לְעָלְמִין.

Hair Sanctuary

278. When a person looks at this sanctuary, at his first observation, it seems to him somewhat small yet not that small. He looks a little longer and it seems large. He observes longer and it looks larger. The longer he stares at it, the more it seems to expand and the higher it gets, until his final gaze, AT THAT SANCTUARY, when a hair's breadth seems to him SO LARGE THAT it has no measurements any more.

278. כַּד אֶסְתָּכַּל ב"נ בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא, מִיַּד בְּאִסְתַּכְּלוּתָא קַדְמָאָה, אִתְחֲזֵי זְעֵיר וְלָא זְעֵיר, אֶסְתָּכַּל יַתִּיר, אִתְחֲזֵי רַב. תּוּ אֶסְתָּכַּל, אִתְחֲזֵי יַתִּיר רַב, כָּל מַה דְּאִסְתָּכַּל, הָכִי אִתְחֲזֵי בְּאִתְפָּשְׁטוּתָא רַב וְעִלָּאָה, עַד דְּדָמֵי בְּאִסְתַּכְּלוּתָא כִּמְלֹא נִימָא, דְּלֵית לֵיהּ שִׁיעוּרָא.

Cherubim (Cherubs) Colors Court Courtyard Craftsmanship Firmaments Fruit Light

279. Many works are inside whose craftsmanship is unknown, from which the court and all that is inside shines, besides the Cherubs, whose light rises to the lofty firmament in a variety of colors and sparkling brightness. There are 1,575 grapevines producing fruits in that courtyard. (BECAUSE THE BEGINNING AND END OF SUBJECT IS MISSING, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT).

279. עוֹבָדִין סַגִּיאִין לְגוֹ, דְּלָא יְדִיעַ אוּמָנוּ דִּלְהוֹן, מִנֵּיהּ נַהֲרָא עֶזְרָה, וְכָל מַה דְּאִית בָּהּ, בַּר כְּרוּבִים דִּנְהוֹרָא דִּלְהוֹן סַלְּקָא עַד רוּם רְקִיעָא, בִּגְוָונִין סַגִּיאִין, וּנְהוֹרִין מְנַצְצָן. אֲלַף וַחֲמֵשׁ מְאָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה וְשַׁבְעִין גּוּפְנִין, עַבְדִּין אֵיבִין בַּעֲזָרָה דָּא.

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