Noach: Chapter 22

"Come you and all your house"

Synopsis

The home is a magnet for both positive and negative spiritual forces. Negative people who visit our homes can instill harmful energy, and this section gives us the protection against any such forces.

Mercy Noah Women Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

164. "And Hashem said to Noah, Come you and all your house" (Beresheet 7:1). Rabbi Shimon asked: Why does the term "Elohim" appear in all the verses of the text, while here the name Hashem, YUD HEI VAV HEI, is mentioned? What is different here that Yud Hei Vav Hei, which is the supernal name of Mercy was mentioned? This hints at the secret we have already learned, that it is not proper for a woman to invite a guest into her house without the permission of her husband.

164. וַיֹּאמֶר ה' לְנֹחַ בֹּא אַתָּה וְכָל בֵּיתְךָ, אָמַר רָבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אַמַּאי בְּכָלְהוֹ אֱלֹקִים וְהָכָא ה', מַאי שָׁנָא הָכָא דְּאִתְּמָר ה', שְׁמָא עִלָּאָה דְּרַחֲמֵי. אֶלָּא רָזָא אִיהוּ, דְּאוֹלִיפְנָא, לָאו אוֹרַח אַרְעָא, לְקַבְּלָא אִתְּתָא אוּשְׁפִּיזָא בַּהֲדָהּ אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ דְּבַעֲלָהּ.

Ark Noah Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zeir Anpin

165. It was the same when Noah was asked to enter the ark, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and to unite with Her. It was not yet proper for him to enter until the 'husband' of the ark gave him permission to do so. As it is written: "Come you and all your house into the ark." And this is why the name Yud Hei Vav Hei, who is the husband of the ark, is mentioned there, FOR YUD HEI VAV HEI IS ZEIR ANPIN AND THE ARK IS MALCHUT. Only after the husband gave permission did Noah enter and unite with the ark. Thus, we have learned that a guest does not have permission to enter a house without the consent of the husband, the owner of the house. This is why after the mention of Yud Hei Vav Hei, it is written: "And Noah went in" (Ibid. 7).

165. אוֹף הָכֵי נֹחַ, בָּעָא לְאַעָלָא בְּתֵיבוּתָא, לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בַּהֲדָהּ, וְלָאו הֲוָה יָאוֹת עַד דְּבַעֲלָהּ דְּתֵיבָה, יְהַב לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ לְאַעָלָאָה, דִּכְתִיב בֹּא אַתָּה וְכָל בֵּיתְךָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה. וּבְגִין כָּךְ אִקְרֵי הָכָא ה', בַּעֲלָהּ דְּתֵיבָה, וּכְדֵין עָאל נֹחַ וְאִתְחַבַּר בַּהֲדָהּ. וְכֵן אוֹלִיפְנָא, דְּלֵית לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ לְאוּשְׁפִּיזָא לְמֵיעָאל לְבֵיתָא, אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ בַּעֲלָהּ, מָארֵיהּ דְּבֵיתָא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב לְבָתַר, וַיָּבֹא נֹחַ וגו'.

Ark Righteous Wicked Wickedness

166. Come and behold: What is written? "For you I have seen righteous before Me in this generation" (Ibid. 1). From this we learn that a person should never accept a guest into his house if he suspects that he might be wicked. And he should accept him only if he considers him to be righteous and is not at all suspicious of him. That is why it is written: "Come you and all your house into the ark." Why? Because "you I have seen righteous before Me in this generation."

166. תָּא חֲזֵי, מַה כְּתִיב כִּי אוֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּה. מִכָּאן אוֹלִיפְנָא, דְּלָא יְקַבֵּל ב"נ אוּשְׁפִּיזָא בְּבֵיתֵיהּ, אִי אִיהוּ חָשִׁיד בֵּיהּ דְּאִיהוּ חַיָּיבָא, אֶלָּא אִי קָאֵים בְּעֵינוֹי לְזַכָּאָה, דְּלָא חָשִׁיד בְּעֵינוֹי כְּלָל, הה"ד בֹּא אַתָּה וְכָל בֵּיתְךָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה, מַאי טַעְמָא בְּגִין כִּי אוֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּה.

Ark Noah

167. And we have also learned that if the husband gives permission to the guest alone, but not to his companions, the guest should not bring them into the house. In the verse, "Come you and all your house into the ark," permission was given to all of Noah's companions to enter the ark, and from this passage we learn a secret concerning proper manners and ways of conduct.

167. וְאוֹלִיפְנָא, דְּאִי יָהֵיב לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, וְלָא יָהֵיב רְשׁוּ לְכָל אִינוּן דְּאַתְיָין עִמֵּיהּ, לָא יֵיעוֹל לוֹן לְבֵיתָא, הה"ד בֹּא אַתָּה וְכָל בֵּיתְךָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה, לְכֹלָא יָהֵיב רְשׁוּתָא לְמֵיעַל. וּמִקְרָא דָא אוֹלִיפְנָא, רָזָא דְּאוֹרְחוֹי דְאַרְעָא.

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