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Hebron Negev Patriarchs Seven Spies Wicked Wickedness Year

176. Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Chiya were traveling on the road. Rabbi Chiya said, When they are on the road, the friends have to travel with one heart. And if it happens that either wicked of the world or people who are not of the King's palace should walk among them, they must separate from them. Whence do we know this? From Kalev, for it is written, "but My servant Kalev, because he had another spirit with him, and followed Me fully" (Bemidbar 14:24). What is "another spirit"? It is that he separated from the spies as it is written, "And they ascended to the Negev and he came to Hebron" (Bemidbar 13:22). IT SHOULD HAVE SAID, 'AND THEY CAME' IN THE PLURAL, but he separated from the spies and he alone came to Hebron to prostrate himself on the graves of the Patriarchs. THEREFORE IT IS SAID ABOUT HIM, "AND HE CAME TO HEBRON" IN THE SINGULAR.

176. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה וְרִבִּי חִיָּיא, הֲווֹ אַזְלֵי בְּאוֹרְחָא. אָמַר רִבִּי חִיָּיא, חַבְרַיָּיא כַּד אִינּוּן בְּאוֹרְחָא, בַּעְיָין לְמֵהַךְ בְּלִבָּא חַד. וְאִי אִיעֲרָעוּ, אוֹ אַזְלֵי בְּגַוַויְיהוּ חַיָּיבֵי עָלְמָא, אוֹ בְּנֵי נָשָׁא דְּלָאו אִינּוּן מֵהֵיכָלָא דְּמַלְכָּא, בָּעוּ לְאִתְפָּרְשָׁא מִנַּיְיהוּ. מְנָא לָן. מִכָּלֵב, דִּכְתִּיב, וְעַבְדִּי כָלֵב עֵקֶב הָיְתָה רוּחַ אַחֶרֶת עִמּוֹ וַיְמַלֵּא אַחֲרָי. מַאי רוּחַ אַחֶרֶת. דְּאִתְפְּרַשׁ מֵאִינוּן מְאַלְּלִין, דִּכְתִּיב, וַיַּעֲלוּ בַנֶּגֶב וַיָּבֹא עַד חֶבְרוֹן. דְּאִתְפְּרַשׁ מֵאִינוּן מְאַלְּלִין וְאָתָא אִיהוּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹי לְחֶבְרוֹן, לְאִשְׁתַּטְּחָא עַל קִבְרֵי אֲבָהָן.

Hebron Patriarchs Spies

177. וְחֶבְרוֹן, אִתְיְהִיב לֵיהּ חוּלָק אַחֲסָנָא לְאִתַּתְקְפָא בֵּיהּ, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר, וְלוֹ אֶתֵּן אֶת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר דָּרַךְ בָּהּ. אֲמַאי יָהִיבוּ לֵיהּ חֶבְרוֹן. אִי בְּגִין דְּאִשְׁתָּטַּח בְּקִבְרֵי אֲבָהָן לְאִשְׁתְּזָבָא מֵהַהוּא עֵיטָא דִּילְהוֹן דְּאִשְׁתְּזִיב. לָא.

David Death Death and the Afterlife Hebron Ish Boshet Jerusalem Judah Saul Seven Year

178. HE ANSWERS, I heard the secret meaning of this matter IS similar to the words, "David inquired of Hashem saying, 'Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?' And Hashem said to him, 'Go up.' And David said, 'Where shall I go up?' And He said, 'To Hebron'" (II Shmuel 2:1). Here we have to reflect. Since Saul was already dead and David was anointed to receive the kingship even during the days of Saul, IF SO, why was David not made king if Saul had died? And why did not he receive the reign over all the children of Yisrael, BUT came to Hebron and received the reign over Judah alone for seven years, and he tarried there all those seven years. Only after the death of Ish Boshet did he receive the reign over Yisrael in Jerusalem.

178. אֶלָּא, רָזָא דְּמִלָּה שְׁמַעְנָא. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא כְּתִיב, וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּיְיָ' לֵאמֹר הַאֶעֱלֶה בְּאַחַת עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ' אֵלָיו עֲלֵה וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אָנָּא אֶעֱלֶה וַיֹּאמֶר חֶבְרוֹנָה. הָכָא אִית לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא, כֵּיוָן דְּהָא מִית שָׁאוּל, וְדָוִד בְּיוֹמֵי דְּשָׁאוּל אִתְמְשַׁח לְקַבְּלָא מַלְכוּ. כֵּיוָן דְּמִית שָׁאוּל אֲמַאי לָא אַמְלִיכוּ לֵיהּ לְדָוִד, וְלָא קַבִּיל מַלְכוּ עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָתָא לְחֶבְרוֹן, ומַלְכוּ קַבִּיל עַל יְהוּדָה בִּלְחוֹדוֹי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, וְאִתְעַכָּב תַּמָּן כָּל הָנֵי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים. וּלְבָתַר דְּמִית אִישׁ בּוֹשֶת, קַבִּיל מָלְכוּ עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם.

Light Patriarchs Seven Year Zeir Anpin

179. HE ANSWERS, But it is all a secret before the Holy One, blessed be He. Come and see, The Holy Malchut OF ABOVE did not receive THE LIGHT OF Malchut completely until she joined with the Patriarchs, WHO ARE CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET THAT ARE FROM THE CHEST UP OF ZEIR ANPIN. When she joined with them, she was built a complete edifice from the higher world, WHICH IS BINAH. And the upper world is called seven years, because all THE SEVEN SFIROT -- CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT -- are INCLUDED in it.

179. אֶלָּא, כֹּלָּא הוּא רָזָא קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. תָּא חֲזֵי, מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישָׁא לָא קַבִּיל מַלְכוּ שְׁלֵימָתָא, עַד דְּאִתְחֲבָּר בַּאֲבָהָן. וְכַד אִתְחֲבָּר בְּהוּ, אִתְבְּנֵי בְּבִנְיָינָא שְׁלִימוּ, מֵעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה, וְעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה אִקְרֵי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, בְּגִין דְּכֻלְּהוּ בֵּיהּ.

Abraham Creation Earth Heaven Heavens Hebrew Letters Seven Year Zeir Anpin

180. This is understood from, "And he built it seven years" (I Melachim 6:38). This is the upper world, and THEREFORE it is not written, 'In seven years' BECAUSE IT REFERS TO THE UPPER WORLD WHICH IS CALLED SEVEN YEARS, as it is written, "For six days Hashem made the heavens and the earth" (Shemot 31:17). Who are the six days - namely Abraham, as it is written, "These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth (Heb. behibar'am) when they were created" (Beresheet 2:4) WHICH IS SPELLED WITH THE SAME LETTERS AS 'beAbraham' (with Abraham). Abraham is called six days, FOR HE IS CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH INCLUDES CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD. The world was built with him, because he is six days. Similarly, "he built it seven years", WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE UPPER WORLD, WHICH IS BINAH, CALLED SEVEN YEARS.

180. וְסִימָנִיךְ וַיִּבְנֵהוּ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, דָּא עָלְמָא עִלָּאָה. וְלָא כְּתִיב וַיִּבְנֵהוּ בְּשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים. כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר, כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים עָשָׂה ה' אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ. מַאן שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים, דָּא אַבְרָהָם. דִּכְתִּיב, אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּרְאָם בְּאַבְרָהָם. וְאַבְרָהָם שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים אִקְרֵי. וּבְגִין דְּאִיהוּ שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים, אִתְבְּנֵי עָלְמָא. בְּהַהוּא גַּוְונָא וַיִּבְנֵהוּ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים.

David Hebron Light Patriarchs Seven Year

181. Come and see, David wished to be built in the complete lower Malchut (kingdom), in the likeness of the upper MALCHUT. Yet he was not built until he came to join with the Patriarchs IN HEBRON. He stayed there seven years to be built among them. After seven years, he was built in everything NECESSARY and his reign was formed so that it would never be removed from him. Were he not made ready in Hebron to join his place WITH THE PATRIARCHS, his reign would not have been constructed ENABLING IT to persevere properly. Similarly, Kalev, within whom the spirit of Chochmah shone, came to Hebron to join with the Patriarchs, and to his own place did he go, BECAUSE THE ASPECT OF THE SPIRIT OF CHOCHMAH IS ACQUIRED ONLY THROUGH LINKING WITH THE PATRIARCHS, AS ALL THIS SAID. Afterwards it became his place, SINCE IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM, AS MENTIONED, and he inherited it.

181. וְתָא חֲזֵי, דָּוִד בָּעָא לְאִתְבְּנָאָה בְּמַלְכוּ שְׁלֵימָתָא לְתַתָּא, כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְלָא אִתְבְּנֵי, עַד דְּאָתָא וְאִתְחֲבָּר בַּאֲבָהָן. וְקָאֵים שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים לְאִתְבְּנָאָה בְּגַוַויְיהוּ. לְבָתַר שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, אִתְבְּנֵי בְּכֹלָּא, אִתְמַשְּׁכָא מַלְכוּתֵיהּ דִּי לָא תַּעְדֵּי לְעָלְמִין. וְאִי לָאו דְּאִתְעָבַד בְּחֶבְרוֹן לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בְּדוּכְתֵּיהּ, לָא אִתְבְּנֵי מַלְכוּתֵיהּ לְאִתְמַשְׁכָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת. כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא כָּלֵב, אִתְנְהִיר בֵּיהּ רוּחָא דְּחָכְמְתָא, וְאָתָא לְחֶבְרוֹן, לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בַּאֲבָהָן, וּלְדוּכְתֵּיהּ אָזִל, וּלְבָתַר, דּוּכְתֵּיהּ הֲוָה, וְיָרִית לֵיהּ.