Zohar - Vayera

Verses 224-238



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Abraham Angels Shechinah Sodom and Amorah (Gomorrah)

224. "And the two angels came to Sodom at evening..." (Beresheet 19:1). Rabbi Yosi said, Come and behold, it is written: "And Hashem went His way, as soon as He had left speaking to Abraham..." (Beresheet 18:33). As the Shechinah had departed from Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place, then "the two angels came to Sodom at evening..." There were only two angels because one had departed with the Shechinah.

224. וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדוֹמָה בָּעֶרֶב וגו'. אֲמַר ר' יוֹסֵי, תָּא חֲזֵי, מַה כְּתִיב לְעֵילָא, וַיֵּלֶךְ ה' כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל אַבְרָהָם. דְּהָא כֵּיוָן דְּאִתְפְּרַשׁ שְׁכִינְתָּא מֵאַבְרָהָם, וְאַבְרָהָם תָּב לְאַתְרֵיהּ, כְּדֵין וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדוֹמָה בָּעֶרֶב, דְּהָא חַד אִסְתַּלַּק בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, וְאִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ אִינוּן תְּרֵין.

Daughter Food House Lot

225. As Lot saw them, he ran after them. Why? He invited everyone who came to his city into his house and offered them food and drink. If so, then how come the people of his own town did not kill him, as they did his daughter?

225. כֵּיוָן דְּחָמָא לוֹט לוֹן, רָהַט בַּתְרַיְיהוּ. מַאי טַעְמָא, וְכִי כָּל אִינוּן דַּהֲווֹ אַתְיָין, אִיהוּ אָעֵיל לוֹן לְבֵיתֵיהּ, וְיָהֵיב לוֹן לְמֵיכַל וּלְמִשְׁתֵּי, וּבְנֵי מָתָא הֵיךְ לָא קָטְלִין לֵיהּ, דְּהָא לִבְרַתֵּיהּ עֲבָדוּ דִינָא.

Bread Daughter Death Death and the Afterlife Honey Lot Poor

226. For what reason was she killed? The daughter of Lot offered a piece of bread to a poor man. As soon as the townspeople found out, they covered her with honey and put her on the roof until she was stung to death by bees.

226. וּמַאי הוּא, דִּבְרַתֵּיהּ דְּלוֹט, יַהֲבַת פִּתָּא דְּנַהֲמָא לְחַד עַנְיָא, יָדְעוּ בָּהּ, שָׁפוּהָ דוּבְשָׁא, וְאוֹתְבוּהָ בְּרֵישׁ אִיגְרָא, עַד דַּאֲכָלוּהָ צִרְעֵי.

House Lot Thought

227. AND HE REPLIES, Because it was at night, Lot thought that the townspeople would not see him. Nevertheless, as soon as they entered his house, the townspeople gathered and surrounded the house.

227. אֶלָּא בְּגִין דַּהֲוָה בְּלֵילְיָא, חָשִׁיב דְּלָא יִסְתַּכְּלוּן לֵיהּ בְּנֵי מָתָא, וְעִם כָּל דָּא, כֵּיוָן דַּאֲעָלוּ לְבֵיתָא, אִתְכְּנָשׁוּ כָּלְהוֹ, וְאַסְחָרוּ לְבֵיתָא.

Abraham Angels Door Lot Shechinah Tents

228. Rabbi Yitzchak asks, Why did Lot run after the angels? As it is written, "And Lot seeing them rose up to meet them..." Either Rabbi Chizkiyah or Rabbi Yesa responded that he saw the image of Abraham among them, and the other said that he saw the Shechinah resting upon them. AND HE DREW AN ANALOGY. It is written here, "And Lot seeing them rose up to meet them," and elsewhere, "and when he saw them he ran to meet them from the tent door..." (Beresheet 18:2). So, just as he saw the Shechinah there, he saw the Shechinah here as well.

228. אָמַר רָבִּי יִצְחָק, אַמַּאי רָהַט לוֹט אֲבַתְרַיְיהוּ, דִּכְתִיב וַיַּרְא לוֹט וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם. ר' חִזְקִיָּה וְר' יֵיסָא. חַד אֲמַר, דְּיוֹקְנָא דְּאַבְרָהָם חָמָא עִמְהוֹן. וְחַד אֲמַר שְׁכִינְתָּא אַתְיָא עֲלַיְיהוּ. כְּתִיב הָכָא וַיַּרְא לוֹט וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם, וּכְתִיב הָתָם וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל. מַה לְהַלָּן חָמָא שְׁכִינְתָּא, אוֹף הָכָא חָמָא שְׁכִינְתָּא.

Adonai House Lot Prayer Shechinah Zohar

229. This is the reason why "Lot seeing them run to meet them...And he said, 'Behold now, my lords (Heb. adonai),'" spelled with Aleph, Dalet, Nun and Yud, THAT IS, THE NAME OF THE SHECHINAH. IN OUR SCRIPTURES IT IS NOT WRITTEN, 'AND HE RAN TO MEET THEM,' BUT RATHER, "ROSE UP TO MEET THEM." ACCORDING TO THE ZOHAR, THE WORDS "ROSE TO MEET THEM" MEAN THAT HE ROSE UP AND RAN TO MEET THEM. OTHERWISE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, 'HE ROSE UP BEFORE THEM.' The verse continues, "Turn in, I pray you." HE ASKS, WHY IS IT WRITTEN, "Turn in, I pray you," when it should have been written, 'draw near, I pray you?' What is MEANT BY "turn in?" AND HE RESPONDS, He did not want them to enter the house in the regular way, so his townspeople would not see them. This is why HE SAID, "Turn in, I pray you."

229. וְעַל דָא, וַיַּרְא לוֹט וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם, וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּה נָּא אֲדֹנַי בָּאָלֶ"ף דָלֶ"ת נוּ"ן יוּ"ד. סוּרוּ נָא, גְּשׁוּ נָא מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ, מַאי סוּרוּ נָא. אֶלָּא לְאַהֲדָרָא לוֹן סַחֲרָנֵיהּ דְּבֵיתָא, בְּגִין דְּלָא יֶחֱמוּן לוֹן בְּנֵי מָתָא, וְלָא יֵעֲלוּן בְּאוֹרַח מֵישָׁר לְבֵיתָא, וּבְגִין כָּךְ, סוּרוּ נָא.

Earth Heaven Job Torah Tree Tree of Life World to Come, The

230. Rabbi Chizkiyah began the discussion by saying, IT IS WRITTEN, "For He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole heaven" (Iyov 28:24). How important it is for all human beings to observe the works of the Holy One, blessed be He, and to study Torah day and night. He who studies the Torah is glorified by the Holy One, blessed be He, on high and down below, because the Torah is the Tree of Life for all those who occupy themselves in it. It grants them life in this world and offers them life in the World to Come.

230. ר' חִזְקִיָּה פָּתַח כִּי הוּא לִקְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה. כַּמָּה אִית לוֹן לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, לְאִסְתַּכָּלָא בְּעוֹבָדוֹי דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְאִשְׁתַּדָּלָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא יְמָמָא וְלֵילֵי, דְּכָל מָאן דְּאִשְׁתַּדַּל בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִשְׁתַּבַּח בֵּיהּ לְעֵילָא, וְאִשְׁתַּבַּח בֵּיהּ לְתַתָּא, בְּגִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, אִילָנָא דְחַיֵּי אִיהִי, לְכָל אִינוּן דְּעָסְקִין בָּהּ, לְמֵיהַב לוֹן חַיִּין בְּעָלְמָא דֵין, וּלְמֵיהַב לוֹן חַיִּין בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

Earth Eyes Food Year

231. Come and behold, IT IS WRITTEN, "For He looks to the end of the earth" in order to supply them with food and provide for their needs. THE "EARTH" IS MALCHUT; "ENDS OF THE EARTH" REFERS TO ALL THAT ISSUES FROM HER, because it is He who takes care of Her always. As it is written, "The eyes of Hashem your Elohim are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year" (Devarim 11:12).

231. תָּא חֲזֵי כִּי הוּא לִקְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט. לְמֵיהַב לוֹן מְזוֹנָא, וּלְסַפָּקָא לוֹן מִכָּל מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיכוּ, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ אַשְׁגַּח בָּהּ תָּדִיר, דִּכְתִיב תָּמִיד עֵינֵי ה' אֱלֹקֵיךָ בָּה מֵרֵשִׁית הַשָׁנָה וְעַד אַחֲרִית שָׁנָה.

Angels Asiyah Beasts Briyah Earth Food Maidens Worlds Yetzirah

232. It is written of this earth, NAMELY MALCHUT, "She brings her food from afar" (Mishlei 31:14). And then, "She" provides the beasts of the fields, WHICH ARE THE ANGELS OF THE WORLDS BRIYAH, YETZIRAH, AND ASIYAH, with food and sustenance, as it is written, "She rises also while it is yet night, and gives meat to her household and a portion to her maidens" (Ibid. 15).

232. בְּגִין דְּאֶרֶץ דָּא, מַה כְּתִיב בָּהּ, מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָה. וּלְבָתַר אִיהִי יָהָבַת מְזוֹנָא וְטַרְפָּא, לְכָל אִינּוּן חִיוָן בָּרָא, דִּכְתִּיב וַתָּקָם בְּעוֹד לַיְלָה וַתִּתֵּן טֶרֶף לְבֵיתָהּ וְחֹק לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיהָ.

Earth Food Hands Heaven

233. This is why IT IS WRITTEN, "For He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole heaven," ALLUDING to all the people in the world, in order to supply them with food and provisions, each and every one according to his needs, as it is written, "You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing" (Tehilim 145:16).

233. וְעַל דָא כִּי הוּא לִקְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה. לְכָלְהוֹ בְּנֵי עָלְמָא, לְמֵיהַב לוֹן מְזוֹנָא וְסִפּוּקָא, לְכָל מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ כָּל חַד וְחַד, דִּכְתִיב, פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן.

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