Zohar from Scratch #27 The Seventh Precept - The Brit

(ג) פִּקּוּדָא שְׁבִיעָאָה לְמִגְזַר לִתְמַנְיָא יוֹמִין וּלְאַעֲבָרָא זוּהֲמָא דְּעָרְלְתָא, בְּגִין דְּהַהִיא חַיָּה אִיהִי דַרְגָא תְּמִינָאָה לְכָל דַּרְגִּין, וְהַהִיא נֶפֶשׁ דְּפָרְחָא מִינָהּ אִצְטְרִיכָא לְאִתְחֲזָאָה קַמָּהּ לִתְמַנְיָא יוֹמִין כְּמָה דְאִיהִי (בראשית ל''ג א) דַרְגָּא תְּמִינָאָה. וּכְדֵין אִתְחַזֵּי וַדַּאי דְּאִיהִי נְפֶשׁ חַיָּה. נֶפֶשׁ דְּהַהִיא חַיָּה קַדִּישָׁא וְלָא מִסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא. וְדָא אִיהוּ יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם. בְּסִפְרָא דַּחֲנוֹךְ יִתְרַשְׁמוּן מַיָא דְזַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא רְשִׁימוּ דְּנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה. וְדָא רְשִׁימוּ דְּאָת יוּ''ד דְּאִתְרְשִׁים בְּבִשְׂרָא קַדִּישָׁא מִכָּל שְׁאָר רְשׁוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא.

(ד) וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל הָאָרֶץ. דָּא אֵלִיָּהוּ דְּטָאס כָּל עָלְמָא בְּאַרְבַּע טָאסִין לְמֶהֱוֵי תַּמָּן בְּהַהוּא גְזִירוּ דִּקְיָימָא קַדִּישָׁא. וְאִצְטְרִיךְ לְתַקְּנָא לֵיהּ כּוּרְסַיָּיא וּלְאַדְכְּרָא בְּפוּמֵיהּ דָּא (לך לך צ''ג ע''א) כֻּרְסְיָיא דְּאֵלִיָּה''וּ. וְאִי לָאו לָא שָׁארֵי תַּמָּן. וַיִּבְרָא אֱלהִים אֶת הַתַּנִּינִים הַגְּדוֹלִים. תְּרֵין אִלֵּין עָרְלָה וּפְרִיעָה. גְּזִירוּ דְּעָרְלָה וּפְרִיעָה לְבָתַר. וְאִנּוּן דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָא. וְאֶת כָּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרוֹמֶשֶׂת, דָּא רְשִׁימוּ דְּאָ''ת קַיָּימָא קַדִּישָׁא דְּאִיהִי נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה קַדִּישָׁא כִּדְקָאֲמָרָן. אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם מַיִין עִלָּאִין דְּאִתְמָשְׁכוּ לְגַבָּהּ דְּאָת רְשִׁימוּ דָּא.

(ה) וּבְגִין דָא אִתְרְשִׁימוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְשִׁימוּ קַדִּישָׁא וְדַכְיוּ לְתַתָּא, כְּגַוְונָא דְּאִנּוּן רְשִׁימִין קַדִּישִׁין, לְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא בֵּין סְטַר קַדִּישָׁא לְסִטְרָא אָחֳרָא דִמְסָאֲבוּ. אוּף יִשְׂרָאֵל רְשִׁימִין לְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא בֵּין (סטר) קִדּוּשָׁא, לְעַמִּין עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת דְּאַתְיָין מִסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא דִמְסָאֲבָא כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמָר. וּכְמָה דְּרָשִׁים לוֹן הָכִי רָשִׁים בְּעִירֵי וְעוֹפֵי דִלְהוֹן לִבְעִירֵי וְעוֹפֵי דְעַמִּין עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת. זַכָּאָה חוּלַקְהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל:

(3) 3. The seventh precept is to perform circumcision on the eighth day of life and remove the defilement of the foreskin. Because that living creature is the eighth grade, compared to the other grades. And that soul that flies away and emerges from it must appear before it on the eighth day, as it in itself is the eighth grade. And then it is made clear that it is a living soul. A soul that belongs to that holy living creature and not to the Other Side. And this is alluded to by the words, "Let the waters swarm abundantly" (Genesis 1:20). This has been explained in the book of Enoch as, "Let the waters of the holy seed be stamped by the impression of the living soul." And this alludes to the impression that the letter Yud marked upon the holy flesh, more than any other mark that exists in the world.

(4) 4. "And let birds fly above the earth" (Ibid.). This refers to Elijah, who flies over the entire world in four flights to be present at every place where the sacred circumcision is performed. So a chair should be prepared for him, and it should be said out loud, This is the chair of Elijah. If this is not done, he will not appear! "And Elohim created great crocodiles"(Ibid. 21). Two, and these two include the removal of the foreskin and the uncovering of the corona. And these two are male and female. "and every living creature that moves" (Ibid). This refers to the mark of the sign of the holy covenant, which is the holy living creature, as we have previously stated. "...which the waters brought forth abundantly," these are the supernal waters that are drawn down into the sign of this mark.

(5) 5. This is the reason why Yisrael down below are marked by the holy and pure impression, similar to the holy impressions. This distinguishes the holy side from the Other Side. Thus are they marked, to distinguish the holiness of Israel from the impure idol worshiping nations that originate from the Other Side, as we have learned. Just as He marked Israel, so did He mark their cattle and their fowl to distinguish them from the cattle and fowl of the idol worshiping nations. Happy is the portion of Yisrael!

(א) וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃
(1) Looking up, Jacob saw Esau coming, with a retinue of four hundred. He divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maids,
(כ) וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם שֶׁ֖רֶץ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה וְעוֹף֙ יְעוֹפֵ֣ף עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רְקִ֥יעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(20) God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and birds that fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

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