וַיֶּאְסֹ֤ר יוֹסֵף֙ מֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹ וַיַּ֛עַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אָבִ֖יו גֹּ֑שְׁנָה וַיֵּרָ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיִּפֹּל֙ עַל־צַוָּארָ֔יו וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָ֖יו עֽוֹד׃
Yoseif harnessed his chariot, and went up to greet his father, Yisrael in Goshen. [When] he appeared before him, he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck for a long time.
וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לָקַ֥ח עִמּֽוֹ׃
He [Pharaoh] harnessed his chariot and he took his people with him.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י נְעָרָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה וַיָּ֣קׇם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹקִֽים׃
Avraham awoke early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took his two assistants with him, and also his son, Yitzchok. He split the wood of the burnt-offering, rose, and went to the place that Hashem had designated to him.
וַיָּ֤קׇם בִּלְעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ אֶת־אֲתֹנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ עִם־שָׂרֵ֥י מוֹאָֽב׃
Bil’am arose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the Moavite dignitaries.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּחֲבשׁ אֶת חֲמֹרוֹ (בראשית כב, ג),
אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי אַהֲבָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה וְשִׂנְאָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה. אַהֲבָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה דִּכְתִיב: וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וגו', וְלֹא הָיָה לוֹ כַּמָּה עֲבָדִים, אֶלָּא אַהֲבָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה.
וְשִׂנְאָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר כב, כא): וַיָּקָם בִּלְעָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּחֲבשׁ אֶת אֲתֹנוֹ, וְלֹא הָיוּ לוֹ כַּמָּה עֲבָדִים, אֶלָּא שִׂנְאָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה.
אַהֲבָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית מו, כט): וַיֶּאֱסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו, וְכִי לֹא הָיָה לְיוֹסֵף כַּמָּה עֲבָדִים, אֶלָּא אַהֲבָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה.
שִׂנְאָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת אֶת הַשּׁוּרָה, דִּכְתִיב (שמות יד, ו): וַיֶּאֱסֹר אֶת רִכְבּוֹ, וְלֹא הָיָה לוֹ כַּמָּה עֲבָדִים, אֶלָּא שִׂנְאָה מְקַלְקֶלֶת הַשּׁוּרָה.
אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי תָּבוֹא חֲבָשָׁה וְתַעֲמֹד עַל חֲבָשָׁה, תָּבוֹא חֲבָשָׁה שֶׁחָבַשׁ אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ לֵילֵךְ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם שֶׁל מִי שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית כב, י): וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת יָדוֹ וגו', וְתַעֲמֹד עַל חֲבָשָׁה שֶׁחָבַשׁ בִּלְעָם לֵילֵךְ וּלְקַלֵּל אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל.
תָּבוֹא אֲסָרָה שֶׁאָסַר יוֹסֵף לִקְרַאת אָבִיו, וְתַעֲמֹד עַל אֲסָרָה שֶׁל פַּרְעֹה שֶׁהָיָה הוֹלֵךְ לִרְדֹף אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל,
Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai said: Love upsets one’s usual practice and hatred upsets one’s usual practice.
Love upsets the natural order, as it is written: “Joseph harnessed his chariot, and went up toward Israel his father” (Genesis 46:29). Did Joseph not have several slaves? The explanation is that love upsets one’s usual practice.
Hatred upsets the natural order, as it is written: “He [Pharaoh] harnessed his chariot” (Exodus 14:6). Did he not have several slaves? The explanation is that hatred upsets one’s usual practice
[God said:] "Let the harnessing that Joseph harnessed to greet his father come and counteract the harnessing of Pharaoh to go and pursue Israel"
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Love upsets one’s usual practice, as it is written: “Abraham awoke early in the morning [and saddled his donkey]…” Did he not have several slaves [who could do this for him]? The explanation is that love upsets one’s usual practice.
Hatred upsets the natural order, as it is written: “Bilam arose in the morning, and saddled his donkey” (Numbers 22:21). Did he not have several slaves? The explanation is that hatred upsets one’s usual practice.
[God said:] ‘Let one saddling come and counteract the other saddling.’
Let the saddling that Abraham our patriarch saddled in order to go and perform the will of the Hashem...counteract the saddling that Bilam saddled in order to go and curse Israel.