Zohar Chayei Sarah - Section 7 - Male and Female Enmity

It is recommended to study the section prior to reading the Synopsis.

Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Chayei Sarah Section 7

It is best to study the Zohar in the following manner:

1. Read out loud the Aramaic Verse. If you need to transliterate in order to read with the sounds of the letters the verse see below. If you use the transliteration tool than make sure you scan the Aramaic first and last.

2. Read the English Translation - if you desire to understand and realize that your understanding will limit the energy you receive. This is why it is important to scan the aramaic verse first.

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4. Now read chanoch's Commentary or additions to enhance and or modify your own personal understanding.

SYNOPSIS:

This troublesome phrase, uttered by The Creator in the Garden of Eden, refers to the unbridgeable gulf between the godly and the godless of this world, which will never be made whole as long as the serpent of death retains his power. We also learn how seven of the Sfirot create and sustain the days of man. In spite of all the misery they cause, the wicked are ultimately erased, as if they never existed, while the righteous enjoy eternal life.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

Without the Light of the Zohar, the inner meaning of the Torah remains obscured by confusion and misunderstanding. The work of deciphering the language of the Torah is itself a step toward spiritual growth. By endeavoring to comprehend the Torah's mysteries, we earn spiritual Light and fulfillment. In particular, the Zohar clarifies the significance of women in Torah, whose meaning is always spiritual and never merely literal. Thus, the term man refers to the upper spiritual realm and the desire to share, while woman denotes our physical realm and the desire to receive. Spiritual Light arising from the upper world can only illuminate our lower world when our Evil Inclination "“ termed "˜the serpent of death' "“ is conquered and our character transformed. .Man's evil tendencies are the lifeblood of the serpent. As long as our negative aspects remain within us, the Angel of Death will prevail over our physical existence. We must learn to loathe our Evil Inclination; to have enmity for our own desire to receive for the self alone. In this particular passage we acquire strength for building a deep aversion toward these negative traits.

Pasook 32. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayelech

תָּא חֲזֵי, כְּתִיב וְאֵיבָה אָשֵׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה, מַאי וְאֵיבָה, כְּדִכְתִיב חָלְפוּ עִם אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה. דְּהָא כַּמָּה אַרְבִין שָׁטָאן גּוֹ יַמָּא רַבָּא, וְאִית אַרְבִין וּסְפִינָן, מִתְפָּרְשָׁן דָּא מִן דָּא, וְאִינוּן אַרְבִין דְּהַאי נָחָשׁ שָׁאט בְּגַוַּויְיהוּ, אִקְרוּן אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבָה.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold, It is written, "And I will put enmity between you and the woman..." (Beresheet 3:15). HE ASKS, What is enmity (Heb. eyvah)? He replied that it is as written, "They pass away with swift (Heb. eveh) ships" (Iyov 9:26), for among the ships sailing in the great sea, some, called enemy ships, are the ships of the serpent sailing amongst them.

chanoch's Commentary

"You and the women" are code words as expressed in the above pasuk. The code is "you" means people who are connected to the Creator. The "women" expresses the concept that desires for oneself alone disconnect one from the Creator. Thus the word enmity is referring to the war between Good and Evil which is not truly a war. That war is an illusion since HaShem creates both systems.

Pasook 33. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayelech

בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה. דָּא אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת ה'. וּבֵין זַרְעֶךָ, אִלֵּין שְׂאָר עַמִּין עעכו"ם. וּבֵין זַרְעָהּ, אִלֵּין יִשְׁרָאֵל. הוּא יְשׂוּפְךָ רֹאשׂ, דָּא קב"הּ, דְּזַמִּין לְבַעֲרָא לֵיהּ מֵעַלְמָא, דִּכְתִיב בִּלַּע הַמָּוֶת לָנֶצַח. וּכְתִיב וְאֶת רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה אַעֲבִיר מִן הָאָרֶץ.

Transliteration

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Translation

The phrase "between you and the woman" refers to "the woman who fears Hashem" (Mishlei 31:30), MALCHUT. The words "and between your seed" refer to the rest of the heathen nations, THE SEED OF THE SERPENT, WHILE "and her seed", namely Yisrael, MEANS THE SEED OF MALCHUT. "He shall bruise your head" is a reference to the Holy One, blessed be He, who will remove the serpent from the world, as it is written, "He will destroy death forever" (Yeshayah 25:8) and "also I will cause...the unclean spirit to pass out of the land" (Zecharyah 13:2).

chanoch's Commentary

Learn these code words well. Also why is this verse from the Parasha of Beraisheet mentioned here in Parasha Chayei Sarah.

Pasook 34. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayelech

רֹאשׁ, דָּא לְזִמְנָא דְאָתֵי דְיִתְעָרוּן מֵתַיָא, דְּהָא כְּדֵין לֶהֱוֵי עַלְמָא רֹא"שׁ, דְּיִתְקַיַּים בָּרֹא"שׁ, דְּאִיהוּ עַלְמָא עִלָּאָה. וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב. דָּא בְּהַאי עַלְמָא, הַשְׁתָּא דְאִיהוּ עָקֵב, וְלָאו אִיהוּ בְּקִיּוּמָא, וְהַהוּא חִוְיָא נָשֵׁיךְ לְעַלְמָא, וְאַחְשֵׁיךְ אַנְפּוֹי בִּרְיָין.

Transliteration

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Translation

The word "head" means in the future when the dead will live, for then the world will be maintained by the head. THAT MEANS THE FIRST THREE SFIROT, THE SUPERNAL WORLD, WILL SHINE UPON IT. "And you shall bruise his heel" means now in this world, before all is perfected. The world is not whole as long as the serpent bites the world and darkens the faces of the people.

chanoch's Commentary

Thank you Rabbi Ashlag for your explanations that make this Pasuk understandable.

Pasook 35. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayelech

ת"ח, יוֹמִין דְּבַר נָשׂ אִתְבְּרִיאוּ, וְקָיְימוּ בְּאִינוּן דַּרְגִּין עִלָּאִין, כֵּיוָן דִּמְסַיְימוּ לְאִתְקַיְימָא בְּאִינוּן דַּרְגִּין, דִּכְתִיב יְמֵי שְׂנוֹתֵינוּ בָּהֶם שִׂבְעִים שָׂנָה וגו', מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה, לֵית דַּרְגָא לְאִתְקַיְּימָא. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, וְרָהְבָּ"ם עָמָל וָאָוֶן. וְאִינוּן כְּלָא הֲווֹ.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold, The days of man were created and sustained by the supernal grades, NAMELY THE SEVEN SFIROT: CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT. Once they do not exist by these grades, as it is written, "The days of our years are seventy" (Tehilim 90:10), there is no other grade by which to be maintained. THE NUMBER SEVENTY CORRESPONDS TO THE SEVEN SFIROT, EACH COMPRISING TEN. For this reason, "their pride is but trouble and wretchedness" (Zecharyah 13:2.), and then it is as if they never existed.

chanoch's Commentary

The Pasuk is clear. It also implies that when the lower Sefirot are no longer in control of the world. the Three upper Sefirot will control these aspects of our world. We will learn about our changed world from the Mashiach. The beginning of this information is coming through the understanding of the 13th Zodiac sign, just as our understanding of the Sefirot comes about through the teachings of the Sefirot through the original Zodiac which has become revealed through our first book of Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah.

Pasook 36. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayelech

אֲבָל אִינוּן יוֹמִין דְּצַדִּיקַיָא הֲווֹ וְאִתְקָיְימוּ, כְּדָבָר אֲחֵר, וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה. וְכֵן וְאֵלֶּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי אַבְרָהָם. וְאִי תֵימָא, הָכֵי נָמֵי כְּתִיב בְּיִשְׁמָעֵאל, דִּכְתִיב שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל. אֶלָּא בִּתְשׁוּבָה אַהֲדַר, וְעַל דָּא קָרֵי בְּיוֹמוֹי, וַיִּהְיוּ.

Transliteration

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Translation

But the days of the righteous are eternal. THEY LIVE LONGER THAN SEVENTY YEARS BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE FROM THE SUPERNAL MAZAL, WHICH ADDS LIFE OVER SEVENTY YEARS, AS MUCH AS THEY WANT. This is as written, "And Sarah's life was..." and "these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived" (Beresheet 25:7). If you say it is also written of Ishmael, "And these are the years of the life of Ishmael" (Zecharyah 13:17), ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT RIGHTEOUS this is only because he repented. Therefore, it is written "these are" of his days as of Abraham.

chanoch's Commentary

Now you understand why and how people are living longer than 70 years and how i can say i will live at least 300 more years. There is much to see in the future. Hopefully you will decide to stick around and observe the future.