Zohar Pekudai - Section 19 - "Mountains of Brass"

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai Section 19

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SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Shimon speaks about the brass that is used in the building of the Tabernacle for the sockets and the ministering vessels of the altar and the brass clasps. He says this is 'wave brass' that is called "mountains of brass," and that they are the male and female of brightness (Nogah). The 'brass sockets' are compared to sentries, who guard what is inside the gates yet stand outside the gates. The 'ministering vessels of the altar' are so called because they help the souls to serve. Rabbi Shimon also tells us about how the gold in the Temple is connected to the gold above, Gvurah, the silver to the silver above, Chesed, and the brass to the brass above, Tiferet. The colors intermingle and become united, the gold clasps bind the curtains together, and the brass clasps bind the Tabernacle together. The clasps shine like the blazing stars in the sky, and the fifty clasps of gold and the fifty clasps of brass face each other and shine.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

The Relevance of this section is concealed as of yet.

Pasook 158. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

תָּא חֲזֵי, נְחוֹשֶׁת הַתְּנוּפָה דְּקָא אַמָרָן, אִלֵּין אִינּוּן טוּרֵי נְחֹשֶׁת, דְּאִקְרוּן הָרֵי נְחֹשֶׁת. וְאִינּוּן דְּאִקְרוּן אַדְנֵי נְחֹשֶׁת. וְאִלֵּין קַיְימִין תַּרְעִין, בְּכָל אִינּוּן פִּתְחִין, וְסַחֲרִין לְהוּ, לְכָל אִינּוּן דְּקַיְימִן לְגוֹ, בְּגִין דְּאִלֵּין אִינּוּן תַּרְעִין דְּקַיְימִין לְפִתְחִין לְבַר, וְאִלֵּין עָאלִין וְנַפְקֵי בְּבֵי מַלְכָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and see: The wave brass we mentioned is the brass mountains, CALLED "mountains of brass" (Zecharyah 6:1), FOR THERE ARE TWO MOUNTAINS, MALE AND FEMALE. And they are called 'brass sockets'. There are sentries of the gates around all the gates. They guard those who are inside, and being sentries of the gates, they stand outside. They come and go out of the King's abode, NAMELY, MALCHUT.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. This is referring to spiritual entities not physical Brass. The female refers to sockets inside.

Pasook 159. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

וּמִן נְחֹשֶׁת דָּא, כָּל אִינּוּן מָאנִין דְּמַדְבְּחָא לְשַׁמְּשָׁא בָּהּ. וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן מָאנִין לְמַדְבְּחָא, דְּכַד נִשְׁמָתִין מִתְקָרְבִין לְסַלְּקָא עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָא, אִלֵּין אִינּוּן פַּלְחִין הַהוּא פּוּלְחָנָא דְּמַדְבְּחָא, וְכֻלְּהוּ מְסַיְּיעֵי לְשַׁמְּשָׁא הַהוּא שִׁמּוּשָׁא, וְאִקְרוּן כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. וְכָל אִלֵּין מָאנִין, וְכָל אִינּוּן יְתֵדוֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן, כֻּלְּהוּ בִּשְׁמָהָן אִקְרוּן, מָאנֵי דְּשִׁמּוּשָׁא לְשַׁמְּשָׁא בְּקוּדְשָׁא. וְעַל דָּא קַיְימִין כֻּלְּהוּ מְמָנָן יְדִיעָאן, וּרְתִיכִין יְדִיעָאן, וְרוּחִין יְדִיעָאן, כָּל חַד וְחַד כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי לֵיהּ. וּבְהֵיכָלִין דְּקוּדְשָׁא דְּאִינּוּן הֵיכָלִין יְדִיעָאן, כֻּלְּהוּ בְּחוּשְׁבָּנָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Out of this brass, all the ministering vessels of the altar are made. They are ministering vessels of the altar, for when the souls approach the altar, WHICH IS MALCHUT, they minister the service of the altar. They all help THE SOULS to serve, and are called 'ministering vessels of the altar'. All the vessels and all the pegs of the Tabernacle, WHICH ARE ALSO OUTSIDE IT, are all called 'vessels of service' that serve the sanctuary. Upon them stand all the appointed chieftains, appointed Chariots, and appointed spirits. Each one is in its appropriate PLACE. The Temples of holiness are all known and subject to accounting, NAMELY, IN THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "THAT BRINGS OUT THEIR HOST BY NUMBER" (YESHAYAH 40:26).

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments.

Pasook 160. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

קִשּׁוּרָא דְּדַהֲבָא בְּדַהֲבָא. כַּסְפָּא בְּכַסְפָּא. נְחָשָׁא בִּנְחָשָׁא. אִלֵּין דִּנְחֹשֶׁת דִּלְתַתָּא, נַטְלֵי חֵילָא מִנְּחֹשֶׁת דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְכֵן כֹּלָּא. כָּל אִינּוּן גַּוְונִין מִתְעָרְבֵי אִלֵּין בְּאִלֵּין, לְאַחֲדָא לְאִתְקַשְּׁרָא אִלֵּין בְּאִלֵּין.

Transliteration

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Translation

The gold IN THE TABERNACLE is connected to the gold ABOVE, WHICH IS GVURAH; the silver to the silver ABOVE, WHICH IS CHESED; and the brass OF THE TABERNACLE to the brass ABOVE, WHICH IS TIFERET. FOR the brasses below, draw strength from the brass of above, WHICH IS TIFERET. And so all the colors intermingle and become united and bound to one another.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments.

Pasook 161. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pekudai

קַרְסֵי זָהָב אִינּוּן קַיְימִין לְקַשְּׁרָא אִינּוּן יְרִיעָן חַד בְּחַד. קַרְסֵי נְחֹשֶׁת אִינּוּן קַיְּימָאן לְקַשְּׁרָא מַשְׁכְּנָא. וְאִלֵּין לָקֳבֵל אִלֵּין. וְכֻלְּהוּ קַיְימִין כְּכֹכָבַיָּא אִלֵּין בִּרְקִיעָא, כְּמָה דִּנְהִירִין כֹּכָבַיָא בִּרְקִיעָא וְאִתְחָזוּן, הָכִי נָמֵי נְהִירִין אִינּוּן קְרָסִים בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא. וּנְהִרִין אִינּוּן קְרָסִים וְאִתְחָזוּן, כְּכֹכָבַיָּא דְּקַיְימֵי וּבַלְטֵי וְנַצְצֵי. וְאִינּוּן חַמְשִׁין דְּדַהֲבָא, וְחַמְשִׁין דִּנְחָשָׁא, וְנַהֲרִין אִלֵּין לָקֳבֵל אִלֵּין.

Transliteration

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Translation

The gold clasps bind the curtains OF BLUE, PURPLE...to one another, ONE COUPLING TO ANOTHER. The brass clasps bind together the Tabernacle, THE CURTAINS OF GOATS' HAIR. These are facing these. They are all like the stars in the sky. As the stars shine and are seen in the sky, so the clasps shine within the Tabernacle. We have already explained that. And the clasps are shining like glittering stars that stand out. The fifty clasps of gold and the fifty of brass shine, facing each other.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. HaShem creates this against that. This is also true within the Holy system - when the negative supports the positive.