Kabbalah for Numbers 16:9
הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם כִּֽי־הִבְדִּיל֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵעֲדַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַקְרִ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָ֑יו לַעֲבֹ֗ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה וְלַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתָֽם׃
is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;
Zohar
Division certainly applies to the left alone, as is written in relation to the second day: "And let it divide." (Ibid. 6) While of Korah, it is written: "Is it but a small thing to you, that the Elohim of Yisrael has separated you" (Numbers 16:9). It is also written: "At that time Hashem separated the tribe of Levi" (Deuteronomy 10:8). So, assuredly the separation appears only in the second day in the place of the left.
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