וְכֵ֨ן לִפְאַ֤ת צָפוֹן֙ בָּאֹ֔רֶךְ קְלָעִ֖ים מֵ֣אָה אֹ֑רֶךְ ועמדו [וְעַמּוּדָ֣יו] עֶשְׂרִ֗ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֤ם עֶשְׂרִים֙ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָֽעַמֻּדִ֛ים וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם כָּֽסֶף׃
De même, pour la longueur du côté nord, des toiles de cent coudées de long, avec vingt piliers ayant vingt socles de cuivre, avec les crochets et leurs tringles en argent.
Sha'arei Orah
After having informed you of this, contemplate the verse,115Deuteronomy 10:15 “Only your forefathers did HaShem-יהו״ה desire to love,” that is,116Midrash Bereishit Rabba 47:6; 69:3; 82:6 and elsewhere. “The forefathers, are themselves the Supernal Chariot (Merkavah).” The term “desire-Chashak-חשק” may be understood according to the verse,117Exodus 27:11 “[The pillars and] their silver bands-Chashukeihem-חשוקיהם.”118That is, the pillars-Amudim-עמודים here refer to the forefathers, Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov, and their bands-Chashukeihem-חשוקיהם refer to Victory-Netzach and Majesty-Hod. See Tikkunei Zohar 12b. The verse then continues,119Deuteronomy 10:15 ibid. “And He chose their offspring-Zar’am-זרעם after them,” referring to David, who literally is their offspring-Zar’am-זרעם, as it states,120Psalms 97:11 “Light is sown-Zaru’a-זרוע for the righteous-Tzaddik-צדיק.” That is, it is sown-Zaru’a-זרוע in the most literal sense, and the Foundation-Yesod is primary for the seed-Zera-זרע. The sign for this is the verse,121Isaiah 11:1-2 “A staff will grow from the stump of Yishai-ישי, and a shoot will sprout from his roots. The spirit of HaShem-יהו״ה will rest upon him – a spirit of wisdom-Chochmah and understanding-Binah, a spirit of Counsel-Eitzah and Might-Gevurah, a spirit of Knowledge-Da’at, and fear of HaShem-יהו״ה.” Many great principles are included here. After having informed you of these primary principles included in the term “Something-Yesh-יש,” we shall now begin explaining the remaining matters included in this Sefirah, with HaShem’s-יהו״ה help, blessed is He.