Kabbalah su Genesi 31:78

Come and behold, it is written of Bilaam, "And Elohim came to Bilaam at night" (Bemidbar 22:20). Of Laban, the verse says, "And Elohim came to Laban the Aramian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take heed that you speak not to Jacob..." (Beresheet 31:24). This shows us that Laban was as great as Bilaam. He asks, Why is it written, "that you speak not," rather than 'that you harm not?' He answers, Laban did not chase Jacob with an army of men to wage war against him, for the power of Jacob and his sons is greater than that of Laban. But he chased him to kill him with his mouth and destroy everything, as it is written, "An Aramian wanted to destroy my father." This is why it says, "that you speak not," and not, 'that you harm not'. It is also written, "It is in the power of my hand to do." How did he know he had the power? From that which "Elohim of your father spoke to me last night"

Laban used ten kinds of divination and enchantments from the illumination of the lower crowns, but could not prevail against Jacob. In connection with this, it is written, "and you have changed my wages ten times" (Beresheet 31:41). Laban used all these tools against him, but could not harm him, as it is written, "and changed my wages ten times; but Elohim did not allow him to hurt me" (Ibid. 7). What is the meaning of "times (Heb. מוֹנִים)?" It was translated into "kinds (Heb. מִינִים)." It is also written, "the demons, after whom they have gone astray (Heb. זוֹנִים)" (Vayikra 17:7). "Times" are literally 'kinds' (Aramaic זִינִין), the ten kinds of sorcery and divination of the lower crowns of the Klipot. Laban employed all of these against him.

Laban used ten kinds of divination and enchantments from the illumination of the lower crowns, but could not prevail against Jacob. In connection with this, it is written, "and you have changed my wages ten times" (Beresheet 31:41). Laban used all these tools against him, but could not harm him, as it is written, "and changed my wages ten times; but Elohim did not allow him to hurt me" (Ibid. 7). What is the meaning of "times (Heb. מוֹנִים)?" It was translated into "kinds (Heb. מִינִים)." It is also written, "the demons, after whom they have gone astray (Heb. זוֹנִים)" (Vayikra 17:7). "Times" are literally 'kinds' (Aramaic זִינִין), the ten kinds of sorcery and divination of the lower crowns of the Klipot. Laban employed all of these against him.

A general rule: Know that the truth of the essence of the Blessed Creator is only comprehended by Godself, and not one of the myriads on high know His place, all the more so the essence of His truth. Don't you see that the angels on high say "Blessed be the honor of Y"Y in His place" (Ezekiel 3:12)? [Meaning] in every place that He is. And if it is so with the high beings, all the more so with the lower beings. If so, all the descriptions we read in the Torah, such as hand and foot, ears and eye, and all the rest of those, what is this? Know and believe that all those descriptions, even though they teach and give witness to His greatness and His truth, there is no way for any creature to know and meditate on the nature of those things called hand and foot, ears and so on. And if we are made in the image and resemblance, do not let it arise in your mind that eye [for God] means the real form of an eye, or hand in the real form of a hand. All these are profound, deep and recondite issues regarding the truth of the actuality/existence of the Blessed Y"Y, from them are the source and flow that come to everything found in the [sphere of] differentiation of the Blessed Name. The nature of "hand" is not like the nature of [a human] hand, and their build are not comparable/equal, as it is written "to whom can you liken Me, to whom can I be compared?" (Isaiah 40:25). And know and understand that His understanding and His build are not a resemblance of something clearly visible and form, rather, the intention regarding the form of the limbs that we have are that they are made in the resemblance of signs, issues that are so closed and so high that the mind cannot comprehend unless through a resemblance of a memory: for example, when it is written "Reuven the son of Jacob" these letters and the image [they bring to the mind] are not the essence, build and existence of Reuven the son of Jacob, they are just a memory, as this written "Reuven the son of Jacob" is a sign regarding the reality and build known and called as "Reuven the son of Jacob." Since the Blessed Y"Y wanted to give us merit, He created in the body of a person many limbs, hidden and revealed, in the resemblance of the sign of the Deed of the Chariot, and if a person merited to purify even one of their limbs, that limb would still be like a resemblance of the throne of that same high and recondite thing that is called by that name, if eye - eye, if hand - hand, and so on to all the rest. How? For example, if a person is careful and guards his eyes from viewing improper sexual things, but all the rest of the improper visions, and only looks at things that have the holiness of Y"Y and the worship of Him, then that same eye becomes like a throne for that same thing that is called, on high, "eye". And the same applies to hand and foot and all the rest of the limbs. And regarding this our sages of blessed memory said: "the Avot [Ancestors] they are the Chariot" (Bereshit Rabbah 47:6) and they did not say each and every Ancestor is the Chariot, rather "the Ancestors are". How so? our father Avraham took the right side in purity, and so inherited the right [side] of High, which is the aspect of Hesed, and regarding this it is said: "then Avram journeyed by stages toward the Negev" (Genesis 12:9). Yitzchak took the aspect of the left side in purity, which is Fear [Pahad], and regarding this it is written "Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac" (Genesis 31:53). And Yaakov took in purity the middle line [characteristic/route] and regarding this it is written "Ya'akov was a simple man, living inside the tents" (Genesis 25:27) - between the tent of Avraham and the tent of Yitzchak. Here we find the three Ancestors a throne for the Chariot, and through this way the thing is thought deeply and created to be stable.

Therefore, it is proper for a man to fulfill the godly work and be trusted with it like a pillar that doesn’t shake, and likewise the word Brit means ‘fulfilling’ like what it says “Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I” (Genesis 31:44). Therefore, one who wants to merit the attribute of ‘Tzadik’ must be strong and trusted in his work, and about this is said “Whoever keeps a precept will know no evil thing (Ra)” (Ecclesiastes 8:5); and you already know based on what was said before what “Ra” (evil) means.

It is written "Dominion and dread are His; He makes peace in His heights" (Job 25:2) - this verse was raised by the group of friends. But "dominion" is Avraham, as it is written about him "you are the elect of E-lohim among us" (Genesis 23:6) and also "I will bless you and I will make your name great" (Genesis 12:2). "Dread" is Itzchak, as it is written "the dread of Itzchak was with me" (Genesis 31:42). "Makes peace in His heights" - this is Yaakov, as it is written "You gave truth to Yaakov" (Micah 7:20) and also "love truth and peace" (Zecharia 8:19) - truth and peace are tied to one another. And so he is the most complete of all.

Rabbi Eleazar said: On that day Yitzchak [gevurah/din] surrounded Avraham [gedulah/hesed] as it is written "And El-him tested Avraham" (Gen. 22:1). What is "nissah/tested"? As you say "and I will raise my banner/nissi to the peoples" (Isaiah 49:22). "And he called His name Ad-nai Nissi" (Exodus 17:15). What does this teach us? So that he would encompass the right and make himself complete. One [proof] is that it is written "And El-him tested Avraham". El-him, specifically, and this is "and the Fear of Isaac [Pachad Yitzchak]" (Genesis 31:42)