민수기 30:2의 Chasidut
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטּ֔וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֽה׃
Noam Elimelech
Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of Israel (Numbers 30:2) - this is because, behold, the tzadik that wants to continue the Flows onto Israel needs to befriend other tzadikim, since through the talks that they have, the tzadik influences all of Israel, and they help him with this good to shut up the mouth of the Accuser through the merit of the many, which does not happen when one is alone because that demands great strength and a strong hand to shut up the Accuser in order not to let the Accuser dominate. And this is why Moshe our teacher says "how can I carry alone?" (Deut. 1:12) - meaning when I am alone without the companionship of other tzadikim it is a burden to me to continue to provide all that they need. And this is "Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes" - meaning that he befriended the tzadikim "of the Israelites" similarly to because of the Israelites, so as to continue the Flow to them. And don't overthink this.
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Kedushat Levi
Genesis 6,15 “You are to construct it according to this blueprint.” (The author continues with an approach bordering on the mystical, involving the difference between the words זה and כה when they appear in the Torah. He elaborates on this theme also in Parshat Vaeyrah, on Exodus 7,16)
There are tzaddikim who allow themselves to be guided by letters, i.e. the two letters in the word זה in our instance. Other tzaddikim such as Moses, are far more articulate, and the word זה is merely a prelude for them of the words that follow. Sifri, on Mattot, 2, explains this with the following words: although both Moses and other prophets introduced their prophecies or prophetic announcement with the word כה, i.e. כה אמר ה', “thus said the Lord,” Moses is the only prophet whose pronouncements were sometimes introduced with the word זה, i.e. זה הדבר אשר צוה ה', “this is the word that the Lord has commanded.” (Numbers 30,2). Moses’ advantage over other prophets, sometimes described as that he received a clearer vision than the other prophets, also consisted in his formulating the prophecy instead of merely repeating what he had seen or heard. In the words of our author, he was מנהיג את הדיבור “formulating the wording.” When G’d said to Noach: זה אשר תעשה אותה, “this is how you shall construct it (the ark),” Noach was granted the same level of clear vision as was granted to Moses when we understand the word תיבה as word, דיבור [his reincarnate 800 years later. Ed.]
There are tzaddikim who allow themselves to be guided by letters, i.e. the two letters in the word זה in our instance. Other tzaddikim such as Moses, are far more articulate, and the word זה is merely a prelude for them of the words that follow. Sifri, on Mattot, 2, explains this with the following words: although both Moses and other prophets introduced their prophecies or prophetic announcement with the word כה, i.e. כה אמר ה', “thus said the Lord,” Moses is the only prophet whose pronouncements were sometimes introduced with the word זה, i.e. זה הדבר אשר צוה ה', “this is the word that the Lord has commanded.” (Numbers 30,2). Moses’ advantage over other prophets, sometimes described as that he received a clearer vision than the other prophets, also consisted in his formulating the prophecy instead of merely repeating what he had seen or heard. In the words of our author, he was מנהיג את הדיבור “formulating the wording.” When G’d said to Noach: זה אשר תעשה אותה, “this is how you shall construct it (the ark),” Noach was granted the same level of clear vision as was granted to Moses when we understand the word תיבה as word, דיבור [his reincarnate 800 years later. Ed.]
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