Chasidut do Liczb 26:33
וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד בֶּן־חֵ֗פֶר לֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וְשֵׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת צְלָפְחָ֔ד מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃
Celafchad zaś, syn Chefera, nie miał synów, a tylko córki, a imiona córek Celafchada: Machla, i Noa, Chogla, Milka i Thyrca;
Kedushat Levi
Numbers 26,33. “and Tzlofchod, son of Chefer, did not have any sons, but only daughters.”
Serving the Lord truly entails doing so strongly, actively and with love, i.e. love and awe, so that as a result the Creator experiences satisfaction from His creatures. If one serves the Lord only because of fear of punishment it is equivalent to serving the Lord from a feeling of shame. This is reflected in the name צלפחד when broken up as צל פחד “a shadow of fear.” The name of his father, i.e. חפר is reminiscent of Isaiah 24,23 וחפרה לבנה ובושה החמה ,”and the moon shall be ashamed and the sun shall be abashed.” This is hinted at by the words כי אם בנות, “only female offspring.”
Serving the Lord truly entails doing so strongly, actively and with love, i.e. love and awe, so that as a result the Creator experiences satisfaction from His creatures. If one serves the Lord only because of fear of punishment it is equivalent to serving the Lord from a feeling of shame. This is reflected in the name צלפחד when broken up as צל פחד “a shadow of fear.” The name of his father, i.e. חפר is reminiscent of Isaiah 24,23 וחפרה לבנה ובושה החמה ,”and the moon shall be ashamed and the sun shall be abashed.” This is hinted at by the words כי אם בנות, “only female offspring.”
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