וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּ זְרֹעֵ֣י יָדָ֑יו מִידֵי֙ אֲבִ֣יר יַעֲקֹ֔ב מִשָּׁ֥ם רֹעֶ֖ה אֶ֥בֶן יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Но его лук остался твердым, И руки его были сделаны гибкими, От руки Могущественного Иакова, Оттуда, от Пастыря, Камня Израиля,
Kol HaTor
“the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone” (Ps. 118:22) -- As noted in the Zohar (on Bamidbar), the verse refers to an aspect of Yosef. In gematria, the initials of this verse [ ] equal [161]. In his blessings to his children, Jacob said about Yosef: “from there he became the shepherd, the stone of Israel” [Gen. 49:24].
Kol HaTor
(Gen. 49:24) “but his bow was emplaced firmly” -- This is a basic important principle for us: we must stand firm and very stiff-necked with regard to our holy work of gathering in the exiles that will be accomplished by the first Mashiach.
Kol HaTor
(Gen. 49:24) “by the hand of the Mighty Power of Jacob; from there he became the shepherd, the stone of Israel” -- This is the blessing of Yosef with regard to the existence of Mashiach ben Yosef. The meaning is like the verse “ one stone has 7 eyes [apertures]” (The Holy Zohar on Numbers, p. 243).