ייִדישער מחשבֿה אויף במדבר 9:1

Since the prophecy can be understood in a simple way, there is no need to seek abstract, spiritual interpretations. Instead, we should believe in its simple meaning. Certainly, the prophecy contains a deeper, spiritual interpretation. Nevertheless, it will unquestionably be fulfilled in a physical sense, like all the other prophecies that were delivered since the beginning of human history. All of these matters have a deeper, spiritual meaning, even though they were also actualized in a physical sense, as the Zohar, states in Parshas Behaaloscha;³⁹See Zohar, Vol. III, p. 152a. consult that source. First and foremost, we must understand a verse simply; afterwards, we may contemplate its inner, spiritual meaning.