ציטירנדיקער פּירוש אויף בראשית 9:17

The secret of ‘b’zoth’ (With this) shall Aaron come into the holy place,²¹Verse 3 here. is analogous to the secret of ‘zoth’ (this is) the token of the covenant which I have established.²⁵Genesis 9:17. I have already explained it.²⁶“And you will find it in the covenant of the Sabbath” (Ma’or V’shamesh). See Ramban, Exodus 31:13, Vol. II, p. 548. Our Rabbis alluded to it in saying in Vayikra Rabbah:²⁷Vayikra Rabbah 21:5. “Rabbi Yudan explained the verse [‘With this’ shall Aaron come into the holy place] with reference to the High Priest when entering the Holy of Holies: he came with many bundles of commandments [fulfilled by Israel] in his possession. He came in there by merit of [their studying] Torah, as it is said, and ‘this’ is the law;²⁸Deuteronomy 4:44. by merit of circumcision, as it is said, ‘This’ is My covenant, which ye shall keep;²⁹Genesis 17:10. by merit of keeping the Sabbath, as it is said, Happy is the man that doeth ‘this’ [… that keepeth the Sabbath];³⁰Isaiah 56:2. by the guarding influence of Jerusalem, as it is said, ‘This’ is Jerusalem;³¹Ezekiel 5:5. by the guarding influence of the [twelve] tribes, as it is said, and ‘this’ is that their father spoke unto them;³²Genesis 49:28. by the guarding influence of Judah, as it is said, And ‘this’ [Moses said] for Judah;³³Deuteronomy 33:7. by the guarding influence of the congregation of Israel, as it is said, ‘This’ thy stature is like to a palm-tree;³⁴Song of Songs 7:8. by merit of [Israel having observed the law of] the heave-offering, as it is said, And ‘this’ is ‘ha’terumah’ (the offering);³⁵Exodus 25:3. The word terumah is here understood in the wider sense of “something set apart.” The portion given to the priest from the produce of the corn, etc. is therefore terumah. In this particular verse it refers to that which was set apart as a freewill gift for the erection of the Tabernacle. by the merit of [Israel giving] the tithes, as it is said, and try Me now with ‘this;’³⁶Malachi 3:10. The verse begins: Bring ye the whole ‘tithe’ into the store-house, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now with this … If I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing. by the merit of bringing the offerings, as it is said, With ‘this’ shall Aaron come.” This text requires a lengthy exposition, but it is all explained in our commentary [in various places].³⁷These explanations are found mostly on the Scriptural verses mentioned above, and the meaning of those left unexplained can be surmized from those explained (Kur Zahav).

AND THIS FOR JUDAH. “And for Judah he said likewise that he live and not die, and further added for him, hear, Eternal, the voice of Judah.” This is the opinion of Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra. But this is not correct in accordance with our interpretation [above on the blessing of Reuben], for Judah was not involved in this [punishment of] extinction¹⁵⁰For the affair with Joseph, since it was Judah who saved his life (Genesis 37:26). [making it necessary for] Moses to pray for him, just as he did not mention this in the blessing of the remaining tribes. But the verse is to be understood in its plain meaning: “and this is the blessing for Judah.” And by way of the Truth, [the mystic teachings of the Cabala], he singled out the attribute of zoth (this) for Judah because his is the conduct of war and from him shall be royalty forever,¹⁵¹See Vol. I, pp. 586-590. this being the help against his adversaries. This is the secret of the verse stating, To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar,¹⁵²II Samuel 1:18. for this is the bow which is seen in the cloud concerning which it is said, ‘Zoth’ (this) is the token of the covenant.¹⁵³Genesis 9:17.

AND G-D SPOKE TO NOAH AND TO HIS SONS. The meaning thereof is that He spoke to the sons by means of their father for his sons were not prophets, and Ham did not reach the level of prophecy. Likewise, “And the Eternal spoke to Ahaz,”²⁰⁸Reference is to the verse, Once more the Eternal spoke to Ahaz. (Isaiah 7:10.) [which means that G-d spoke to him through Isaiah].²⁰⁹See R’dak there. And so also, And the Eternal spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron,²¹⁰Exodus 7:8 and others. which according to the words of our Rabbis²¹¹Torath Kohanim Vayikra, 1. means He spoke to Moses so that he would in turn speak to Aaron. And so Scripture makes explicit at the end of the present chapter: And G-d spoke to Noah.²¹²Verse 17 here.