{"id":15777,"date":"2026-01-19T15:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=15777"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:34:42","slug":"and-you-shall-command","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/and-you-shall-command\/","title":{"rendered":"And You Shall Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1) What is the difference between here and all other places? It writes, \u201cAnd bring near you,\u201d \u201cAnd you shall speak unto all that are wise-hearted,\u201d \u201cAnd you shall command the children of Israel,\u201d \u201cAnd take also the finest of perfumes, of flowing myrrh.\u201d This is not as it is written in all other places, \u201cAnd you shall bring,\u201d \u201cAnd said,\u201d \u201cCommand,\u201d and \u201cAnd &#8230; took.\u201d Indeed, Divinity is with him, since Divinity is called \u201cYou.\u201d When it writes, \u201cAnd you,\u201d it means to include Divinity in the command and in the speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) The upper light,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, and the bottom light,&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, are included together in the word, \u201cAnd you,\u201d since \u201cyou\u201d is the name of the&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, and the added&nbsp;<em>Vav<\/em>&nbsp;[\u201cand\u201d] is&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, as it is written, \u201cAnd You preserve them all,\u201d relating to&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>. This is why it is not written, \u201cAnd you have brought Aaron your brother,\u201d \u201cAnd you have commanded the children of Israel,\u201d \u201cAnd you spoke unto all that are wise-hearted,\u201d since at that time the sun,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, was in the moon,&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, and everything was shared as one,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, to be on the artfulness of the work. This is why it is written about them, \u201cAnd you,\u201d indicating&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>. We learn from this that the Creator was present in the craftsmanship of the work of the tabernacle, as it is written, \u201cIn whom the Lord hath put wisdom and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) From this we learn that&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>&nbsp;were on the craftsmanship of the work of the tabernacle, as it is written, \u201cAnd you shall speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom.\u201d If it relates to the wise-hearted, it should have said, \u201cWhom I have filled\u201d in plural form. However, \u201cWhom I have filled\u201d concerns the heart, Divinity. This is why it should be said, \u201cWhom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom,\u201d indicating that the sun,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, is in the moon, the&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, called \u201cheart,\u201d in completeness of everything. And this is why everything, which is&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, was registered in all the places in the work of the tabernacle. But if we interpret their meaning as&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, how do the \u201cAnd you,\u201d \u201cAnd you\u201d reconcile with the rest of the text?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4) When He said to Moses to bring the \u201cAnd you,\u201d meaning&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, nearer to Aaron, it was to unite the Holy Name, \u201cAnd you,\u201d in him and to bring it closer to him. This is why it is written, \u201cAnd you shall speak unto all that are wise-hearted,\u201d so he will speak, bring closer, and unite the name, \u201cAnd you,\u201d meaning&nbsp;<em>ZON<\/em>, to all the wise-hearted. This so because all of them did not come to do the work of the tabernacle until the spirit of holiness was speaking within them and secretly whispered to them how they were to do it, and then they carried out the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why it is written, \u201cAnd you shall command the children of Israel,\u201d meaning that the spirit of holiness implied in the name, \u201cAnd you,\u201d will command the children of Israel and will shine upon them so they will perform the act with a complete desire. Also, \u201cAnd take also,\u201d \u201cAnd bring near you,\u201d and all those \u201cAnd you\u201d that are written here concerning the work of the tabernacle, it is all done with this meaning, of the name, \u201cAnd you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5) \u201cBut You, O Lord, be not far off; O You my strength, hasten to help me.\u201d \u201cAnd You, O Lord,\u201d where \u201cYou\u201d is the&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>. And the name,&nbsp;<em>HaVaYaH<\/em>, is&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>. He prays that all will be one, that they will be united in each other. \u201cBe not far off\u201d means that He will not move far off from him, that the upper light,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, will move from the lower light,&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>, since when the upper light departs from the lower light, all the light darkens and is absent in the world. This is so because the world receives only from the&nbsp;<em>Malchut<\/em>, who is the lower light. If the upper light,&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>, does not shine in her, she has nothing to shine in this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6) The Temple was ruined in the days of Jeremiah because&nbsp;<em>ZA<\/em>&nbsp;departed from the&nbsp;<em>Malchut<\/em>. And even though it was later rebuilt, in the second Temple, the light did not return to its place as it should. This is why the name of the prophet who was prophesying about it is Jeremiah, from the [Hebrew] letters&nbsp;<em>Yarum<\/em>&nbsp;[will lift]&nbsp;<em>YaHU<\/em>&nbsp;[<em>Yod<\/em>&#8211;<em>Hey<\/em>&#8211;<em>Vav<\/em>], which means departure of the upper light above&nbsp;<em>Malchut<\/em>. Afterwards, it did not return to shine properly in the second Temple. The name Jeremiah indicates that the upper light departed from&nbsp;<em>Malchut<\/em>&nbsp;and did not return to its place, the Temple was ruined, and the lights darkened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7) However, Isaiah\u2014whose name is from the [Hebrew] letters&nbsp;<em>Yesha<\/em>&nbsp;[salvation]&nbsp;<em>YaHU<\/em>&nbsp;[<em>Yod<\/em>&#8211;<em>Hey<\/em>&#8211;<em>Vav<\/em>]\u2014causes redemption, the return of the upper light to its place, to&nbsp;<em>Malchut<\/em>, and the building of the Temple. Then, all the abundance and all the lights will return to be as in the beginning. For this reason, the names of these two prophets stand one opposite the other: the name of one is&nbsp;<em>Yarum<\/em>&nbsp;[will lift]&nbsp;<em>Yod<\/em>&#8211;<em>Hey<\/em>&#8211;<em>Vav<\/em>, and the name of the other is the opposite,&nbsp;<em>Yesha<\/em>&nbsp;[salvation]&nbsp;<em>Yod<\/em>&#8211;<em>Hey<\/em>&#8211;<em>Vav<\/em>, since the name causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining the letters to one another causes an act according to their meaning, for better or for worse. This is the meaning of the joining of the letters of the holy names. Also, the letters themselves cause the upper secrets to appear according to the meaning of the name, meaning the letters themselves cause high and holy secrets to be seen in them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) What is the difference between here and all other places? 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