120) \u201cThe law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul.\u201d People should delve in the Torah abundantly, for anyone who delves in the Torah will have life in this world and in the next world, and he will be rewarded with both worlds. And even one who delves in it, but does not delve in it properly, he is still imparted a good reward in this world and is not judged in the world of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
121) It is written, \u201cLength of days is in her right, riches and honor in her left.\u201d Length of days is for one who delves in the Torah Lishma [for Her Name]. He has long days in the world where there is length of days\u2014in the everlasting world. And the days in it are certainly days, meaning good and worthy of their name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, there is certainty of higher sanctity there, which is the hoped for reward that man trusts in, in this world\u2014to exert in the Torah in order to be happy in that world, the eternal one. \u201cRiches and honor in her left,\u201d meaning he has good reward and tranquility in this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
122) When anyone who engages in Torah Lishma passes away from this world, the Torah walks before him and declares him and protects him so that no prosecutors will approach him. When the body lies in the grave, she keeps it; when the soul parts, to return to her place, the Torah walks before the soul and many closed gates are broken before the Torah, until she brings the soul to her place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the Torah watches over a man when he awakens for the revival of the dead, when the dead of the world arise, and she advocates it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
123) \u201cWhen you walk, it will lead you; when you lie down, it will watch over you; and when you awaken, it will speak of you.\u201d \u201cWhen you walk, it will lead you,\u201d meaning the Torah walks before him when he passes away. \u201cWhen you lie down, it will watch over you,\u201d when the body lies in the grave, for then the body is judged in the grave and the Torah protects it. \u201cAnd when you awaken, it will speak of you,\u201d when the dead of the world will rise from the dust, she \u201cwill speak of you\u201d to advocate for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
124) \u201cIt will speak of you.\u201d Even though they have now risen from the dead, they do not forget the Torah that they learned before they died. This is so because then they knew the whole of the Torah that they left when they parted from this world. This Torah is kept for them from that time, and it enters their intestines as before, and speaks in their intestines. It does not return to them slowly, as with thoughts, but clothes all at once, as something that enters the intestines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
125) And everything becomes clearer than before one died, since all those things that he could not properly attain, and delved in them but did not attain them, now comes clearly in his intestines, and the Torah will speak in him. It is written, \u201cWhen you awaken, it will speak of you.\u201d Anyone who delved in the Torah in this world is rewarded with engaging in it in the next world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
126) One who was not rewarded with engaging in the Torah in this world walks in the dark. When he passes away from this world, he is taken and placed in hell, in a low place where there is no one to pity him called, \u201ctumultuous pit of miry clay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
127) For this reason, it is written of one who does not delve in the Torah in this world and is polluted by the filth of this world, \u201c\u2026and they took him and threw him in the pit.\u201d This is hell\u2014the place where those who do not engage in Torah are sentenced. And the pit was empty because there was no water there, meaning Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
128) The severity of the punishment for being idle in the Torah is not because they were exiled from the holy land, but because they parted from the Torah and left it. It is written, \u201cWhy is the land ruined \u2026 And the Lord says, \u2018Because they have forsaken my law.\u2019\u201d Who is the man\u2026 for they have forsaken My law.\u201d It is also written, \u201cTherefore, my people went for lack of knowledge,\u201d lack of Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
129) For this reason, everything stands on the keeping of the Torah. And the world does not exist unless in the Torah, which is the sustenance of the worlds above and below, as it is written, \u201cIf My covenant is not with day and night, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
130) \u201cThey took him and threw him in the pit.\u201d This implies that they later threw him to the Egyptians, in whom there was no faith at all. Water is faith. And when it is written that the pit is empty, without water in it, it means that there is no faith there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If there were serpents and scorpions in the pit, why is it written about Reuben, \u201c\u2026that he might save him from their hands to return him to his father\u201d? Was Reuben not afraid that the serpents and scorpions would harm him? Thus, how did he contemplate returning him to his father, to \u201c\u2026save him from their hands\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
131) But Reuben saw that the damage was certain when he was in the hands of his brothers, for he knew how they had hated him and wished to kill him. Reuben thought it was better to throw him into a pit with serpents and scorpions than to be given into the hands of his enemies who had no pity on him. We learn from this that one is better off throwing oneself into the fire or into a pit of serpents and scorpions than to place oneself in the hands of one\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
132) This is so because if he is righteous, then instead of serpents and scorpions, the Creator will make a miracle for him. And sometimes, the merit of one\u2019s fathers stands for a person and he is saved from them. But once one is given to one\u2019s enemies, only few can survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
133) This is why he said, \u201c\u2026that he might save him from their hands.\u201d \u201cFrom their hands,\u201d said Reuben, meaning to be saved from them. And should he die, it is best if he dies in the pit. This is why it is written, \u201cAnd Reuben heard it, and saved him from their hand.\u201d Thus, he saved him from dying under their hands, but should he die, it will be in the pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
134) How great is Reuben\u2019s piousness? He knew that the partnering, craftiness, and conjoining of Shimon and Levi is harsh because when they conjoined in Shechem, they killed every male. And they did not settle for that, but took women and children, silver and gold, every beast, every precious item, and everything that was in the city. And they did not settle for that; they even took everything that was in the field, as it is written, \u201cThey took\u2026 that which was in the city and that which was in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
135) And if such a great city was not saved from them, should this child fall into their hands, they would not leave a piece of his flesh in the world. This is why he said it is best to save him from them, for they will leave no trace of him in the world, and my father will never see any of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
136) But should he die here in the pit, his brothers will not be able to reach him and will leave his body whole, and I will return him whole to my father. This is why it is written, \u201c\u2026that he might deliver him from their hand, to bring him back to his father.\u201d This is also why he said, \u201cThe boy is gone.\u201d He did not say, \u201cThe boy is dead,\u201d but \u201cgone,\u201d not even dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
137) He wisely participated with them. He was not present when Joseph was sold because they were all serving their father, each on a different day, and that day was Reuben\u2019s. And he did not want Joseph to be lost on the day of his service, which is why it is written, \u201cNow Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit,\u201d not even dead. He promptly returned to his brothers and said, \u201cThe boy is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
138) Even Reuben did not know of Joseph\u2019s selling, and the Shechina partook in the ban they had enforced, to not disclose Joseph\u2019s selling. And he did not find out until that time when Joseph appeared before his brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
139) What happened to Reuben as a result of his efforts to save Joseph\u2019s life? It is written, \u201cLet Reuben live, and not die.\u201d Although he knew that the seniority was taken away from him and was given to Joseph, he still tried to save his life. This is why Moses prayed and said, \u201cLet Reuben live, and not die,\u201d and he persisted in this world and in the next world, since he saved Joseph\u2019s life, and because he repented for the act of desecrating his father\u2019s bed, and anyone who repents, the Creator revives him in this world and in the next world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
140) \u201cSo they took Joseph\u2019s tunic\u2026\u201d since the blood of a male goat is similar to human blood. But even though it was done properly, without transgression, the Creator is as meticulous with the righteous even as a hair\u2019s breadth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
141) Jacob did the right thing when he sacrificed a male goat\u2014the side of the harsh judgment\u2014to his father. Yet, because he sacrificed a male goat and weakened his father\u2014for his harsh judgment, since this is his side, for Isaac, too, is harsh judgment\u2014hence, the judgment in the goat clung to him. This is why Jacob was punished with another male goat after his sons brought the blood to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
142) It is written about Jacob, \u201cAnd the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.\u201d This is why it is written about his sons, \u201c\u2026and dipped the tunic in the blood.\u201d They brought the tunic to him to weaken him, and all was one parallel to the other. This is what caused what is written, \u201cThen Isaac trembled violently,\u201d meaning his sons caused him to tremble violently at the time when it says, \u201csee whether it is your son\u2019s tunic or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
143) It is written, \u201c\u2026whether you are my son, Esau, or not.\u201d It is also written about him, \u201c\u2026whether it is your son\u2019s tunic or not.\u201d This is so because the Creator is meticulous with the righteous in everything they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
144) And since all the tribes saw their father\u2019s sorrow, they certainly regretted selling Joseph and would have given their souls to redeem him, should they find him. But since they saw that they could not redeem him, they returned to Judah, who advised them to sell him. And they removed him from over them, since he was their king. And since they removed him from over them, it is written, \u201cAnd it came to pass at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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