{"id":50558,"date":"2022-07-31T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=50558"},"modified":"2022-07-29T23:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:36:50","slug":"daily-zohar-4015-balak-he-cursed-and-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=50558","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 4015 &#8211; Balak &#8211; He cursed and died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><input type=\"hidden\" bg_collapse_expand=\"69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\" value=\"69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-more-text-69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\" value=\"Show DZ reading video\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-less-text-69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\" value=\"close view\"><button id=\"bg-showmore-action-69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\" class=\"bg-showmore-plg-button bg-blue-button bg-arrow \" style=\" color:#fffff;font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; \">Show DZ reading video<\/button><\/p><div id=\"bg-showmore-hidden-69dafc4b4ac2e9049699170\"><br>\n<span class=\"5PUybQCaGRTJ8gopXfN\"><\/span><br>\n<\/div><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4015.mp3\">Daily Zohar 4015<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -4015 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4015.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4015\"\/>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">387. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;, &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1497;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1461;&#1489;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1494;&#1464;&#1512;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1493;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1497;, &#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1489; &#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1460;&#1495;&#1493;&#1468;&#1505;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1462;&#1503; &#1506;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1508;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1513;&#1502;&#1493;&#1488;&#1500;-&#1488; &#1497;&#1494;) &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;. &#1488;&#1463;&#1500; &#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1474;&#1464;&#1502;&#1493;&#1468; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1488;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1488;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;, &#1492;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503; &#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1502;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503; &#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1514; &#1504;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1461;&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1491;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503; &#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;? (&#1513;&#1501;-&#1489; &#1490;) &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1497;&#1460;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1514; &#1502;&#1460;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489; &#1494;&#1464;&#1489; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1506; &#1493;&#1456;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&rsquo;.<br>\n388. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1511;&#1468;&#1460;&#1500;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1461;&#1501;, &#1492;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503; &#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1496;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1506; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1491; &ndash; &#1493;&#1463;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1496;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1462;&#1489;&#1462;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1491;&#1464;&#1489;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1510;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1514; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492;; &#1492;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492; &#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503; &#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1514; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492; &#1488;&#1462;&#1489;&#1462;&#1503; &#1502;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1497; &#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1506; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492;.<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zohar Balak<\/strong><br>\nContinued from previous DZ<br>\n#387<br>\nRabbi Abba said I did not fully understand this saying about the Philistine, and I have to look into it. Rabbi Elazar said that this Philistine was close to the genealogy of David. He was the son of Orpah was, as it is written,<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/I_Samuel.17.23?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">1 Samuel 17:23<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1502;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1512; &#1506;&#1460;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1504;&#1461;&#1468;&#1492; &#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1462;&#1492; &#1490;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1460;&#1490;&#1463;&#1468;&#1514; &#1502;&#1502;&#1506;&#1512;&#1493;&#1514; [&#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1463;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;] &#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1501; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1512; &#1499;&#1463;&#1468;&#1491;&#1456;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1462;&#1468;&#1492; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506; &#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Then, as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the (caves) armies of the Philistines, and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The verse is written with the word &lsquo;Caves (&#1502;&#1506;&#1512;&#1493;&#1514;),&rsquo; but it is required to read the word as &lsquo;Armies (&#1502;&#1506;&#1512;&#1499;&#1493;&#1514;)&rsquo; to refer to the cave he made for his <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Binah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;When it is related to the Sefirot, &amp;#039;Mother&amp;#039; represents Binah. Also called Sea, source of &amp;#039;rivers&amp;#039;, from where Light flows to the lower worlds. The Menorah in the Holy Temple drew the Light of Binah to Malchut.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=binah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">mother<\/a>, Orpah.<br>\nIt is written<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/I_Samuel.17.43?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">1 Samuel 17:43<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1465;&#1468;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1492;&#1458;&#1499;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1489; &#1488;&#1464;&#1504;&#1465;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497; &#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1489;&#1464;&#1488; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1463;&#1497; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1468;&#1511;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1500;&#1461;&#1468;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1488;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;So the Philistine said to David, &ldquo;Am I a dog that you come to me with sticks?&rdquo; And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Because Goliath, the Philistine, cursed David&rsquo; by his god, David looked at him with an evil eye. And wherever David would look with the evil eye, all kinds of leprosy would be drawn from his eyes. And so it was with Yoav., as it is written;<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/II_Samuel.3.29?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">2 Samuel 3:29<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1497;&#1464;&#1495;&#1467;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1512;&#1465;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500; &#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1497;&#1514; &#1488;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1493; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1463;&#1500; &#1497;&#1460;&#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1461;&#1514; &#1502;&#1460;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489; &#1494;&#1464;&#1489; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1506; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1494;&#1460;&#1497;&#1511; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1508;&#1462;&#1468;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1465;&#1508;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1493;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1505;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1464;&#1495;&#1462;&#1501;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Let it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father&rsquo;s house; and let there never fail to be in the house of Joab one who has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>#388<br>\nSince the Philistine cursed <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hashem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;#039;Hashem&amp;#039; is a reference to the name of YHVH.We say Hashem &amp;#039;the Name&amp;#039; instead of the actual call to &amp;#039;YHVH&amp;#039; that is not allowed except when we read the Torah in full verses or in blessings.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=hashem\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Hashem<\/a>, David looked at him with an evil eye and saw in his forehead that he became leprous; then we read, &ldquo;the stone sank into his forehead.&rdquo;<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/I_Samuel.17.49?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">1 Samuel 17:49<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1500;&#1463;&#1495; &#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1462;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1497; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1511;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495; &#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1464;&#1468;&#1473;&#1501; &#1488;&#1462;&#1489;&#1462;&#1503; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1500;&#1463;&#1468;&#1506; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1496;&#1456;&#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1506; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1462;&#1489;&#1462;&#1503; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1508;&#1465;&#1468;&#1500; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1508;&#1464;&#1468;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Because of David&rsquo;s bad look on him, leprosy had settled and stuck to his forehead, and the stone sank right into the forehead. This tells us that Goliath was a leper.<\/p>\n<p>Lesson;<br>\nBecause Goliath cursed the name, he opened himself to judgment, and leprosy infected him. David, with his eyes that are at the level of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chokmah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #0000ff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1495;&#1499;&#1502;&#1492;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;Literally means &amp;#039;Wisdom&amp;#039;.Also the aspect of the right brain. Also called &amp;quot;Father&amp;quot;.Father receives the Light from Keter and immediately connects to Binah, who is the Mother that delivers the Light to the lower levels, Zeir Anpin.Top of the Right Column (Chokmah, Chessed, Netzach). The Light of Chokmah comes down to the lower worlds from the Binah.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chokmah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chokmah<\/a> on the pure side, negated and canceled the existence of the &lsquo;head&rsquo; of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sitra Achra&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;In Aramaic &amp;#039;&#1505;&#1496;&#1512;&#1488; &#1488;&#1495;&#1512;&#1488;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Sitra Achra&amp;#039;, the &amp;#039;Other-side&amp;#039;, the impure system, opposite of holiness,&nbsp; everything that is negative and drains the Light we earned or wish to receive.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=sitra-achra\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">other side<\/a>. Because of that, the stone could penetrate the giant&rsquo;s head and take his life.<br>\nHe cursed and rejected the name of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hashem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;#039;Hashem&amp;#039; is a reference to the name of YHVH.We say Hashem &amp;#039;the Name&amp;#039; instead of the actual call to &amp;#039;YHVH&amp;#039; that is not allowed except when we read the Torah in full verses or in blessings.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=hashem\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Hashem<\/a> and was punished.<br>\nWe should carefully follow the third commandment.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Exodus.20.7?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 20:7<\/a> &ldquo;You shall not take the name of <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;YHVH&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Holy Name&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yhvh\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>YHVH<\/a> your God in vain, for <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;YHVH&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Holy Name&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yhvh\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>YHVH<\/a> will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4015.mp3\">Click\/Touch here to listen to the Daily Zohar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar Pinchas-4015 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4015.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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