25. That well is called “present,” as it is written, “and bring down a present,” Malchut, “for the man.” This means that you should connect the present, Malchut, with her husband, ZA, for you caused ZA to part from her when they sold that righteous, Joseph, to Egypt. It is written about this, “and bring down a present for the man,” meaning correct it and connect the gift, Malchut, to the man, ZA.
26. This is the Oral Torah, Malchut, who is called a “well,” as it is written, “Since Moses explained [in Hebrew: spelled like “well”] the Torah.” There are six orders in it, six orders of Mishnah, corresponding to HGT NHY of Malchut. For this reason, one who engages in it will rise six degrees HGT NHY.
27. It is written, “And from the desert to Mattanah.” A desert is as it is written, “and your mouth is lovely,” which is words of Torah. Mattanah [gift], by his Torah, he causes the righteous, Yesod, to give him a present.
“From Mattanah to Nahliel,” the upper Nehalim [streams], NH.
“And from Nahliel to Bamot” is an ascent to the place where the king, Tifferet, dwells.
“And from Bamot to the valley that is in Sdeh Moav” is Isaac, who dwells in that field, as it is written, “And Isaac went out to wander in the field.” And from that field, which is Gevura, the judgment awakened upon them until they dwelled in the valley, in lowliness.
The Rosh of Pisgah is Abraham, Hesed, the top of the world. These are six degrees by which one who engages in Torah ascends.
28. When Joseph went down to Egypt, Jacob saw with wisdom [Hochma] and hinted to them to bring the present down to Egypt, namely Malchut, so she would protect them in the exile. This is why he said, “And bring down a present for the man.” VAK HGT NHY are included in that present, as it is written, “a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, peanuts and almonds.”
29. What is the reason that it is written, “a little balm and a little honey”? When people’s actions are not directly upward, the right side, Hesed, weakens and the left controls. Hence, “a little balm and a little honey” is a date, in which there is male and female, and the male departed from the Nukva since the unification of ZA and Malchut is not complete. This is why there was only a little honey then.
“Spices” is as it is written, “And he showed them his treasure house,” meaning a treasure. Thus, there are three things here: balm, honey, and spices.” And with myrrh, peanuts, and almonds, they are six degrees included in this gift.
30. And yet, although the present, Malchut, went down to Egypt, a little balm came, since she dwells in exile. When you make this gift, then it is written, “And may God Shaddai give you mercy before the man.” God is Abraham, Hesed. Shaddai is Isaac, Gevura. “Give you mercy” is Jacob, Tifferet; “before the man” is Joseph, Yesod.
All those degrees will connect, “And as for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.” “I am bereaved” in the First Temple; “I am bereaved” in the Second Temple, and I will not be bereaved again. All this, that they went down to Egypt, is for the iniquity of selling that righteous.
31. That righteous Joseph sat twelve years in the prison. This is why the twelve tribes are in the exile in Edom, because of the one hundred blessings that they denied of Malchut each day.
32. He dwelled one year in the house of Potiphar, as it is written, “And the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field.” “In the house” is the half of the year when cold descends upon the world, and we dwell in the house. “In the field” is the half of the year when a person is at work in the field.
Twelve years remain, when he sat in the pit in prison. This is why the Creator awakened the pit of that serpent on the twelve tribes, the exile of Esau, and it is written about that, “and bring down a present for the man.”
At the end of the exile, when they give the gift, meaning correct Malchut, who is called a “gift,” so she will copulate with ZA, the verse “And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord” comes true.
33. This gift is called the “Land of Israel.” “Land” is Malchut; “Israel” is ZA; and the “Land of Israel” indicates that Malchut is in a coupling with ZA. It is praised in seven high fruits that are in it, HGT NHYM, when she is connected with ZA above. This is why the Creator commanded them that when they come to the holy land, a woman will connect with her husband, Malchut with ZA.
34. It is written, “And you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground.” Adamah [ground] has the letters of Adam Hey [Lord]. Adam is Jacob, ZA. When upper Ima, Bina, who is called first Hey of HaVaYaH, connected with him and crowned him with Mochin, the great tree, ZA, yields fruit, and in wholeness, it is called Adamah, and this is the fruit of the ground.
35. It is written, “And place it in a basket,” in Malchut, who is called “basket,” for light came to her from ZA and placed the upper light in her, which comes to him from Resheet, from Hochma. And then, “And go to the place,” to Malchut.
The fruit of Adam of above, ZA, is Joseph, a righteous, Yesod of ZA, who is a fruit from the tree of life, from ZA. That fruit will connect to the basket, to Malchut. If she does not go with this fruit, Yesod, beware of going to the place of Malchut, so she does not burn you with her flames.
36. This is what Jacob said to his sons: “Beware of going down to Egypt if you do not bring down a present for that man. And when you bring down, you will be appeased together, and the whole world will be in gladness.”
37. It is written, “And they made the present ready for Joseph’s coming,” since “present,” Malchut, was established with her twelve pillars, twelve tribes in Malchut, until her husband, ZA, came to connect with her at noon. At that time, they will eat bread there, and the potion of life will awaken upon them.
38. It is written, “Arise Lord, God, stretch out Your hand.” This is to strengthen the right over the left, as it is written, “I lifted up My hand,” which is the upper right, who is called “God,” meaning I lifted up the banner. It is written about this, “And you shall come to the priest,” the right side that has awakened in the world, Hesed, and he will receive that present from you, and accept in the right, Hesed.
39. This is why it is written, “To You Lord is the greatness and the might, the glory and eternity and majesty.” There is greatness and Gevura [might] in Malchut, since it is written, “For all that is in heaven and in earth,” where Yesod, who is called “all,” connects heaven and earth, ZA and Malchut, and connects in the earth this first fruit, Yesod, and all the Sefirot, which are the greatness and the might, the glory and eternity and majesty.
40. This is why it is written, “Raise your hands to the holy,” meaning welcome that gift that is called “your right hand,” and carry it to the place that is called “holy”—AVI, Shabbat [Sabbath], for then Malchut ascends to AVI—carry her to him.
Then, “and bless the Lord,” and she is blessed by all by the priest, Hesed of ZA, who dresses in a cloth, Yesod of ZA, the branch of the upper tree, which is called “upper Hochma.” This is so because when ZA and Malchut clothe AVI, upper Hochma, Yesod of ZA is a branch to Hochma, since upper Hochma dresses in it, and all the blessings in the world stem from the branch, Yesod.
41. The number [in Gematria] of “priest” is seventy-five. Seventy-two corresponds to seventy-two sides that are inscribed in Hesed, since Hesed is in the number seventy-two. The three that remain to seventy-five correspond to the three upper degrees HBD which the priest, Hesed of ZA, clothes in. The priest does not need to stop between that upper clothing, HBD, in which he is clothed, so as not to show separation in a high place. And then upper ones and lower ones are blessed through him.
42. Where it not for that gift, Malchut, which they brought down to Egypt with them, and Jacob asked for mercy on them, they would not have come out of Egypt, as it is written, “And their cry went up to God from the work.” God is upper Ima, Bina. “From the work” means the gift, which is Malchut, work, and she prays for her children, as it is written, “and I am a prayer.” She is called “work,” since she is the Garden of Eden, and she must be worshiped.
43. Malchut, who is called “work,” is the persistence of the world. The world stands on three things: on the Torah, Jacob, Tifferet, on the work, Oral Torah, Malchut, and on almsgiving, Abraham, Hesed. Work is Isaac, Gevura, and it is all one since Malchut clings to Gevura.
44. When the priest, Hesed of ZA, awakened to this work, Malchut, bread comes down from heaven, ZA, to the earth, Malchut, and nourishes her dwellers, the lower worlds.
Bread is bread that went up. ZA bestows the bread, ascended to AVI, and Malchut to YESHSUT, and nourishments depend on the bestowal of Mazla, Dikna of AA, and AVI incorporated in Mazla. On Shabbat, food comes down from there, since it is subsistence of above, food that sustains the upper ones, since it is the next world, Bina, and the next world elicits the light above, in her place.
45. This is why it is written, “Today you will not find it in the field,” since on that day, the field, Malchut, receives a potion for herself, as this is why she went up to Bina and is not in her own place. But in the next world, the place of Bina, you will find that good day, which is the field that shines with the light of the sun, ZA, which then stands in the place of AVI and bestows upon her.
46. That Shabbat is called “all,” Yesod, where “all” has the number fifty [in Gematria], since the fifty gates of Bina open through it, and it awakens to bestow them upon Malchut. When that “all” awakened to the bride, since when Malchut receives fifty gates of Bina from “all,” Yesod of ZA, she is called “bride,” which is also the number fifty, but with an addition of a Hey, which implies Malchut, who is Hey, at that time, upper Ima, Bina, clothes him with upper Gevurot, and mercies awaken in the world, and the upper correction is corrected.
47. Malchut is the palanquin, as it is written, “king Solomon has made for himself a palanquin,” and he is the corrections of the world, Malchut. “He made its posts of silver,” Abraham, Hesed. “Its back of gold” is Isaac, Gevura. “Its seat of purple” is Jacob, who comprises both sides, HG, who rides on the throne, who is called “small love,” Malchut, love of lovers from the left, as it is written, “Its interior was inlaid with love.”
48. “Its interior was inlaid with love from the daughters of Jerusalem.” Great love, love of Hesed, from the right, inner love. “From the daughters of Jerusalem, when they set up the offering, Malchut, at which time the sun shines for her.
49. It is written, “And they prepared the offering,” so that the sun, ZA, would shine for her. Then, “And he took gifts from him,” giving them their portions, and gave them form his face, from the throne, in which there is food for all, Bina.
50. “And Benjamin’s portion was five times more than any of theirs,” since the Shechina [Divinity] is in his portion. “Five times more than any of theirs” means the bottom Hey of HaVaYaH, bride, where “all,” Yesod, connected with her. They settle only in the portion of Benjamin since Benjamin is Yesod of Malchut. This is why he received five times as much when he received that Hey called “offering,” Malchut, in his portion. Benjamin also received all the fifty following blessings to the bride. He is her Yesod, since he is the smallest of them all, implying Malchut, who is small.
51. The portions of all the tribes are ten. It is written, “and Benjamin’s portion was more,” meaning it was more by five times ten since each Sefira in HGT NH of Malchut consisted of ten, and they are the fifty. It was all because of that Hey that was present in his portion. She wanted him—to place her tabernacle with him—since Malchut is small, and he is small, and small implies Malchut.
52. It is written about that, “The king has brought me to his chambers; we will rejoice and delight in you.” This is Benjamin who said so, that Joseph brought him into his chamber. “We will rejoice and delight”? It should have said “I will rejoice,” in singular form. Why the “We will rejoice”? He brought all the tribes into his chamber for Benjamin; this is why he speaks in plural form.
“In you” is the whole of the Torah, which was fashioned from twenty-two letters, and the word “in you” implies twenty-two, which existed when Joseph kept the token of the holy covenant. “We will extol your love more than wine,” for it is written, “And they drank, and became drunken with him.”