Crocodile Tears

 דמעות שווא

במדבר  B'Midbar-11.10

10.’And Moses heard the People crying by families each man at the entrance of his tent- וַיִּשְׁמַע מֹשֶׁה אֶת הָעָם בֹּכֶה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו אִישׁ לְפֶתַח אָהֳלו (3059=17=8) and the anger of Hashem flared greatly and there was displeasure in Moses’ eyes – וַיִּחַר אַף יְהוָה מְאֹד וּבְעֵינֵי מֹשֶׁה רָע (1139 = 14=8).

Rashi comments that the families would gather and cry in public. The Rabbis said that the word “by families”- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיוmeans over incestuous relationships that had been forbidden to them (Yoma 75; Sifrei 90).

The gematria of the word “families”- מִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו is 844+1 word=17=8.

In this one verse there is both a reference to hearing- וַיִּשְׁמַע to smelling (nose) - אַף and to seeing (eyes) - וּבְעֵינֵי. All three parts of the face- ears, eyes and nose can be seen as pairs of circles.

The gematriot of all three show us that there is a very deep connection between these senses and the Code of 1 and 8 in which the Universe is encrypted.

·            Ears-      אזנים = 108

·         Eyes-     עינים  = 180

·         Nose-        אַף   = 81 or 801

This wailing was for no reason. It ultimately led to wailing for a reason. After the return of the Spies (see next Parsha) where there too the Children of Israel wept in their tents over nothing it was decreed that should die off in the Wilderness.

The Good life in Egypt (Diaspora)

 החיים הטובים במצרים (חו"ל)

B'Midbar 11.5- במדבר

5. ‘We remember the fish which we would eat in Egypt for free, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic-זָכַרְנוּ אֶת הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִים וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִים(8594=26=8 counting final Mems as 600).

The verse can be divided so:

·         We remember the fish which we would eat in Egypt for free- זָכַרְנוּ אֶת הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם (1783+7 words=1790=17=8);

·         The cucumbers and the melons and the leeks- אֵתהַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת הֶחָצִיר (3179+6 words=3185=17=8 counting final Mems as 600);

·         And the onions- וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִים (584=17=8 or + 2 words=19=10=1);

·         And the garlic- וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִים (808+2 words = 18).

Rashi comments here that the word “free”- חִנָּם means “free from the commandments”-חִנָּם מן המצות. He concludes that as it is written “straw will not be given you” (Shmot 5.18) it could not be possible that they were given free fish (Sifrei 87).

Free from the commandments

חִנָּם מן המצות

729=18

The Fish

הַדָּגָה

17=8 or + 1 word=18

Free

חִנָּם

98=17=8 or + 1 word=18

The Free Fish

הַדָּגָה חִנָּם

115+2 words=1+8 or 675=18 (Mem 600)

The cucumbers

הַקִּשֻּׁאִים

1016=8 (Mem 600)

The watermelons

הָאֲבַטִּחִים

635=14=8 (Mem 600)

The leeks

הֶחָצִיר

313+1 word=8

The onions

הַבְּצָלִים

737=17=8 or + 1 word=18 (Mem 600)

The garlic

הַשּׁוּמִים

961+1 word=17=8 (Mem 600)

The joint gematria of the six foods listed in the verse is:

1.                The fish-                             הַדָּגָה=17

2.       The cucumbers-             הַקִּשֻּׁאִים=456

3.       The watermelons-         הָאֲבַטִּחִים=75

4.       The leeks-                         הֶחָצִיר=313

5.       The onions-                     הַבְּצָלִים=177

6.       The garlic-                       הַשּׁוּמִים=401

1439=17=8

The Forefathers and the Sacrifices of the Princes

 האבות והקרבנות הנשאים

במדבר 7.21-22 B'Midbar

21.’One young bull, one ram, one sheep in its first year for an Olah-Offering-פַּר אֶחָד בֶּן בָּקָר אַיִל אֶחָד כֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד בֶּן שְׁנָתוֹ לְעֹלָה(1979=26=8).

Rashi comments here that the one bull corresponds to Abraham as it is written (Beraishit 18.7) “and he took a young calf”; the one ram corresponds to Isaac as it is written (Beraishit 22.13) “and he (Abraham) took the ram and offered it instead of his son (Isaac)”; and the one sheep corresponds to Jacob as it is written (Beraishit 30.40) “Jacob distinguished between the sheep” (B’Midbar Rabbah 13.14).

This comment of Rashi is supported by the following gematriot:

Avraham- One young bull

אברהם-פַּר אֶחָד בֶּן בָּקָר

895+5 words=900=1+8 or 2105=8 (final letters)

Isaac- One ram

יצחק- אַיִל אֶחָד

262=10=1

Jacob- One sheep in its first year

יעקב-כֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד בֶּן שְׁנָתוֹ

1975+5 words=1980=18

22.’One he-goat for a Sin-Offering- שְׂעִיר עִזִּים אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת(1728-18 counting final Mem as 600).

Rashi comments here that the goat atones for the selling of Joseph as it is written “And they (the brothers) slaughtered a he-goat” (Beraishit 37.31; B’Midbar Rabbah 13.14).

This comment of Rashi is supported by the following gematria:

Joseph-One he-goat

יוסף- שְׂעִיר עִזִּים אֶחָד

876+4 words=880

 

2156 +4 words = 2160=1+8 (final letters)

The number 2160 corresponds to the 216 letters in the Explicit Name of Hashem and the volume of the Two Tablets of the Testimony in Tefachim (6*6*6) and is particularly significant in the above context as Joseph’s tunic was dipped in the blood of a goat by his brothers as “proof” to their father Jacob that he had been killed. By lying to their father they were denying the essence of the 10 Commandments to honor their father.

The Standard of Camp of Judah

דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה

B'Midbar- 2.3-9- במדבר

3.’And those that encamp at the front east-facing side shall be the Standard of the Camp of Judah, according to their armies; and the Prince of the Children of Judah is Nachshon the son of Amminadav-וְהַחֹנִים קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן עַמִּינָדָב (4162+13 words=4175=17=8 counting final Nun and Mems as 700 and 600).

The verse can be divided so:

·         And those that encamp at the front east-facing side shall be the Standard of the Camp of Judah-  וְהַחֹנִים קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה, דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה לְצִבְאֹתָם (1261+7 words=17=8);

·         The Prince of the Children of Judah is Nachshon the son of Amminadav-וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן עַמִּינָדָב (2431=10=1counting final Nuns as 700).

The Standard of the Camp of Judah

דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה

107=8

4. ’And his army, and those that were counted four and seventy thousand and six hundred- וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת(4060=10=1 or + 7 words=17=8 counting final Peh and Mem as 800 and 600).

Four and seventy thousand

אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף

817+3 words = 820=10=1 or 2097=18 (final letters)

And six hundred

וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת

1053=1+8

5. ’And those that camp beside him shall be the Tribe of Issachar and the Prince of the Children of Issachar is Nethanel the son of Zuar-וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן צוּעָר (3357=18).

 

6.’ And his army and its counted, four and fifty thousand and four hundred- וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו אַרְבָּעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת (1830+7 words=19=10=1).

7.’The Tribe of Zevulun- מַטֵּה זְבוּלֻן (799+2 words=801) and the Prince of the Children of Zevulun is Eliav the son of Helon- וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן אֱלִיאָב בֶּן חֵלֹן (738=18).

8.’And his army and its counted, seven and fifty thousand and four hundred-וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו שִׁבְעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת (3209=14=8 counting final Peh and Mem as 800 and 600).

Seven and fifty thousand

שִׁבְעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף

1612 = 10 =1 (Peh 800)

And four hundred

וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת

726+2 words =17=8

9. ’All that were counted of the Camp of Judah were one hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred according to their armies; they shall journey first-כָּל הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה מְאַת אֶלֶף וּשְׁמֹנִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם רִאשֹׁנָה יִסָּעו (8399+15 words=8414=17=8).

Rashi comments here that when the People saw the Cloud of Hashem lifting the Priests would blow the Trumpets and the Camp of Judah started to leave first. They would all travel   in formation with the Levites and the wagons in the middle of the four camps (Shmot 13.21; B’Midbar 10.2; 7.6; Tanchua 12).

The combined army of these three Tribes was:

186400=19=10=1

181

The joint gematria of the words:

·         One hundred thousand-    מְאַת אֶלֶף=1272

·         Eighty thousand-             שְׁמֹנִים אֶלֶף=1831

·         Six thousand-                 שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים=1161

·         Four hundred-                 אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת=720

5544=18 (final letters)

The joint gematria of the words:

·         Sons of Judah-                   בְנֵי יְהוּדָה=92

·         Sons of Zevulun-                 בְנֵי זְבוּלֻן=807

·         Sons of Issasschar-         בְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר=892

1791=18

The joint gematria of the first names of the three Princes is:

·         Nachshon-                              נַחְשׁוֹן=414

·         Netanel-                                 נְתַנְאֵל=531

·         Eliav-                                       אֱלִיאָב=44

 989=26=8