The Birds Nest

קן הצפור

D'varim 22.6- דברים

6.’If it happens (by chance) that a bird's nest be before you on the way, in any tree or on the ground (with) fledglings or eggs and the mother is roosting upon the fledglings or upon the eggs you shall not take the mother on (with) the sons (young)-כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל עֵץ אוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ בֵיצִים וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל הָאֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ עַל הַבֵּיצִים לֹא תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים (4640 = 14=8 or 11790=18 or +26 words=11816=17=8 counting final Zaddiks, Nun, Mems and Kaf as 900, 700, 600 and 500).

The verse can be divided so:

·         If it happens (by chance) that a bird's nest be before you on the way in any tree or on the ground - כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל עֵץ אוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ(1898=26=8);

·         With fledglings- אֶפְרֹחִים (899 = 26=8 counting final Mem as 600);

·         Or eggs- אוֹ בֵיצִים(719=17=8 or + 2 words=19=10=1counting final Mem as 600);

·         And the mother is roosting upon the fledglings- וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל הָאֶפְרֹחִים(1188=18);

·         Or upon the eggs-אוֹ עַל הַבֵּיצִים (824+3 words=17=8);

·         You shall not take the mother on (with) the sons (young) - לֹא תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים (792 =18).

Rashi explains here that the nest must be one that “chances upon you” and not a nest which is prepared (i.e.by a bird breeder) (Chullin 139.a; Sifrei 227). The mother cannot be taken while she is roosting on her young or eggs.

There are 26 (8) words in this verse that correspond to the gematria of the Name “Hashem”- יְהוָה.

There are 89 (17=8) letters in this verse.

If by chance

כִּי יִקָּרֵא

341=8 or + 2 words=10=1

From here we learn that nothing happens 'by chance". All is in the realm of Hashem that governs the physical world (1) from the Metaphysical World (8).

The gematria of the words “a birds nest before you”- קַן צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ is 716+3 words=17=8.

Nest

קַן

150

800=8 or + 1 word=801 (Nun 700)

The number 150 corresponds to 1 +50 (8).

It is a connection between the physical and Metaphysical. This is why King David wrote150 Psalms which too are encrypted in the Code of Life (18).

The mother with the children

הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים

253=10=1

1373+3 words=17=8 (Mems 600)

The gematria of the word “bird”- צִפּוֹר is 376+1 word=17=8.

The gematria of the words “birds nest”- קַן צִפּוֹר is 1176+2 words=17=8 counting final Nun as 700.

The gematria of the word “way” -דֶּרֶךְ is 224=8.

In any tree or on the ground

בְּכָל עֵץ אוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ

615+5 words =620=8

The number 620 is the gematria of the word Crown-"Keter"- כתר.

The gematria of the words “and the mother is roosting”- וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת is 744+2 words=17=8.

The joint gematria of the words:

·         Fledglings- אֶפְרֹחִים     =899=26=8 (Mem 600)

·         Eggs- בֵיצִים                 = 712=10=1 (Mem 600)

1611=1+8

This is the identical gematria of the Mitzvah!

Shiluach HaKen

שִׁילוּח הַקַן

1159+2 words=1161=1+8

The gematria of the words “the mother on (with) the sons (young)”- הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים is 253=10=1 or 1373+ 3 words=17=8.

The gematria of the word “mother”- אֵםis 601+1 word=8 counting final Mem as 600.

The gematria of the “sons”- בָּנִים is 662=14=8 counting final Mem as 600.

The simple joint gematria of these two words (Mem 40) is:

·         Mother-   אֵם =41

·         Sons-      בָּנִים =102

143=8 or + 2 words=10=1

The mother with the eggs

הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים

253=10=1 or 1373 =14=8 or + 3 words=17=8 (Mems 600)