The Portion of Joseph

 חלקת יוסף

D'varim 33.16- דברים

16.’ And from the delights of the earth and its fullness and the contentment of Him that dwells in the thicket, let the produce fall upon the head of Joseph and upon the crown of the head of the Nazir (secluded one) among his brothers-וּמִמֶּגֶד אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ וּרְצוֹן שֹׁכְנִי סְנֶה תָּבוֹאתָה לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָיו (3350+12 words=3362=14=8 or5530).

3350+5530=8880

This very special gematria combination (regular + final letters) shows us the elevated nature of Joseph as learnt from the words of the verse itself.

Code Hai

צפן חי

888

The verse can be divided so:

·         And from the delights of the earth and its fullness and the contentment of Him that dwells in the thicket- וּמִמֶּגֶד אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ וּרְצוֹן שֹׁכְנִי סְנֶה (1313=8);

·         Let the produce fall upon the head of Joseph and upon the crown of the head of the Nazir (secluded one) among his brothers-תָּבוֹאתָה לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָיו (2757+6 words=2763=18).

The verse can also be divided so:

·         And from the delights of the earth and its fullness- וּמִמֶּגֶד אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ(466+3 words =19=10=1);

·         And the contentment of Him that dwells in the thicket- וּרְצוֹן שֹׁכְנִי סְנֶה (847 =19 = 10=1)

·         Let the produce fall upon the head of Joseph- תָּבוֹאתָה לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף(1501+3 words =10=1);

·         And upon the crown of the head of the Nazir among his brothers- וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָיו (536=14=8 or + 3 words=17=8).

The totals of these 4 phrases are 1118.

The number 1118 is the gematria of the first verse of the Shema Prayer:

Hear O’ Israel Hashem our G-d Hashem is One

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד

1118

                                                                                                                      

Rashi clarifies here that Joseph had been separated from his brothers through sale.

Head of Joseph

רֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף

657=18

Head of the Nazir

קָדְקֹד נְזִיר

475+2 words=18