Daily Zohar # 5299 – Toldot – Sit and eat of my hunting

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Zohar Toldot
Continued from previous DZ
#157
“וְעֵשָׂו אָחִיו בָּא מִצֵּידוֹ” “And Esau his brother came from his hunting” (Genesis 27:30). And he asks: “from the hunting” is not written, but “from his hunting.” And he says that it is to teach that it is the hunting of Esau, in which there is no blessing. And the spirit of holiness cries out and says, “אַל תִּלְחַם אֶת לֶחֶם רַע עָיִן” “Do not eat the bread of one of evil eye” (Proverbs 23:6).
Notes:
It is written “from his hunting,” not “from the hunting,” to show that it is Esau’s hunting, which has no blessing. The spirit of holiness cries out not to eat the bread of one of evil eye.
#158
“וַיַּעַשׂ גַּם הוּא מַטְעַמִּים” “And he also made savory food”… “יָקֻם אָבִי” “Let my father arise”… (Genesis 27:31). His speech was in boldness, in a strong spirit. “Let my father arise” is a word in which there is no reason. Come and see what is between Jacob and Esau. Jacob said in shame before his father, in humility. What is written, “וַיָּבֹא אֶל אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי” “And he came to his father and said, My father” (Genesis 27:18). What is the difference between this and that, between the language of Esau and the language of Jacob? Jacob, who did not want to frighten him, spoke in the language of the lower ones: “קוּם נָא שְׁבָה וְאֹכְלָה מִצֵּידִי” “Arise now, sit and eat of my hunting” (Genesis 27:19). And Esau said, “Let my father arise,” as one who is not speaking with him, but speaking into himself.
Notes:
Esau’s speech was bold and strong; “Let my father arise” has no reason in it. Jacob spoke in shame and humility, in the language of the lower ones, asking his father to sit and eat. Esau spoke as if into himself, not directly to his father.

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