Likutei Moharan 280:3/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ר״פ:ג׳

13. This is the explanation of: “When you go out to war [against your enemies, and God your Lord delivers them into your hands and you take some of them captive]…” (Deuteronomy 21:10).

2“When you go out” is the aspect of business activity, the aspect of “Rejoice, Zevulun, with your going out…” (Deuteronomy 33:18), because business activity is called the aspect of “your going out.” For although Zevulun and Yissakhar are equals—since Zevulun would provide for Yissakhar, and it is said of him, “Rejoice, Zevulun”—it is in any case called “your going out; and Yissakhar, in your tents,” because the service of Torah is nevertheless more intrinsic and loftier than the service of business activity.

3Although business activity is a great service—it provides for the Torah scholars, and it is said of him, “Rejoice, Zevulun,”—it is in any case called “your going out” vis-à-vis the service of Torah, which is “Yissakhar, in your tents.” This is because the service of Torah is nevertheless loftier.

4The same is true of each level vis-à-vis the level above it; the lower level is called “your going out” vis-à-vis the level above it, which is called “your tents.” And even someone who serves God with intense devotion, vis-à-vis a still greater level than this, even intense devotion is called the aspect of “your going out.”

5This is: When you go out—I. e., the aspect of business activity, as explained above.

6And this is: to war against your enemies—It is then a time of war with the enemy, as explained above, for it is necessary to separate and elevate the sparks from them, as explained above.

7And this is: and God your Lord delivers them into your hands—This is the aspect of faith, as it is written (Exodus 17:12), “his hands were faith.” Through faith we elevate the sparks, as explained above.

8And this is: and you take some of them captive—This is the aspect of Torah, as it is written (Psalms 68:19), “You ascended on high, you took a captive,” as explained above.