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Ramban on Exodus 25:3/רמב"ן על שמות כ״ה:ג׳

אוְזֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה עַל דֶּרֶךְ הָאֱמֶת הוּא כְּמוֹ "וַה' נָתַן חָכְמָה לִשְׁלֹמֹה" (מלכים א ה':כ"ו), וְכֵן כָּתוּב "וְזֹאת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם וַיְבָרֶךְ אוֹתָם" (בראשית מט כח), וּכְתִיב "וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה" (דברים לג א), וּכְתִיב "מֵאֵת ה' הָיְתָה זֹּאת" (תהלים קיח כג). וּכְבָר רָמְזוּ זֶה בִּבְרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה (בראשית רבה ק':י"ב) בְּמִדְרַשׁ מִזְּקֵנִים אֶתְבּוֹנָן (תהלים קיט ק), וְהַמֵּבִין יִתְבּוֹנָן. וּבְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת רַבָּה (מ"ט:ב') "וְזֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאִתָּם", כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהִיא תְּרוּמָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "קֹדֶשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לַה' רֵאשִׁית תְּבוּאָתֹה" (ירמיה ב ג). וְשָׁם (שמו"ר לג א) עוֹד אָמַר לָהֶן הקב"ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מָכַרְתִּי לָכֶם תּוֹרָתִי וְכִבְיָכוֹל נִמְכַּרְתִּי עִמָּהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה" (שמות כ"ה:ב') (עכ"ל), כִּי הַתְּרוּמָה תִּהְיֶה לִי וַאֲנִי עִמָּהּ, כְּדֶרֶךְ "דּוֹדִי לִי וַאֲנִי לוֹ" (שה"ש ב טז), וְכֵן אָמַר "כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתְךָ" (שמות כ"ה:ט'), כִּי אֲנִי הוּא הַמַּרְאֶה, וְאָמַר "הֶרְאָה אֹתְךָ" (שמות כ"ז:ח'), רֶמֶז לְמִלַּת "אֲנִי", וְכֵן "אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה מָרְאֶה" (שמות כ"ח:מ'), וְכֵן אָמַר דָּוִד "הַכֹּל בִּכְתָב מִיַּד ה' עָלַי הִשְׂכִּיל" (דהי"א כח יט), כִּי הָיְתָה עָלָיו יַד ה':

1V’ZOTH’ (AND THIS) IS THE OFFERING. By way of the Truth, [the mystic lore of the Cabala], this is like the expression, And the Eternal gave Solomon wisdom.³³ Cabalists saw an allusion to the Divine Glory. It is also written: ‘v’zoth’ (and this) is it that their father spoke unto them and blessed them;³⁴ ‘v’zoth’ (and this) is the blessing;³⁵ the Eternal’s doing is ‘zoth’ (this).³⁶ The Rabbis have already alluded to this in Bereshith Rabbah on the basis of the verse, I understand from the elders.³⁶ The discerning student will understand.And in Eileh Shemoth Rabbah³⁷ the Rabbis have said: “And this is the offering which ye shall take of them — this refers to the congregation of Israel, which is the heave-offering, as it is said, Israel is the Eternal’s hallowed portion, His first-fruits of the increase.”³⁸ And it is also said there:³⁹ “The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel: I have sold you My Torah; and I, as it were, was sold with it, for it is said, ‘v’yikchu li terumah’” [which the Midrash takes to mean: “and they shall acquire Me as an offering”]. For the offering shall be Mine, and I am with it, similar to: My beloved is mine, and I am his.⁴⁰ Similarly, He said, according to all that I show thee,⁴¹ for it is I who show [the pattern of the Tabernacle, and the pattern of all its vessels]. The statement, it hath been shown to thee,⁴², 27:8. also alludes to the word “I”; similarly, which is being shown to thee.⁴³ And so did David say, All this [do I give thee] in writing, as the Eternal hath made me wise by His hand upon me,⁴⁴ for the hand of G-d was upon David [to show him the pattern of the Sanctuary and of all its works].