# House

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/10


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בַּיִת שֶׁאֵין דָּרִין בּוֹ – יִזָּהֵר מִלְּהִכָּנֵס בְּתוֹכוֹ, כִּי הוּא מְקוֹם שֵׁדִים.

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1. A house that is uninhabited – beware of entering it, for it is a place of demons.


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מָאן דְּבִּישׁ לֵהּ בְּמָתָא דָּא יֵלֵךְ לְמָתָא אַחֲרִיתָא.

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2. One who has negative experiences in one place should go to another.


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כְּשֶׁהַבַּיִת מְזֻמָּן לִבְרָכָה, אֲזַי כְּשֶׁהַצַּדִּיק בָּא לַבַּיִת הַזֶּה גַּם הַבְּרָכָה בָּאָה.

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3. When a house is fit to be blessed, then when the Tzaddik comes to the house, the blessing comes as well.


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יֵשׁ מָקוֹם מְזֻמָּן לְטוֹבָה וְהוּא־הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.

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4. There are places that are conducive to good fortune, and the opposite is true as well.


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לְעִנְיַן טוֹבוֹת וְרָעוֹת הַבָּאוֹת לָאָדָם קָרוֹב לְדֶרֶךְ הַטֶּבַע, הַכֹּל לְפִי הַזְּמַן וּלְפִי הַמָּקוֹם.

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5. Relating to the issue of the good and bad that comes to a person in a fashion proximate to natural events, it is all according to the time and place.


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דְּפָרַע קִנְאָה מַחֲרִיב בֵּיתוֹ.

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6. One who takes revenge out of jealousy destroys his house.


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מָקוֹם שֶּׁאָדָם יוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ אֵינוֹ מִתְאַוֶּה לְאוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם לֵהָנוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ.

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7. The place from where a man exited, he does not have desire for that place - to get from it pleasure.


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אִם עַם־הָאָרֶץ חָסִיד, אַל תָּדוּר בִּשְׁכוּנָתוֹ.

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8. If there is an uneducated hassid (-one who is overly pious), do not dwell in his neighborhood.


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כָּל בַּיִת שֶׁנִּשְׁמָעִין בּוֹ דִּבִרֵי־תוֹרָה, שׁוּב אֵינוֹ נֶחֱרָב.

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9. Any house in which words of Torah are heard will not be destroyed.


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עִיר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ מַעֲלוֹת וּמוֹרָדוֹת מַזְקִינִין בַּחֲצִי יְמֵיהֶם.

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10. A city which has major ascents and descents (in its topography), its inhabitants grow old halfway through their lives.


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אִם נִשְׁפָּךְ בַּבַּיִת יַיִן כַּמַּיִם אִיכָּא בְּרָכָה.

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11. If wine is poured out like water in a house, there is blessing.


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אַל תִּכָּנֵס לְבַיִת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ צְלָמִים.

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12. Do not enter a house with idols in it.


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מִי שֶׁרוֹצֶה לְהִכָּנֵס לְבַיִת לָדוּר בְּתוֹכוֹ, יֹאמַר הַתּוֹרָה כֻּלָּהּ וְאַחַר־כָּךְ יִכָּנֵס לָדוּר בְּתוֹכוֹ.

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13. Someone who wants to enter a house to live in it, he should recite the Torah in it's entirety, and afterwards he can enter to live in it.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ קַרְקַע, אֵינוֹ אָדָם.

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14. Someone without land is not a man.


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יֵשׁ מָקוֹם הַגּוֹרֵם לַעֲבֹר עֲבֵרוֹת.

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15. There are places which cause one to commit transgressions.


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כַּעַס וּזְנוּת שֶׁל אִשָּׁה מַחֲרִיב אֶת הַבַּיִת.

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16. Anger and adultery of a woman destroy the house.


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כְּשֶׁנֶּחֱרָב אַסְקֻפַּת הַבַּיִת אוֹ פְּתָחֶיהָ הוּא סִימָן רָע לַבַּיִת.

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17. When the threshold of a house, or its entrances are destroyed, it is an evil omen for the house.


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לָדוּר בַּעֲלִיָּה הוּא טוֹב יוֹתֵר לַעֲבוֹדַת הַבּוֹרֵא מִלָּדוּר בְּבַיִת תַּחְתּוֹן.

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1. Living on the upper floor of a house is more conducive to serving G-d than living in the bottom floor.


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לִפְעָמִים בִּנְיַן הַבַּיִת גּוֹרֵם לָאִשָּׁה שֶׁלֹּא תֵּלֵד, כְּשֶׁהָעֵצִים שֶׁבַּבִּנְיָן אֵינָם מֻנָּחִים כַּסֵּדֶר הַנִּתַּן לָהֶם מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְרֵאשִׁית, וְאָז הַבַּיִת נִקְרָא הָרוּס אֲפִלּוּ בְּבִנְיָנוֹ, וְהֶהָרוּס הַזֶּה בָּא וּמַזִּיק לָאִשָּׁה וְאֵינָהּ מוֹלֶדֶת.

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2. Sometimes the construction of the house prevents a woman from conceiving, as when the beams are not placed according to their order from the Six Days of Creation. In such a case, the house is as if it were destroyed, even though it is standing. This destruction comes and harms the woman, and she does not conceive.


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בְּפֶתַח בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם נִכָּר, אִם תַּמּוּ זְכוּת אֲבוֹתָיו אוֹ אִם חָלָה זְכוּת אֲבוֹתָיו.

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3. At the entrance to a man's house it is discernible if his ancestral merit has finished, or if his ancestral merit is effective.


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צָרִיךְ לְהִזָּהֵר בְּבִנְיְנֵי הַבַּיִת, שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה בְּבִנְיָנוֹ עֵץ מֵאִילָנוֹת הָעוֹשִׂין פֵּרוֹת.

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4. One needs to be careful, in the building of a house, that it should not have in its construction, wood from trees that produce fruit.


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הָעֵצִים שֶׁבַּבִּנְיָן, זָכָה אָדָם הֵם בִּבְחִינַת "שְׂרָפִים עוֹמְדִים", וְעוֹמֵד הַבִּנְיָן זְמַן רַב, לֹא זָכָה – הַשְּׂרָפִים נִשְׂרָפִים, וְזֶהוּ הַשְּׂרֵפוֹת דִּשְׁכִיחֵי.

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5. The lumber that is in a structure, if a man merits, it will be in the aspect of “fiery angels standing” (Isaiah 6:2), and the structure will stand for a long time. If he does not merit – the fiery angels are burned, and thus, the fires that abound.


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כְּשֶׁאָדָם בּוֹנֶה חוֹמָה וְנוֹפֵל כִּפָּתוֹ, יֵדַע שֶׁזֶּה סִימָן רַע, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, לְזַרְעוֹ.

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6. When a man builds a wall, and its capstone falls, he should know that this is an evil omen for his progeny.


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אֵין אָדָם נֶהֱנֶה אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁדָּר בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁדָּרוּ אֲבוֹתָיו.

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7. A man does not find satisfaction (lit. enjoy or benefit) unless he dwells in a place where his forefathers dwelled.


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סְגֻלָּה כְּשֶׁנִּכְנָס לְבַיִת חָדָשׁ לָגוּר, יַכְנִיס לְשָׁם חֶרֶב אוֹ סַכִּין אוֹ שְׁאָר כְּלֵי־זַיִן. וְסִימָן לַדָּבָר: בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בַּיִת. כְּ'לֵי חָ'מָס מְ'כֵרוֹתֵיהֶם; חַרְבוֹתֵיהֶם, מְגוּרוֹתֵיהֶם.

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8. It is a segulah (-auspicious), when one moves into a new house to live, to bring in a sword, knife, or other weapon. A sign for this: "With wisdom the house will be built. (Mishlei - Proverbs 24:3)" "Wisdom" is the acronym for the passage, "Extorted trade are their weapons.” (Bereshit 49:5)." The word "their trade" from this passage shares two definitions, "their swords" and "their dwellings" (-as both variations are explained in Rashi there, t.n.).


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הַכִּפָּה שֶׁל בַּיִת הוּא סִימָן לַחֲבוּרָה אוֹ מִשְׁפָּחָה מַה שֶּׁיִּקְרֶה לָהֶם.

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9. The cap of a house is a sign for the group or family, concerning what will happen to them.