פט

When he returned and entered that house — we began to arrange and place his household furnishings properly. And we wished to place his bed — but at every place we wished to place it, it did not please him. Until I found a place: to take the commode [kamade] from where it stood, and to place the bed there. And that place pleased him. And we placed his bed there. And afterward he passed away on that very bed in that very place. And I understood his intention looking back — that this was why he had been so particular about where his bed would stand. For the very point of the place where he would pass away had been prepared and readied from ancient years for this — as we understood from his holy words that he said on the day before his passing, as explained elsewhere. And immediately upon entering that house he showed no more pleasant face. And then I again showed him what I had written from the Torah I had heard from his holy mouth that day. And he looked it over. And I asked him what I was still uncertain about — and he answered me and explained it to me clearly. But all of this with feeble strength. And throughout all those days he was very weak. And I was then occupied with writing the Torah — for since he had corrected much for me and so on, I was compelled to recopy it and rearrange it entirely from the beginning. And because of this I was not frequently present before him from Tuesday mentioned above until Thursday. And he zichrono livracha asked for me at every moment — where was I. And I had also been thinking of traveling home for Sukkos — for we were not willing to entertain the thought that he would pass away then, even though we saw his immense weakness as mentioned. But His mercies Blessed be He do not cease — and He thinks thoughts so that none be cast away from Him. And He had compassion on me and on all those connected to this — and arranged circumstances in His mercy for my sake. And He delayed me there until I merited to be present at his holy and awesome passing.