Rabbi Yudan interpreted the verse regarding the High Priest upon his entrance into the Holy of Holies.12He interpreted the verse “for with stratagems you shall wage war for yourself” as alluding to the bundles [ḥavilot] of mitzvot that the High Priest would have when he entered the Holy of Holies. He has bundles upon bundles of mitzvot accompanying him. With the merit of the Torah, “this is [vezot] the Torah” (Deuteronomy 4:44); with the merit of circumcision, “this is [zot] My covenant” (Genesis 17:10); with the merit of Shabbat, “happy is the person who performs this…[who keeps the sabbath from its desecration]” (Isaiah 56:2); with the merit of Jerusalem, “this is [zot] Jerusalem” (Ezekiel 5:5); with the merit of the tribes, “this is [vezot] what their father spoke to them” (Genesis 49:28); with the merit of Judah, “this is [vezot] for Judah” (Deuteronomy 33:7); with the merit of Israel, “this [zot], your stature” (Song of Songs 7:8);13Song of Songs depicts the relationship of a woman and her lover, a metaphor for the relationship between Israel and God.
This verse refers to the woman, to Israel. with the merit of contributions, “this is [vezot] the contribution” (Exodus 25:3); with the merit of the tithes, “[bring all the tithes to the storehouses…] test me now with this [bazot]” (Malachi 3:10); with the merit of the offerings, “with this [bezot] Aaron shall come, […with a young bull as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering].”