## Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bereshit

###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bereshit 16:1
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אלה תולדות השמים והארץ בהבראם. אמר ר' אבהו בשם ר' יוחנן בה"י בראם, ומה עסקו של ה"י כאן, אלא כל האותיות מוציא אדם מתוך פיו והוא קומץ את פיו, אבל ה"י אדם מוציאה מתוך פיו בלא קומץ את פיו, כך ברא הקב"ה את עולמו בלא יגיעה, שנאמר לא ייעף ולא ייגע (ישעיה מ כח).

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
(Gen. 2:4:) THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WHEN THEY WERE CREATED.³⁷ 21:21; *Otiyot de R. Aqiva*, 5; see *yHag*. 2:1(77c). R. Abbahu said in the name of R. Johanan: He created them with the letter *he*. What is the connection here with the letter *he*? When one brings all the letters out from his mouth, he compresses his mouth; but when one brings the letter *he* out from his mouth, he does not compress his mouth. Thus the Holy One created his world without toil. It is so stated (in Is. 40:28): HE NEITHER BECOMES WEARY NOR DOES HE TOIL.

footnotes:
³⁷ Gen. R. 12:10; PR


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bereshit 16:2
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ד"א בהבראם, אמר ר' תחליפא באברהם, הן הן האותיות בהבראם, בזכותו של אברהם. (שנאמר)

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
Another interpretation (of Gen. 2:4): WHEN THEY WERE CREATED. R. Tahalifa said: Through Abraham (B'BRHM). These are the letters in WHEN THEY WERE CREATED (BHBR'M). They were created through the merit of Abraham. {It is so stated (in Gen. 2:4).}