## Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 7:1
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וְאָמַר: "עַל כָּל פְּסִיעָה וּפְסִיעָה שֶׁל נְסִיעַת אֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה לִי מְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁ". וְאָמַר: "אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לִנְסֹעַ מִיָּד, אֵיךְ שֶׁיִּהְיֶה, אֲפִלּוּ בְּלִי מָעוֹת, אַךְ מִי שֶׁיִּרְצֶה לְרַחֵם עָלַי יִתֵּן לִי מָעוֹת עַל הוֹצָאוֹת".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe said, “Every step that I take to the Holy Land will be at the risk of my life. I want to leave right now, no matter how, even without a penny in my pocket. Those who take pity on me will give me something.”


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 7:2
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וְתֵכֶף נָסְעוּ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ בָּעֲיָרוֹת הַסְּמוּכִים וְקִבְּצוּ מִיָּד אֵיזֶה סַךְ לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה לוֹ עַל כָּל פָּנִים עַל הוֹצָאוֹת לִנְסֹעַ מִבֵּיתוֹ, כִּי הַנְּסִיעָה הָיְתָה בִּנְחִיצוּת גְּדוֹלָה וְרָאוּ שֶׁאִי־אֶפְשָׁר לְעַכְּבוֹ בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶן אֵיזֶה זְמַן כְּלָל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Those closest to him immediately traveled to the nearby villages to gather a small sum, accumulating enough for him to leave. He made plans for the journey with the greatest urgency, not wanting to delay for any reason whatsoever.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 7:3
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וְנָסַע מִיָּד בִּזְרִיזוּת מִבֵּיתוֹ בְּחַ"י אִיָּר וְהִמְתִּיק סוֹד יַחְדָּו עִם אִישׁ אֶחָד מֵאֲנָשָׁיו שֶׁיִּסַּע עִמּוֹ בְּצַוְתָּא חֲדָא.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
On Lag BaOmer, the eighteenth day of Iyar 5558 (May 4, 1798), he set forth quickly and enthusiastically.⁸ He made a pact with one of his followers,⁹ and they traveled together.

footnotes:
⁸ Rebbe Nachman left his home just two weeks before Napoleon launched his Egyptian campaign from Toulon on May 19, 1798. That campaign threw France and Turkey into a state of war, which ultimately involved Rebbe Nachman.
⁹ There is no record of this attendant’s identity.