Sefer HaMiddot, Redeeming Captives, Part I

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א. עַל יְדֵי גַבְהוּת הַלֵּב נוֹפֵל לִתְפִיסָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person’s haughty heart causes him to be taken captive.

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ב. דְּמוֹדֶה לְנָכְרִים נוֹפֵל בִּידֵיהוֹן, אֶלָּא כָּל דִּבְרֵיהֶם תִּסְתֹּר.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

One who agrees with idolaters will fall into their hands. Refute whatever they say!

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ג. הָאוֹמֵר דָּבָר בְּשֵׁם אוֹמְרוֹ, מֵבִיא גְּאֻלָּה לָעוֹלָם.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Attributing a statement to its originator brings redemption to the world.

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ד. עַל יְדֵי פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים. נִתְקַבֵּץ נִדָּחָיו שֶׁל הַפּוֹדֶה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

By redeeming captives, that which the redeemer has cast out is also gathered in.

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ה. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹצֵא מִבֵּיתוֹ חָשׁוּב, כִּתְפִיסָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person who does not leave his house is like a captive.

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ו. בַּעֲווֹן מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר נִתְפָּס בִּתְפִיסָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

For the sin of homosexuality a person is taken captive.

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ז. מִי שֶׁמְּרַחֵם עַל הַשְּׁבוּיִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַצִּילוֹ מִמִּיתָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person shows compassion for captives, God saves him from death.

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ח. מִי שֶׁהוּא בִּתְפִיסָה, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁגַּם נִשְׁמָתוֹ לְמַעְלָה בִּתְפִיסָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Whoever is imprisoned, clearly his soul is also imprisoned on high.

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ט. מִי שֶׁבָּא לַצַּדִּיק וְשׁוֹאֵל אֶת הַצַּדִּיק עֵצָה וּמֵפֵר עֲצָתוֹ אַחַר כָּךְ, עַל יְדֵי זֶה נִתְפָּס בִּתְפִיסָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

One who comes to the Tzaddik for advice and later violates that advice will be taken captive.

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י. מִי שֶׁמַּאֲכִיל לֶחֶם לָרְעֵבִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַצִּיל אוֹתוֹ מִבֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person feeds the starving, the Holy One saves him from being jailed.

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יא. מִי שֶׁלֹּא תִּקֵּן חַטְּאוֹת נְעוּרִים, עַל יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לְבֵית הָאֲסוּרִים.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

One who does not rectify the sins of his youth will be taken prisoner.

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יב. מִי שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לִהְיוֹת מוֹהֵל, אוֹ לְסַפֵּק צָרְכֵי סְעוּדַת בְּרִית מִילָה שֶׁל עָנִי, עַל יְדֵי זֶה נִצּוֹל מִבֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person who regularly circumcises children, or who regularly provides the food a poor person needs in order to make a meal in honor of his son’s circumcision, will be saved from imprisonment.