These passages from the Zohar in Parashat Terumah explore the Mishkan's construction and vessels as expressions of cosmic harmony and heavenly realities. The sources read the sanctuary's physical details as spiritual correspondences reflecting the indwelling of Divine Presence.
וְדָא אִיהוּ דַּרְגָּא לְתַתָּא, וּמִגּוֹ דָּא, נַטְלִין לְעֵילָּא
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What the sources say
The two passages provided both anchor themselves in the opening verses of the Terumah command — Zohar, Terumah 127b cites the phrase וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה (Shemot 25:2) in the context of a discussion about levels (דרגא) and hidden versus revealed reception, while Zohar, Terumah 131b simply quotes Shemot 25:1–2 — but neither passage contains extended discussion of the building of the Mishkan itself, so the specific claim that the Zohar in Parshas Terumah discusses the Mishkan's construction cannot be substantiated from these excerpts alone.
Zohar, Terumah 131b:1
Continues the discussion of the Mishkan’s construction and its symbolic meaning, emphasizing the inner significance of the curtains, boards, and vessels. The Zohar reads the Mishkan as a model of cosmic harmony and the indwelling of holiness.
(שמות כ״ה:א׳-ב׳) וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵאמֹר. דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה מֵאֵת כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ וְגוֹ'.
Zohar, Terumah 127b
This passage develops the Mishkan as a structure of spiritual correspondence: the details of the sanctuary and its vessels are treated as expressions of higher heavenly realities. It focuses on the giving of materials and the building of the dwelling-place for the Divine Presence.
וְדָא אִיהוּ דַּרְגָּא לְתַתָּא, וּמִגּוֹ דָּא, נַטְלִין לְעֵילָּא, בִּסְתִימוּ דִּרְעוּ, אֲבָל לָא בְּאִתְגַּלְיָא, כְּמָה דְּנָטִיל יַעֲקֹב, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה. עי' עליו לקמן דף קמ"ו ע"א) (שמות כ״ה:ב׳) וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה.