Chapter Twenty-Seven (פֶּרֶק עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה)

We have already explained above the letters that took Avir Kadmon [Primordial Air], and Adam Kadmon, and Tehiru (כְּבָר בֵּאַרְנוּ לְמַעְלָה הָאוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁלָּקְחוּ אֲוִיר קַדְמוֹן, וְאָדָם קַדְמוֹן, וְטְהִירוּ), and there remained there from this influx within Tehiru forty-five thousand myriads of letters (וְנִשְׁאַר שָׁם מִן הַשֶּׁפַע הַזֶּה בְּתוֹךְ טְהִירוּ מ״ה אֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת), in the secret of the Name M"H of the World of the Garment, which sent this influx (בְּסוֹד שֵׁם מ״ה שֶׁל עוֹלַם הַמַּלְבּוּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁלַח הַשֶּׁפַע הַזֶּה). And from these forty-five thousand myriads of letters, eighteen thousand myriads entered into the Keter (וּמֵאֵלּוּ מ״ה אֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת נִכְנְסוּ מִתּוֹךְ הַכֶּתֶר י״ח אֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת), and the twenty-seven thousand myriads of letters that remained from these forty-five thousand myriads mentioned within the Tehiru were hovering over the Keter in the secret of Surrounding Light (וְהַכ״ז אֲלָפִים רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁנִּשְׁאֲרוּ מֵאֵלּוּ מ״ה אֶלֶף רְבוֹא הַנִּזְכָּרִים בְּתוֹךְ הַטְּהִירוּ הָיוּ חוֹפְפִים עַל הַכֶּתֶר בְּסוֹד אוֹר מַקִּיף). And from the eighteen thousand myriads that entered the Keter, the Keter gave twelve thousand myriads of them to Chokhmah (וּמִי״ח אֶלֶף רְבוֹא שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ בְּתוֹךְ הַכֶּתֶר נָתְנָה מֵהֶם הַכֶּתֶר לְחָכְמָה י״ב אֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת), and they were divided in this way: four thousand myriads entered into Chokhmah itself (וְנֶחְלְקוּ בְּאֹפֶן זֶה: ד׳ אֲלָפִים רְבוֹא נִכְנְסוּ תּוֹךְ הַחָכְמָה עַצְמָהּ), and the remaining eight thousand myriads were hovering over it in the secret of Surrounding Light (וּשְׁמוֹנַת אֲלָפִים הַנִּשְׁאָרִים הָיוּ חוֹפְפִים עָלֶיהָ בְּסוֹד אוֹר מַקִּיף). And those four thousand myriads that entered into it-one thousand myriads she took for herself (וְאוֹתָם ד׳ אֲלָפִים רְבוֹא שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ לְתוֹכָהּ, אֶלֶף רְבוֹא נָטְלָה אוֹתָם לְעַצְמָהּ), and three thousand myriads she gave to Binah (וּשְׁלוֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים רְבוֹא נָתְנָה אוֹתָם לְבִינָה). And one of them, that is, one thousand myriads, Binah took for herself (וְאֶחָד מֵהֶם, דְּהַיְינוּ אֶלֶף רְבוֹא, נָטְלָה אוֹתָם בִּינָה לְעַצְמָהּ), and two thousand myriads remained to her as Ohr Makif [Surrounding Light] (וּב׳ אֲלָפִים רְבוֹא נִשְׁאֲרוּ לָהּ אוֹר מַקִּיף), such that within Binah were one thousand myriads of letters, from the influx that descended after the making of the Kelim [Vessels], from half the letters of the Name Havayah of the Name S”G, which are the letters Yod and Heh, which are the Front [Frontside], and from the Name B”N, which is the Back [Backside] (בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ הַבִּינָה הָיוּ אֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת, מִן הַשֶּׁפַע שֶׁיָּרַד אַחַר עֲשִׂיָּת הַכֵּלִים, מֵחֲצִי אוֹתִיּוֹת הַשֵּׁם שֶׁל הוי״ה שֶׁל שֵׁם ס״ג, שֶׁהֵם אוֹתִיּוֹת י״ה שֶׁהוּא פָּנִים, וּמִשֵּׁם ב״ן שֶׁהוּא אָחוֹר). And from these one thousand myriads of letters, Binah gave to Ze'ir Anpin one hundred and forty myriads of letters (וּמֵאֵלּוּ הָאֶלֶף רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת נָתְנָה בִּינָה לְזְעֵיר ק״ם רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת), of which sixty were fit to become Ohr Penimi [Inner Light] in all seven Sefirot (שֶׁשִּׁשִּׁים מֵהֶם הָיוּ רְאוּיִים לִהְיוֹת אוֹר פְּנִימִי בְּכָל ז׳ סְפִירוֹת), and eighty were fit to become Ohr Makif [Surrounding Light] (וּשְׁמוֹנִים מֵהֶם הָיוּ רְאוּיִים לִהְיוֹת אוֹר מַקִּיף). And all the rest of the letters from the one thousand myriads Binah took for herself, namely, eight hundred and sixty additional myriads, which total eight hundred and sixty (וְכָל שְׁאָר הָאוֹתִיּוֹת מֵהָאֶלֶף רְבוֹא נָטְלָה אוֹתָם בִּינָה בַּעֲדָהּ, שֶׁהֵם ח׳ מֵאוֹת וְס׳ רְבוֹא אֲחֵרוֹת, שֶׁהֵם עוֹלִים תַּת״ם), corresponding to the value of ten times Elohim, which has the gematria of eight hundred and sixty, in the secret of: “His locks are curled” (Song of Songs 5:11) (כְּמִנְיָן י׳ פְּעָמִים אֱלֹהִים, שֶׁהוּא בְּגִימַטְרִיָּא תַּלְתַּ״ל, בְּסוֹד: קְוֻצוֹתָיו תַּלְתַּלִּים), and in ten Elohim there are fifty letters, equal to the value of Yam [Sea], which completes the word “curled” (וְיֵשׁ בְּי׳ אֱלֹהִים חֲמִשִּׁים אוֹתִיּוֹת כְּמִנְיָן יָם הַמַּשְׁלִים לְתַּלְתַּלִּים). And the one hundred and forty that Binah gave to Chesed [Kindness] came all at once, meaning (הַיְנוּ) that Chesed [Kindness] wanted to receive them all within itself in the mystery of Ohr Penimi [Inner Light] (וְהַק״ם שֶׁנָּתְנָה בִּינָה לְחֶסֶד בָּאוּ כֻּלָּם בְּבַת אַחַת, הַיְנוּ שֶׁחֶסֶד רָצְתָה לְקַבֵּל כֻּלָּם בְּתוֹכָהּ בְּסוֹד אוֹר פְּנִימִי), for there was no place for the Ohr Makifim [Surrounding Lights], as we explained in the earlier chapters (כִּי לֹא הָיָה מָקוֹם לַמַּקִּיפִים כְּדְפֵירַשְׁנוּ בַּפְּרָקִים הַקּוֹדְמִים), and because of this she was not able to bear them, and therefore she underwent Shevirah [Breaking] (וּמִפְּנֵי זֶה לֹא יָכְלָה לִסְבּוֹל אוֹתָם וְעַל כֵּן נִשְׁבְּרָה).

And know that the sixty which were fitting to be Inner Light were suited to be divided among the seven lower Sefirot in this manner (וְדַע שֶׁהַשִּׁשִּׁים שֶׁהָיוּ רְאוּיִים לִהְיוֹת אוֹר פְּנִימִי, הָיוּ רְאוּיִים לְהֵחָלֵק בֵּין ז׳ סְפִירוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת בַּזֶּה הָאֹפֶן): namely, nine for each one (הַיְנוּ ט׳ לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד), except for Malkhut, for which after the Tikkun only six were fitting, as will be explained with the help of Heaven (חוּץ מִמַּלְכוּת שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה רָאוּי לָהּ אַחַר הַתִּקּוּן אֶלָּא ו׳, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנְּפָרֵשׁ בְּסִיַּעְתָּא דִּשְׁמַיָּא). And six times nine is fifty-four-this is the portion of the six Sefirot (וְשֵׁשׁ פְּעָמִים ט׳ הוּא נ״ד, הוּא חֵלֶק שֶׁל שֵׁשׁ הַסְּפִירוֹת), and with the six which are the portion of Malkhut, in the secret of “six steps to the throne” (1 Kings 10) (וְעִם ו׳ שֶׁהוּא חֶלְקָהּ שֶׁל מַלְכוּת בְּסוֹד שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּא), it is in total the sixty myriads mentioned above (הוּא בֵּין הַכֹּל שִׁשִּׁים רְבוֹא הַנִּזְכָּרִים). And furthermore, you must know that every vessel of the aforementioned vessels was able to contain another additional myriad beyond its portion, if it had a Surrounding [Light] (וְעוֹד צָרִיךְ אַתָּה לָדַעַת, שֶׁכָּל כְּלִי מֵהַכֵּלִים הַנִּזְכָּרִים הָיָה יָכוֹל לְהָכִיל עוֹד רְבוֹא אַחֵר יוֹתֵר מֵחֶלְקוֹ, אִם הָיָה לָהֶם מַקִּיף), for each one is comprised of ten (כִּי כָּל אַחַת כְּלוּלָה מֵעֶשֶׂר). Thus, the one [extra] myriad, together with those nine myriads mentioned, which belong to the portion of those six Sefirot mentioned above, makes ten myriads for each of those six Sefirot (נִמְצָא שֶׁהָרְבוֹא הָאֶחָד עִם אוֹתָן ט׳ רְבוֹא הַנִּזְכָּרִים הַשַּׁיָּכִים לְחֵלֶק שֵׁשׁ הַסְּפִירוֹת הַנִּזְכָּרִים, הוּא י׳ רְבוֹא לְכָל סְפִירָה מֵאֵלּוּ הַשֵּׁשׁ סְפִירוֹת). And therefore, in relation to the ten myriads that were fitting for it, when Chesed was shattered, the vessel was called complete (וְעַל כֵּן בְּעֵרֶךְ הַי׳ רְבוֹא שֶׁהָיָה רָאוּי לָהּ, כְּשֶׁנִּשְׁבַּר הַחֶסֶד נִקְרָא הַכְּלִי שָׁלֵם), that is, the Inner Light prepared to be rectified in the future by Abba and Imma (דְּהַיְינוּ הָאוֹר פְּנִימִי הַמְזֻמָּן לְהִתְקֵן לֶעָתִיד עַל יְדֵי אַבָּא וְאִמָּא), and it is called complete for the sake of its Inner Light, which was fit to be ten myriads (וְנִקְרָא שָׁלֵם לְצוֹרֶךְ הָאוֹר הַפְּנִימִי שֶׁלּוֹ, הָרָאוּי לִהְיוֹת י׳ רְבוֹא), for it had previously only nine, and with the tenth myriad it was completed to be rectified afterward (וְלֹא הָיָה לוֹ מִקּוֹדֶם אֶלָּא ט׳, וְעִם הָרְבוֹא הָעֲשִׂירִי נִשְׁלַם לְהִתְתַּקֵּן אַחַר כָּךְ). And in this regard (וְלְעִנְיָן זֶה), those ten myriads remained in the Avir [Air], in the place where Chesed [Kindness] had originally been (שֶׁאֵלּוּ הַי׳ רְבוֹא נִשְׁאֲרוּ בָּאֲוִיר, בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁהָיָה הַחֶסֶד בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה), and these ten myriads, which are the Ohr Penimiyim [Inner Lights] fitting for the portion of the others, did not descend, because they were not fitting for them (וְלֹא יָרְדוּ אֵלּוּ הַי׳ רְבוֹא שֶׁהֵם אוֹרוֹת הַפְּנִימִיּוּת הָרְאוּיִים לְחֵלֶק הָאֲחֵרִים, שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה רָאוּי לָהֶם), but rather remained suspended in the Avir [Air] (אֶלָּא נִשְׁאֲרוּ תְּלוּיִים בָּאֲוִיר). Thus, when they entered into Gevurah (בְּאֹפֶן כְּשֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ בַּגְּבוּרָה), there were one hundred and thirty myriads (הָיוּ ק״ל רְבוֹא), and therefore Gevurah took them, thinking she could contain them, because of the ten myriads that had remained in the place of Chesed [Kindness], apart from her (וְעַל כֵּן נָטְלָה אוֹתָם גְּבוּרָה, בַּחֲשָׁבָה שֶׁתָּכִיל אוֹתָם, מִפְּנֵי הַי׳ רְבוֹא שֶׁנִּשְׁאֲרוּ בִּמְקוֹם הַחֶסֶד, חוּץ מִמֶּנָּה). And similarly, in the place of Gevurah [Severity], another ten remained suspended in the Avir [Air] (וְכֵן בִּמְקוֹם הַגְּבוּרָה נִשְׁאֲרוּ יו״ד אֲחֵרִים תְּלוּיִים בָּאֲוִיר), and therefore Tiferet took them (וְעַל כֵּן נָטְלָה אוֹתָם תִּפְאֶרֶת), and so on in this manner until Yesod (וְכֵן עַל זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ עַד יְסוֹד). And Yesod thought to say: Fifty have already been lost (וְיְסוֹד חָשַׁב לוֹמַר: כְּבָר חָסְרוּ נ׳), so from the one hundred and forty myriads of letters only ninety remain (בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁמֵהַק״ם אוֹתִיּוֹת נִשְׁאֲרוּ צ׳), I will give ten to Malkhut that she may bear them (אֶתֵּן י׳ לְמַלְכוּת שֶׁתִּסְבּוֹל אוֹתָם), and the remaining eighty myriads I will take for myself (וּפ׳ רְבוֹא הַנִּשְׁאָרִים אוּכַל לִטּוֹל אוֹתָם בַּעֲדִי), yet even so, she underwent Shevirah [Breaking] together with her companions (וַאֲפִלּוּ הָכִי נִשְׁבְּרָה עִם חֲבֵרֶיהָ). And therefore, in the letter Tzadi embedded in Yesod (וְעַל כֵּן בָּאוֹת צ הַתְּקוּעָה בִּיסוֹד), came its Milui [Spelling], Dalet–Yod (בָּא מִלּוּאָהּ ד״י), to allude to the ninety myriads of letters that entered into Yesod (לְרַמֵּז לְצ׳ רְבוֹא אוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ בִּיסוֹד), which is the principal letter (שֶׁהִיא הָאוֹת הָעִיקָּרִיָּית), and the four myriads that were given to Malkhut beyond her fitting portion after the Tikkun, for her Nekudah [Point] was diminished and reduced (וְד׳ רְבוֹא שֶׁנִּתְּנָה לְמַלְכוּת יוֹתֵר מֵחֶלְקָהּ הָרָאוּי לָהּ אַחַר הַתִּקּוּן, שֶׁנִּתְמַעֲטָה וְהִקְטִינָה נְקֻדָּתָהּ). For Kudsha Berikh Hu said to her: “Go and diminish yourself” (שֶׁאָמַר לָהּ קב״ה: ״לֵכִי וּמְעֲטִי אֶת עַצְמֵךְ״), and then she became in the mystery of Leah and Rachel (וְאָז נַעֲשֵׂית בְּסוֹד לֵאָה וְרָחֵל), and the ten myriads that were given to Malkhut are thus Dalet–Yod, which is the Milui [Spelling] of the Tzadi (וְהַי׳ רְבוֹא שֶׁנִּתְּנָה לְמַלְכוּת הֲרֵי ד״י שֶׁהוּא מִלּוּי הַצַּדִּ״י). And therefore Yesod is called “Chai” (וְעַל כֵּן נִקְרָא יְסוֹד חַי), meaning nine myriads that are fitting for it, and nine that are fitting for Malkhut, which were given to her—they equal the gematria of “Chai haOlamim [Life of the Worlds]” (הַיְנוּ ט׳ רְבוֹא הָרְאוּיִים לוֹ, וְט׳ הָרְאוּיִים לְמַלְכוּת שֶׁנִּתְּנָה לָהּ, שֶׁהֵם כְּמִנְיָן חַי הָעוֹלָמִים).