Chapter Seventy (פֶּרֶק שִׁבְעִים)

And know (וְדַע), that Malkhut was with him in the womb of Imma (כִּי הַמַּלְכוּת הָיְתָה עִמּוֹ בְּבֶטֶן אִמָּא), in the secret of the Heh (בְּסוֹד ה׳), the Dalet upon the Yud (ד׳ עַל י׳), and the face of the Dalet was opposite the back of the Yud (וְהָיוּ פְּנֵי הַדָּלֶ״ת כְּנֶגֶד אֲחוֹרֵי הַיו״ד), and when she emerges outward (וּכְשֶׁיוֹצֵאת לַחוּץ), she was turned back to back together with him (נֶהֶפְכָה אָחוֹר בְּאָחוֹר בַּחֲדָוִי), and afterward they were turned face to face (וְאַחַר כָּךְ נֶהֶפְכוּ פָּנִים בְּפָנִים). And the reason for the matter is (וְטַעַם הַדָּבָר), that when she was here (כִּי כְּשֶׁהָיְתָה בְּכָאן), she had only six extremities (לֹא הָיְתָה לָהּ כִּי אִם שֵׁשׁ קְצָווֹת), with the Atzmiut [Essentiality] (עִם הָעַצְמִיּוּת), but the head (אֲבָל הָרֹאשׁ), she had only Kelim [Vessels] (לֹא הָיָה לָהּ כִּי אִם כֵּלִים), and when he grew a little and they emerged outward (וּמִשֶּׁהִגְדִּיל מְעַט וְיוֹצְאוֹת לַחוּץ), they became attached back to back (נִדְבְּקוּ אָחוֹר בְּאָחוֹר). For when the light comes to her through Ze’ir Anpin (כִּי כְּשֶׁבָּא לָהּ הָאוֹר עַל יְדֵי זְעֵיר), it descends to his navel (יוֹרֵד עַד טַבּוּרוֹ), and pierces and passes through (וְנָקִיב וְאִתְעַבַּר), and comes to her head (וּבָא לָהּ בְּרֹאשָׁהּ), and therefore she is called Nukevah (וּלְפִיכָךְ נִקְרֵאת נְקֵבָה), meaning (רָצָה לוֹמַר), the perforation of the Heh (נֶקֶב ה׳), for through the perforation she becomes Heh (שֶׁעַל יְדֵי הַנֶּקֶב נַעֲשֵׂית ה׳), namely Malkhut (דְּהַיְנוּ הַמַּלְכוּת). And then the light remains joined in both of them (וְאָז נִשְׁאַר הָאוֹר מְחֻבָּר בִּשְׁנֵיהֶם), so that she will have attachment until he grows (כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָהּ חִבּוּר עַד שֶׁיִּגְדַּל), because he is small (לְפִי שֶׁהוּא קָטָן), and if the Heh does not become bound with Ze’ir Anpin (וְאִם לֹא יִתְקַשֵּׁר ה׳ עִם זְעֵיר), the Chitzonim [External Forces] will harm him (יַזִּיקוּ לוֹ הַחִיצוֹנִים). And when he grows (וּכְשֶׁיִּגְדִּיל), he falls away (הוּא נוֹשֵׁר). Meaning (פֵּירוּשׁ), he falls (נוֹפֵל), like the fruit (כְּמוֹ הַפְּרִי), when it no longer needs the tree it falls (כְּשֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לָעֵץ הוּא נוֹפֵל), therefore the entire dominion of the Chitzonim [External Forces] is in the backs (אִם כֵּן הַחִיצוֹנִים כָּל שְׁלִיטָתָן הִיא בָּאֲחוֹרַיִים), therefore he is joined back opposite back (לְפִיכָךְ הוּא מְחֻבָּר אָחוֹר כְּנֶגֶד אָחוֹר), so that they will not rule over him until she grows (שֶׁלֹּא יִשְׁלְטוּ בּוֹ עַד שֶׁתִּגְדִּיל). But from the front there is no fear (אֲבָל מִבִּפְנִים אֵין פַּחַד), for they have no power to rule over the front (כִּי אֵין לָהֶם לִשְׁלֹט בַּפָּנִים), and when she grows and becomes strong (וּכְשֶׁתִּגְדִּיל וְתִתְחַזֵּק), and will not need Imma (וְלֹא תִהְיֶה צְרִיכָה לְאִמָּא), then she will be face to face (אָז תִּהְיֶה פָּנִים בְּפָנִים), and this is: “One comes close to another, and no spirit enters between them” (זֶהוּ: אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא יָבוֹא בֵינֵיהֶם) (Job 41:8). Until here (עַד הֵנָּה), we have transmitted to you the principles necessary for you (מָסַרְנוּ לְךָ הַכְּלָלִים הַצְּרִיכִים לְךָ), before you know the secret of the second Ibbur [Impregnation] (קוֹדֶם שֶׁתֵּדַע סוֹד עִבּוּר שֵׁנִי), and his Mochin [Supernal Intellects] and Gadlut [Maturity] (וּמוֹחִין וְגַדְלוּת שֶׁלּוֹ), and all of them are founded upon foundations of fine gold (וְכוּלָּם מְיוּסָדִים עַל אַדְנֵי פָז), the words of Atik Yomin [Ancient of Days] (דִּבְרֵי עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּיא), sweeter than honey and the honeycomb (מְתוּקִים מִדְּבַשׁ וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים).