Daf 44a (דַּף מ״ד ע״א)

And falsehood takes hold, through sins, of half of the Netzach and all of the Hod (וְהַשֶּׁקֶר אוֹחֵז בַּעֲוֹנוֹת חֶצְיוֹ שֶׁל הַנֵּצַח וְכָל הַהוֹד), by means of the intermediary concealed within the Klipat Nogah, after the Heikhal [Palace] of Nogah [Brightness] (ע״י אֶמְצָעִי הַמִּסְתַּתֵּר בִּקְלִיפַּת נוֹגַהּ עַל שֵׁם הֵיכַל הַנּוֹגַהּ), and here there is the mystery of the Yesod [Foundation], namely the Holy Covenant (וְיֵשׁ בְּכָאן סוֹד יְסוֹד הוּא הַבְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ), in which is the Name Shaddai (אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ שֵׁם שַׁדַּ״י), whose numerical value is Metatron (שֶׁהוּא בְּגִי׳ מַטַּטְרוֹן), who is its counterpart (שֶׁהוּא דּוּגְמָתוֹ), and clothes Himself within it together with the Netzach of the Malkhut of Beri'ah (וּמִתְלַבֵּשׁ עַצְמוֹ בּוֹ עִם נֵצַח דְּמַלְכוּת דִּבְרִיאָה), for the thighs extend farther downward than the Holy Covenant (כִּי הַיְרֵכַיִם הֵם יוֹתֵר אֲרוּכִּים לְמַטָּה מֵהַבְּרִית), and, “From my flesh I behold God” (וּמִבְּשָׂרִי אֶחֱזֶה אֱלוֹהַּ) (Job 19:26), as it were (כִּבְיָכוֹל), just as in a human being the thighs extend farther downward than the Holy Covenant (כְּמוֹ אֵצֶל הַבֶּן אָדָם הַיְרֵכַיִם יוֹתֵר מִתְאָרְכִים לְמַטָּה מֵהַבְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ), so too Above, literally, as it were (כֵּן לְמַעְלָה מַמָּשׁ כִּבְיָכוֹל), therefore the Yesod [Foundation] joins the two halves of the body (וְלָכֵן יְסוֹד מְחַבֵּר הַתְּרֵי פַּלְגָא דְּגוּפָא), namely the Netzach and Hod of the Malkhut of Beri'ah (הֵם נֵצַח הוֹד דְּמַלְכוּת דִּבְרִיאָה), and Metatron clothes the Heikhal [Palace] of Netzach together with the right half of the Yesod of Beri'ah (וּמַטַּטְרוֹן מַלְבִּישׁ הֵיכַל הַנֵּצַח עִם חֲצִי יְסוֹד דִּבְרִיאָה הַיְמָנִי), and Sandalphon, through Metatron, clothes the Heikhal [Palace] of Nogah [Brightness], namely the Hod together with the left half of the Yesod (וְסַנְדַּלְפוֹן מַלְבִּישׁ עַל יְדֵי מַטַּטְרוֹן הֵיכַל הַנּוֹגַהּ הוּא הוֹד עִם חֲצִי הַיְסוֹד הַשְּׂמָאלִי), for the feet of Beri'ah are the eyes and Mochin [Mentalities] of Yetzirah and Asiyah (כִּי הָרַגְלַיִם דִּבְרִיאָה הֵם עֵינַיִם וּמוֹחִין דִּיצִירָה וְדַעֲשִׂיָּה), for the Malkhut of Malkhut itself is literally in Asiyah (כִּי מַלְכוּת דְּמַלְכוּת עַצְמָהּ הִיא מַמָּשׁ בַּעֲשִׂיָּה), illuminating in its chambers and its compartments (מְאִירָה בַּחֲדָרֶיהָ וּבִמְדוֹרֶיהָ), as is known, that from the Heikhalot [Palaces] of Beri'ah emerge many compartments and Heikhalot [Palaces] spreading into Yetzirah and Asiyah (כַּנּוֹדָע שֶׁיּוֹצְאִים מֵהֵיכָלוֹת דִּבְרִיאָה כַּמָּה מְדוֹרִים וְהֵיכָלוֹת הַמִּתְפַּשְּׁטִים בִּיצִירָה וַעֲשִׂיָּה), and they are alluded to in Parashat Pekudei (וְהֵם נִרְמָזִים בְּפ׳ פְּקוּדֵי), and do not be surprised that Sandalphon is Eliyahu (וְאַל תִּתְמַהּ עַל סַנְדַּלְפוֹן הוּא אֵלִיָּהוּ),p1-53 clothing the Hod of Beri'ah in complete equivalence with Metatron (הַמַּלְבִּישׁ הוֹד דִּבְרִיאָה בְּשִׁוְיוֹן גָּמוּר עִם מַטַּטְרוֹן), at a time of favor, at the time of the Matkela [Balance] (בְּעֵת רָצוֹן בְּעֵת הַמַּתְקְלָא), for you already know that Eliyahu is literally the Mochin [Mentality] of Binah through the Hod of Metatron (כְּבָר יָדַעְתָּ כִּי אֵלִיָּהוּ הוּא מַמָּשׁ מוֹחַ בִּינָה ע״י הוֹד שֶׁל מַטַּטְרוֹן), in the mystery of, “This is My Name” (בְּסוֹד זֶה שְׁמִי).

Its explanation is: when Metatron ascends and receives Mochin [Mentalities] (פֵּרוּשׁ כְּשֶׁמַּטַּטְרוֹן עוֹלֶה וּמְקַבֵּל מוֹחִין), Shemuel comes into being in his Keter [Crown] Mochin [Mentality] (נַעֲשֶׂה בְּמוֹחַ כֶּתֶר שֶׁלּוֹ שְׁמוּעֵא״ל), Metatron in his Chokhmah [Wisdom] Mochin [Mentality] (וּבְמוֹחַ חָכְמָה שֶׁלּוֹ מַטַּטְרוֹן), and Yehoel in his Binah [Understanding] Mochin [Mentality] (וּבְמוֹחַ בִּינָה שֶׁלּוֹ יְהוֹאֵ״ל), in the mystery of, “This is My Name” (שְׁמִי), and he is Yehoel, and he is Eliyahu (וְהוּא יְהוֹאֵ״ל וְהוּא אֵלִיָּהוּ), the letters of this being identical to the letters of that (אַתְוָון דְּדֵין כְּאַתְוָון דְּדֵין), and the Name B"N of the Judgments ascends (וְהָעוֹלֶה שֵׁם בַּ״ן דְּדִינִין), the mystery of the Measuring Line (סוֹד קַו הַמִּדָּה), in the Yesod [Foundation] of Imma (הוּא בִּיסוֹד אִמָּא), and this is the meaning of what the Zohar says, “Eliyahu is from this Well” (וְז״שׁ בַּזֹּהַר אֵלִיָּהוּ מֵהַאי בְּאֵר אִיהוּ). Its explanation is: Be'er [Well] is Yesod [Foundation] in every place (פֵּרוּשׁ בְּאֵר הוּא יְסוֹד בְּכָל מָקוֹם), and the reason is that if you reverse the letters of Be'er you obtain Ever [Limb] (וְהַטַּעַם הָפוֹךְ בְּאֵר וְתִמְצָא אֵבָ״ר), and the mystery of Asiyah is the garment clothing the World of Yetzirah (וְסוֹד עֲשִׂיָּה הוּא הִתְלַבְּשׁוּת הַמַּלְבִּישׁ אֶת עוֹלָם הַיְצִירָה), so that evil should not prevail there over good (שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה שָׁם הָרַע גּוֹבֵר עַל הַטּוֹב), and understand this (וְהָבֵן), and this Metatron includes Eliyahu and all the Host of Heaven (וּמַטַּטְרוֹן הַזֶּה כּוֹלֵל אֵלִיָּהוּ וְכָל צְבָא מָרוֹם), and gives them strength and might to wage the Wars of Hashem (וְנוֹתֵן לָהֶם כֹּחַ וּתְגְבוּרוֹת לְלָחוּם מִלְחֲמוֹת ידוד).