Daf 296a (דַּף רצ״ו ע״א)

The male is extended in Da’at (אִתְפְּשַׁט דְּכוּרָא בְּדַעַת), and the chambers and rooms are filled (וְאִתְמַלְּיָין אַכְסַדְרִין וְאִדָּרִין), from the head of the skull it begins (מֵרֵישָׁא דְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא שָׁרֵי), and is spread throughout the whole body, the inner organs, the arms, and everything (וְאִתְפְּשַׁט בְּכָל גּוּפָא מְחַדוֹי וּדְרוֹעוֹי וּבְכֹלָּא). From behind is joined the spark of the Butzina deKardinuta (Hard Spark) (מֵאֲחוֹרוֹי אִתְדְּבַק נִיצוֹצָא דְּבוּצִינָא דְּקַרְדִּינוּתָא), and it flamed and brought forth one skull (וְלַהֲטָא וְאַפִּיק גֻּלְגַּלְתָּא חֲדָא), closed from all sides (סְתִימָא מִכָּל סִטְרוֹי). And the illumination of the two mochin are engraved in it (וּנְהִירוּ דִּתְרֵי מוֹחֵי גְּלִיפָן בָּהּ), and it was joined at the side of the male (וְאִתְדַּבְּקַת בְּסִטְרוֹי דִּדְכוּרָא). Because of this it is called, My dove, my perfect one (בְּגִין כַּךְ אִתְקְרֵי יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי) (Song of Songs 5). Do not read it my perfect one but my twin truly (אַל תִּקְרֵי תַמָּתִי אֶלָּא תְאוֹמָתִי וַדַּאי).

The hairs of the female are crowned within it in colors (שַׂעֲרוֹי דְּנוּקְבָּא כְּלִילָן בֵּיהּ גְּוָונֵי), as it is written (כְּדִכְתִיב), The locks of your head are like purple (וְדַלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָן) (Song of Songs 7). Gevurah was crowned in five severities (אִתְקְטַר גְּבוּרָה בַּחֲמֵשׁ גְּבוּרָאן), and the female spread in her side (וְאִתְפַּשְּׁטַת נוּקְבָּא בְּסִטְרָהָא), and was joined with the side of the male (וְאִתְדַּבְּקַת בְּסִטְרוֹי דִּדְכוּרָא). Until she separates from his side (עַד דְּאִתְפָּרְשָׁא מִסִּטְרוֹי), and comes to be joined with him face to face (וְאָתִיאַת לְאִתְחַבְּרָא עִמֵּיהּ אַפִּין בְּאַפִּין). And when they are joined, they appear as one complete body (וְכַד מִתְחַבְּרָן מִתְחַזְיָין חַד גּוּפָא מַמָּשׁ).

From here we learn (מֵהָכָא אוֹלִיפְנָא), the male alone appears as half a body, and all is mercy (דְּכַר בִּלְחוֹדוֹי אִתְחֲזֵי פְּלַג גּוּפָא וְכֻלְּהוּ רַחֲמֵי). And likewise the female (וְכַךְ נוּקְבָּא). And when they are joined together, all is one complete body, and so it is (וְכַד מִתְחַבְּרָן כַּחֲדָא אִתְחֲזֵי כֹּלָּא חַד גּוּפָא מַמָּשׁ וְהָכִי הוּא). So too here, when the male is joined with the female, all is one body (אוּף הָכָא כַּד דְּכַר אִתְחַבָּר בְּנוּקְבָּא כֹּלָּא הוּא חַד גּוּפָא), and all the worlds are in joy (וְעָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ בְּחֵידוּ), for all are blessed from the complete body (דְּהָא כֻּלְּהוּ מִגּוּפָא שְׁלִים מִתְבָּרְכָן). And this is the secret (וְהַיְינוּ רָזָא), Therefore Hashem blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it (עַל כֵּן בֵּרַךְ יְיָ אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ) (Exodus 20). For all is found in one complete body, for the Matronita is joined with the King, and one body is found (דְּהָא אִשְׁתְּכַח כֹּלָּא בְּחַד גּוּפָא שְׁלִים דְּהָא מַטְרוֹנִיתָא אִתְדַּבְּקַת בְּמַלְכָּא וְאִשְׁתְּכַח גּוּפָא חַד).

And therefore blessings are found on this day (וְעַל כֵּן בִּרְכָאן מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין בְּהַאי יוֹמָא). And from here, whoever does not have male and female is called half a body (וּמֵהָכָא מַאן דְּלָא אִשְׁתְּכַח דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא אִקְרֵי פְּלַג גּוּפָא), and blessing does not rest on a word that is blemished and lacking (וְלֵית בִּרְכָתָא שַׁרְיָא בְּמִלָּה פְּגִימָא וַחֲסֵירָא), but only in a place that is complete, in a word that is complete (אֶלָּא בַּאֲתָר שְׁלִים בְּמִלָּה שְׁלִים), and not in half a word (וְלָא בְּפַלְגּוּת מִלָּה). And half a word does not endure forever, and is not blessed forever (וּפַלְגּוּת מִלָּה לָא אִתְקְיָים לְעָלְמִין וְלָא אִתְבָּרְכָן לְעָלְמִין).

The beauty of the female, all is from the beauty of the male (נוֹי דְּנוּקְבָּא כֹּלָּא מִנּוֹי דִּדְכוּרָא הוּא). And behold we have already established these matters, and they were known among the friends (וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי וְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָן בֵּינֵי חַבְרַיָיא). From this female are unified all those below (מֵהַאי נוּקְבָּא מִתְאַחֲדָן כָּל אִינּוּן דִּלְתַתָּא). From her they are nourished, and in her they understand, and she is called mother to all (מִנָּהּ יַנְקִין וּבָהּ תָּבִין וְהִיא אִתְקְרִיאַת אֵם לְכֻלְּהוּ). Just as another is mother to the body, and the whole body nurses from her (כְּמָה דְּאַחֲרָא אֵם לְגוּפָא וְכָל גּוּפָא מִנָּהּ יַנְקָא), so is this mother to all those below (כַּךְ הַאי אֵם לְכֻלְּהוּ אַחֲרָנִין דִּלְתַתָּא). It is written (כְּתִיב), Say to Chokhmah, you are my sister (אֱמוֹר לַחָכְמָה אֲחוֹתִי אָתְּ) (Proverbs 7). There is Chokhmah and there is Chokhmah (אִית חָכְמָה וְאִית חָכְמָה). And this female is called the lesser Chokhmah in relation to the other (וְהַאי נוּקְבָּא אִתְקְרֵי חָכְמָה זְעֵירָא לְגַבֵּי אַחֲרָא).

And concerning this it is written (וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב), We have a little sister, and she has no breasts, etc. (אָחוֹת לָנוּ קְטַנָּה וְשָׁדַיִם אֵין לָהּ וְגוֹ׳) (Song of Songs 8). For this is drawn in exile (דְּהָא דָּא בְּגָלוּתָא אִתְמְשַׁךְ). We have a little sister, indeed she appears little, but she is great and exalted (אָחוֹת לָנוּ קְטַנָּה וַדַּאי קְטַנָּה אִתְחֲזֵי אֲבָל רַבְרְבָא הִיא), for she is the completion that receives from all (וְסָגִּיאָה הִיא דְּהָא הִיא שְׁלִימוּ דְּנָטִיל מִכֹּלָּא). As it is written (כְּמָה דִּכְתִיב), I am a wall and my breasts are like towers (אֲנִי חוֹמָה וְשָׁדַי כַּמִּגְדָּלוֹת) (Song of Songs 8). And my breasts, for they are filled to give nourishment to all (וְשָׁדַי דְּהָא מַלְיָין אִינּוּן לְיַנְקָא לְכֹלָּא). Like towers, for they are great rivers that flow from Imma Ila’ah (כַּמִּגְדָּלוֹת דְּאִינּוּן נַהֲרִין רַבְרְבִין דְּנַפְקוּ מֵאִימָּא עִלָּאָה).

Further, the male is extended in the right and the left, in the inheritance of the portion (תּוּ אִתְפְּשַׁט דְּכוּרָא בִּימִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא בְּיָרוּתָא דְּאַחֲסָנָא). And when the colors are joined, it is called Tiferet (וְכַד גְּוָונֵי אִתְחַבְּרוּ אִקְרֵי תִּפְאֶרֶת). And the whole body is rectified, and a great and mighty tree is made, beautiful and fitting (וְאִתְתְּקַּן כָּל גּוּפָא וְאִתְעָבִיד אִילָנָא רַבְרְבָא וְתַקִּיף שַׁפִּיר וְיָאֶה). As it is written (דִּכְתִיב), Under it the beasts of the field found shade, and in its branches dwelt the birds of the heavens, and all flesh was fed from it (תְּחוֹתוֹהִי תַּטְלֵל חֵיוַת בָּרָא וּבְעַנְפּוֹהִי יְדוּרוֹן עוֹפֵי שְׁמַיָא וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא בֵּיהּ) (Daniel 4). The arms are right and left (דְּרוֹעוֹי יְמִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא). In the right are life and Chesed (בִּימִינָא חַיִּים וָחֶסֶד).

In the left are death and Gevurah (בִּשְׂמָאלָא מִיתָה וּגְבוּרָה). The belly is rectified in Da’at (מֵעוֹי אִתְתָּקַּן בְּדַעַת), and all the chambers and rooms are filled (וְאִתְמַלְיָין כָּל אַכְסַדְרִין וְאִדָּרִין). As we have said, it is written (כְּמָה דַּאֲמֵינָא דִּכְתִיב), And by Da’at the rooms are filled (וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ) (Proverbs 24). Further, the body is extended into two thighs (תּוּ אִתְפְּשַׁט גּוּפָא בִּתְרֵין שׁוֹקִין). And between them are joined two kidneys and two testicles of the male (וּמִתְאַחֲדָן בֵּינַיְיהוּ תְּרֵין כּוּלְיָין וּתְרֵין בֵּיעֵי דִּדְכוּרָא). For all oil and abundance and power of the male of the whole body is gathered in them (דְּכָל מִשְׁחָא וּרְבוּת וְחֵילָא דִּדְכוּרָא דְּכָל גּוּפָא בְּהוּ אִתְכְּנַשׁ), for all the forces that go forth, from them they go forth (דְּכָל חַיָּילִין דְּנָפִיק מִנְּהוֹן נָפְקִין). And all rest in the organ of the covenant (וְשַׁרְיָין כֹּלָּא בְּפוּם אַמָּה). And because of this they are called Tzevaot (וּבְגִין כָּךְ אִקְרוּן צְבָאוֹת), for all the hosts that go forth, from them they go forth (דְּכָל חַיָּילִין דְּנָפְקֵי מִנְּהוֹן נָפְקִין). And these are Netzach and Hod (וְאִינּוּן נֶצַח וְהוֹד). Tiferet is YHVH (תִּפְאֶרֶת יְיָ). Netzach and Hod are Tzevaot (נֶצַח וְהוֹד צְבָאוֹת). And because of this, YHVH Tzevaot (וּבְגִין כָּךְ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת).

The organ of the male is the completion of the whole body (אַמָּה דִּדְכוּרָא סִיּוּמָא דְּכָל גּוּפָא), and it is called Yesod (וְאִקְרֵי יְסוֹד). And this is the level that sweetens the female (וְדָא הוּא דַּרְגָּא דִּמְבַסֵּם לְנוּקְבָּא). And all the desire of the male toward the female, in this Yesod it enters the female (וְכָל תִּיאוּבְתָּא דִּדְכוּרָא לְגַבֵּי נוּקְבָּא בְּהַאי יְסוֹד עַיִּיל לְנוּקְבָּא), to the place that is called Zion (לְאֲתָר דְּאִקְרֵי צִיּוֹן). For there is the place of the covering of the female, like the womb for a woman (דְּהָתָם הוּא אֲתָר כְּסוּתָא דְּנוּקְבָּא כְּבֵית רֶחֶם לְאִתְּתָא). And because of this, YHVH Tzevaot is called Yesod (וּבְגִין כָּךְ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אִקְרֵי יְסוֹד). It is written (כְּתִיב), For Hashem has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His habitation (כִּי בָּחַר יְיָ בְּצִיּוֹן אִוָהּ לְמוֹשָׁב לוֹ) (Psalms 132). When the Matronita is separated and joined with the King, face to face, on the eve of Shabbat (כַּד אִתְפָּרְשַׁת מַטְרוֹנִיתָא וְאִתְחֲבְּרַת בְּמַלְכָּא אַנְפִּין בְּאַנְפִּין בְּמַעֲלֵי שַׁבְּתָא), all is made into one body (אִתְעָבִיד כֹּלָּא חַד גּוּפָא). And then Kudsha Berikh Hu sits on His throne (וּכְדֵין יָתִיב קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּכוּרְסְיֵיהּ). And all is called by the complete Name, the Holy Name, blessed is His Name forever and ever (וְאִקְרֵי כֹּלָּא שְׁמָא שְׁלִים שְׁמָא קַדִישָׁא בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵיהּ לְעָלַם לְעָלְמֵי עָלְמִין). All these matters I have raised until this day (כָּל אִלֵּין מִלִּין סְלִיקְנָא עַד יוֹמָא דָּא), which are crowned in them for the World to Come (דְּאִתְעַטָּר בְּהוּ לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי). And now they are revealed here (וְהַשְׁתָּא אִתְגַּלְיָין הָכָא). Happy is my portion (זַכָּאָה חוּלָקִי).