Daf 32a (דַּף ל״ב ע״א)

And not only this, but at the time when you were gathered from the world (וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא בְזִמְנָא דְאַנְתְּ אִתְכַּנִּישׁ מִן עָלְמָא), the House of prophecy, of which it is said: “My servant Moshe is not so, for he is faithful in all My house” (בֵּיתָא דִנְבוּאָה, דְאִתְּמַר בָּהּ לֹא כֵן עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה, בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא) (Numbers 12:7), she is closed (אִיהִי סְתִימָא). Arise, open her (קוּם אַפְתַּח לָהּ), for she is the upper hidden House (דְּאִיהִי בֵּיתָא עִלָּאָה גְנִיזָא), that all treasures above are hidden in the supernal King there (דְכָל גְּנִיזִין דִּלְעִילָא סְתִימִין דְּמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה תַּמָּן). And you were as a son of the house (וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית כְּבֶן בַּיִת), a son of that House (בֶּן דְּהַהוּא בֵּיתָא). Bayit-Beit is Imma Ila’ah (בַּיִ״ת, ב׳ אִמָּא עִלָּאָה), Yod is Chokhmah, Abba (יו״ד חָכְמָה אַבָּא), Tav is Tiferet (ת׳ תִּפְאֶרֶת). [Thus,] the Son of the Upper House (בֶּן בַּיִת דִּלְעִילָא). And you were in its likeness (וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית בְּדִיּוֹקְנֵיהּ).

In that House, there was no permission for prophet or seer to enter there except by permission (דִבְהַהוּא בַּיִת לָא הֲוָה רְשׁוּ לְנָבִיא וְחוֹזֶה לְאַעָלָא תַּמָּן אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ). And you entered without permission, like the son of the King, for whom no gate there is closed (וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית עָאל בְּלָא רְשׁוּ, כִּבְרָא דְמַלְכָּא דְלֵית תַּמָּן תַּרְעָא סְתִימָא לֵיהּ). And not only this, but other prophets did not enter to see the King except at known times and known days (וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא דִנְבִיאַיָּא אָחֳרָנִין, לָא הֲווֹ עָאלִין לְמֶחמֵי לְמַלְכָּא, אֶלָּא בְּשַׁעִתִּין יְדִיעָאן, וּבְיוֹמִין יְדִיעָאן). As we have found in Aharon, who was above all (כְּגַוְונָא דְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְאַהֲרֹן דַּהֲוָה עִלָּאָה מִכֻּלְּהוּ), of whom it is said: “And let him not come at all times into the holy place” (דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וְאַל יָבֹא בְכָל עֵת אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ) (Leviticus 16:2), but rather: “With this shall Aharon come into the holy place” (אֶלָּא בְּזֹאת יָבֹא אַהֲרֹן אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ) (Leviticus 16:3). How much more so the others (כָּל שֶׁכֵּן אָחֳרָנִין). But you, at every time and time, and every day that you desired, you would enter to see the King (וְאַנְתְּ בְּכָל שַׁעִתָּא וְשַׁעִתָּא, וּבְכָל יוֹמָא דְאַנְתְּ בָּעִי הֲוִית עַיִיל לְמֶחזֵי לְמַלְכָּא). And not only this, but all the prophets saw their prophecy in the limbs of the King (וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא כָל נְבִיאַיָּא, הֲווֹ חַזְיָין נְבוּאָה דִלְהוֹן בְּאֵבָרִין דְּמַלְכָּא), each one in a known limb and not more (כָּל חַד וְחַד בְּאֵבֶר יְדִיעָא וְלָא יַתִּיר). Some in the head of the King (מִנְּהוֹן בְּרֵישָׁא דְמַלְכָּא), some in the hair of the head, which are the stars and constellations without number (מִנְּהוֹן בְּנִימִין דְּרֵישָׁא, דְאִנּוּן כּוֹכְבַיָּא וּמַזָּלֵי דְלֵית לוֹן חוּשְׁבָּנָא), some in the eyes (מִנְּהוֹן בְּעַיְינִין), some in the ears (מִנְּהוֹן בְּאוּדְנִין), some in the face (מִנְּהוֹן בְּאַנְפִּין), some in the nose (מִנְּהוֹן בְּחוֹטָמָא), some in the mouth (מִנְּהוֹן בְּפוּמָא), some in the neck (מִנְּהוֹן בְּצַוָּאר), some in the hands (מִנְּהוֹן בְּיָדַיִם), some in the stature which is the body (מִנְּהוֹן בְּקוֹמָה דְאִיהוּ גוּפָא), some in the thighs (מִנְּהוֹן בְּשׁוֹקִין), some in the sign of the covenant (מִנְּהוֹן בְּאוֹת בְּרִית), some in the garments of the King (מִנְּהוֹן בִּלְבוּשִׁין דְּמַלְכָּא)-and they did not have permission to gaze further (דְלָא הֲוָה לוֹן רְשׁוּ לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא יַתִּיר).

But Moshe-in every limb and in every place-would attain his prophecy (אֲבָל מֹשֶׁה בְּכָל אֵבֶר, וּבְכָל אֲתַר הֲוָה מַשִּׂיג נְבוּאָה דִילֵיהּ). And in every limb, She would descend to him (וּבְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִיהִי הֲוָה נָחֲתָא לְגַבֵּיהּ), which was not so for the rest of the prophets (מַה דְּלָא הֲוָה הָכִי לִשְׁאָר כָּל נְבִיאַיָּא). For each one would ascend to his particular limb, from which his Neshama was emanated, and that limb was his father (דְּכָל חַד סְלִיק לְאֵבֶר דִּילֵיהּ, דְּנִשְׁמָתֵיהּ הֲוָה אֲצִילוּת מֵהַהוּא אֵבֶר, וְהַהוּא אֵבֶר הֲוָה לֵיהּ אֲבוֹי). And the daughter of the King, She is the palace of every limb (וּבְרַתָּא דְמַלְכָּא אִיהִי הֵיכָלָא דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר), the mitzvah of every limb (מִצְוָה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר). Adonai is by the count of palace (אדנ״י אִיהוּ כְּחֻשְׁבַּן הֵיכָ״ל). And because of this it is said: “Adonai, open my lips” (וּבְגִין דָּא אִתְּמַר אדנ״י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח) (Psalms 51:17). YHVH is in every limb (יהו״ה אִיהוּ בְּכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר), Adonai is the palace (אדנ״י הֵיכָל), YHVH in every limb, and She is the prophecy of every limb (יהו״ה בְּכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר וְאִיהִי נְבוּאָה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר). The vision of every limb is called (מַרְאֶה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִתְקְרֵי). And every limb has its known Sefirah (וְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִית לֵיהּ סְפִירָה יְדִיעָא). The palace of all is the Lower Shekhinta, Adonai (הֵיכָלָא דְכֻלְּהוּ שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה אדנ״י). And how many ministers are guardians of the gates of the palace (וְכַמָּה מְמַנָּן נְטוּרֵי תַרְעִין אִינוּן לְהֵיכָלָא), that prophets may not enter there except by permission (דְלָא יַעֲלוּן תַּמָּן נְבִיאַיָּא אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ).

Arise, Ra‘aya Meheimna, arise, open the palace (קוּם רַעִיָא מְהֵימְנָא, קוּם אַפְתַּח הֵיכָלָא). For behold, how many masters of prophecy are knocking at the gates of the palace (דְּהָא כַּמָּה מָארֵי דִנְבוּאָה אִינוּן דָּפְקִין לְתַרְעִין דְּהֵיכָלָא), and they say: “Adonai, open my lips” (וְאָמְרִין אדנ״י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח) (Psalms 51:17). And she is closed to them (וְאִיהִי סְתִימָא לְגַבַּיְיהוּ), until you come there, she is not opened (עַד דְּאַנְתְּ תֵּיתֵי תַּמָּן אִיהִי לָא אִתְפַּתְּחַת). To the King, whom His servants, princes, ministers, and rulers of the earth need to behold with Him, each according to his need, and each according to his dominion, and each according to his task (לְמַלְכָּא דַהֲווֹ צְרִיכִין לֵיהּ עַבְדּוֹי וַאֲפַרְכַסּוֹי וּמְמַנָּן וְשָׁלְטָנֵי אַרְעָא לְמֶחזֵי עִמֵּיהּ, כָּל חַד כְּפוּם צָרְכוֹי, וְכָל חַד כְּפוּם שָׁלְטָנוּתֵיהּ, וְכָל חַד כְּפוּם עִסְקוֹי). What does the King do? He places all in the hand of the Matronita (מֶה עָבַד מַלְכָּא, שַׁוִּי כֹלָּא בִידָא דְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא), and said: Whoever desires to ask his request, let him come to the Matronita, for she is My house, the house of Yod, My palace (וְאָמַר כָּל מָאן דְּבָעִי לְמִשְׁאַל שְׁאֶלְתּוֹי, יֵיתֵי לְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, דְאִיהִי בַּיִת דִּילִי בֵּית יו״ד, הֵיכָל דִּילִי). And this is what is written: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom… but let him that glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me” (וְהַאי אִיהוּ אַל יִתְהַלֵּל הַמִּתְהַלֵּל הַשְׂכֵּל וְיָדוֹעַ אוֹתִי, כִּי אִם בְּזֹאת) (Jeremiah 9:23). At that time, they all knock at the gate, where there is Sagron who closes, and there is Pitchon who opens (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דָפְקִין כֻּלְּהוּ לְפִתְחָא, דְתַמָּן סגרו״ן דְּסָגִיר, וְתַמָּן פתחו״ן דְּפָתַח). Immediately the Ra‘aya Meheimna comes (מִיָּד יֵיתֵי רַעִיָא מְהֵימְנָא), and says: “Adonai, open my lips” (וְיֵימָא אדנ״י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח) (Psalms 51:17)-kamatz patach (קָמֵ״ץ פַּתָ״ח), this one closed and this one opened (דָּא סָגִיר וְדָא פָתַח). Two lips, the gates of righteousness (תְּרֵין שִׂפְוָון [נ״א שְׂבָא] שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק). Of them it is said: “Open to me the gates of righteousness” (עֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק) (Psalms 118:19).