## Introduction to Sulam Commentary Chapter 42

###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 42:1
[Introduction to Sulam Commentary 42:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Introduction%20to%20Sulam%20Commentary/r/42:1)

מב. כי כבר ידעת, שא"א הוא חכמה דאצילות, ואו"א הם שלש ראשונות דבינה דאצילות, וישסו"ת הם שבע ספירות תחתונות דבינה דאצילות.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
42. **You already know that** ***Arikh Anpin*** **is the** ***Ḥokhma*** **of** ***Atzilut*****, and** ***Abba* and *Imma*** **are the first three of the** ***Bina*** **of** ***Atzilut*****, while** ***Yisrael Sabba*****and *Tevuna*** **are the seven lower** ***sefirot*** **of** ***Bina*** **of** ***Atzilut*****.**⁶⁶

footnotes:
⁶⁶ See footnotes for previous two sections.


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 42:2
[Introduction to Sulam Commentary 42:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Introduction%20to%20Sulam%20Commentary/r/42:2)

ונודע שאין בראש דא"א, רק שתי ספירות: כתר וחכמה, הנקראים 'כתרא' ו'חכמה סתימאה'. והבינה שלו יצאה מראשו ונעשתה לבחינת גוף בלי ראש, דהיינו מחמת המלכות המסיימת שעלתה וסיימה הראש תחת החכמה שלו, שמשום זה, כבר נמצאים בינה ותפארת ומלכות תחת מלכות המסיימת שבראש (כנזכר לעיל באות ל"ג), ועל כן נעשית לבחינת גוף. ובינה ותפארת ומלכות אלו נקראים כולם על שם בחינה עליונה שבהם, שהיא בינה. וכיון שיצאה מראש לבחינת גוף בלי ראש, כבר אינה ראויה לקבל חכמה עד שתחזור לראש דא"א.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**It is also known that there are only two** ***sefirot*** **in the** **head** **of** ***Arikh Anpin*****:** ***Keter*** **and** ***Ḥokhma*****, which are called *Kitra* and the sealed** ***Ḥokhma*****.**⁶⁷ has a full set of five *sefirot*. In *Arikh Anpin*, the head area only has two: *Keter* (here called *Kitra*) and *Ḥokhma*. As this paragraph reviews, *Bina*, *Tiferet* and *Malkhut* of the head were ejected and now are part of the *partzuf* below the head's level of *Malkhut*, on the level of the body. **The** ***Bina*** of *Arikh Anpin* **emerged from its** **head** **and became a** **body** **without a** **head**.⁶⁸ of *Arikh Anpin* is described here as a body without a head because it is cut off from the head, thereby losing the lights of the head and remaining a body. **That is, due to the terminating** ***Malkhut*** **that ascended and arrested the** **head** **under its** ***Ḥokhma***, ***Bina*****,** ***Tiferet*****, and** ***Malkhut*** of *Arikh Anpin* **are already situated below the terminating** ***Malkhut*** **of the** **head** **(as stated in section 33 above) and therefore became a** **body****.**⁶⁹ refers to the blocking power of *Malkhut* that was inserted into the level of *Bina* in the second constriction, “terminating” the head of the *partzuf* at that point and relegating *Bina*, *Tiferet* and *Malkhut* of the head to the lower level of the body, with the lower *sefirot* of the body. Anything below this *Malkhut* is considered part of the body of the *partzuf*. **This** set of ***Bina*****,** ***Tiferet*****, and** ***Malkhut*** that were ejected from *Arikh Anpin* **are all referred to** by the name of **their highest** **level****, which is** ***Bina*****. Since** this *Bina* of *Arikh Anpin* **emerged from the** **head** **to become a** **body** **without a** **head****, it is no longer fit to receive** ***Ḥokhma*** **until it returns to the** **head** **of** ***Arikh Anpin*****.**⁷⁰ of the head is blocked off from the *Ḥokhma* of the head since it is now under the *Malkhut* of the head and part of the body of the *partzuf*. As a result, the sealed *Ḥokhma* embedded in the head of *Arikh Anpin* is inaccessible to it and to the lower levels.

footnotes:
⁶⁷ Normally, the head of a partzuf
⁶⁸ Bina
⁶⁹ The terminating Malkhut
⁷⁰ Bina