## Introduction to Sulam Commentary Chapter 47

###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 47:1
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מז. מדרגה ב': היא שבע ספירות תחתונות דבינה שנתתקנו בישסו"ת, שהן צריכות חכמה כדי להשפיע לזו"ן (כנזכר לעיל אות מ"ג). שעל כן בעת גדלות, הי' יוצאת מאויר שלהן, ואור החכמה חוזר אליהן כדי להשפיע לזו"ן. אבל גם הן אינן מקבלות חכמה לעצמן, להיותן מן הבינה, וכל הבינה, בין שלש ראשונות ובין שבע תחתונות, היא מאור החסדים.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
47. **The second** **level** **of** **brains** of maturity **is the seven lower** ***sefirot*** **of** ***Bina*** **that were established in** ***Yisrael Sabba*****and *Tevuna*** **and require** ***Ḥokhma*** **in order to transmit** the light of *Ḥokhma* **to** ***Ze’er Anpin******and******Nukba*** **(as stated in section 43 above). Accordingly, at the phase of** **maturity****, the *yod* exits from the *avir*** of these seven lower *sefirot***, and the light of** ***Ḥokhma*** **returns to them in order to give to** ***Ze’er Anpin******and******Nukba*****. However,** *Yisrael Sabba* and *Tevuna* **do not receive** ***Ḥokhma*** **for themselves either, since they are of** ***Bina*****, and all of** ***Bina*****, whether the first three or the lower seven, is from the** **light of giving****.**⁹⁶ and *Tevuna* is *partzuf* of the seven lower *sefirot* of the level of *Bina* of *Arikh Anpin*, which is the first *partzuf* of the world of *Atzilut*. The entire level of *Bina* of *Arikh Anpin*, the first three mentioned in the previous section , the first level of brains of maturity, and the lower seven mentioned here, do not receive the light of *Ḥokhma*. This is because *Bina* only contains the light of giving. *Bina* still serves to transmit the light of *Ḥokhma* to the lower levels of *Ze'er Anpin* and *Nukba*. See section 36 and subsequent sections for a more complete explanation of the relationship between *Yisrael Sabba* and *Tevuna* and *Ze'er Anpin* and *Nukba*.

footnotes:
⁹⁶ As explained in the previous sections, Yisrael Sabba


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 47:2
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וכל ההפרש הוא בשבע תחתונות, שהן מקבלות חכמה בשביל להשפיע לזו"ן. ומדרגה זו נקראת ל' דצל"ם. שאות זו רומזת שיש בהן שלשה מוחין: חכמה בינה דעת, שבכל מוח עשר ספירות, והן ל' ספירות. כי הימין דדעת והשמאל דדעת נחשבים כאן לאחד, להיותם בחינת הקו האמצעי ליחד החכמה והבינה.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**The whole distinction** between the first three and the lower seven **is in the lower seven, which receive** ***Ḥokhma*** **in order to give to** ***Ze’er Anpin******and******Nukba*****. This** **level** **is called the *lamed* of *tzelem*, since this letter alludes to the fact that** this level **contains three** **brains****:** ***Ḥokhma*****,** ***Bina*****, and** ***Da’at*****.**⁹⁷ of *Da’at*. **Each of the** **brains** **is comprised of ten** ***sefirot*****, and** thus **they are thirty** ***sefirot*****,** the numerical value of the letter *lamed*, **for the right of** ***Da’at*** **and the left of** ***Da’at***⁹⁸ are united into one, as opposed to in the first three described in the previous section . **are here considered as one, since they are the middle line**⁹⁹ **that unites** ***Ḥokhma*** **and** ***Bina*****.**

footnotes:
⁹⁷ See the footnotes in the previous section for an explanation of the pseudo-sefira
⁹⁸ In this context, the right and left of Da’at
⁹⁹ See the previous sections (especially 33 – 38) for a fuller description of the mechanics of the middle line.