## The Gate of Unity Chapter 27

###### The Gate of Unity 27:1
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והנה אחר שנתבאר דרך פרט קצת בענין אורות דאבא ואמא ובחינת יחודם בפנימיות וחיצוניות כנזכר לעיל, מעתה יש לבאר פרטי ענין אורות דזעיר אנפין שנקרא ישראל ויעקב

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, after having explained somewhat in a manner of particulars, about the matter of the lights of *Abba* and *Imma* and their internal and external unifications, as previously explained, we must now explain the specifics of the matter of the lights of *Zeir Anpin*, which are called *Yisroel* and *Yaakov*.¹) Shaar 48, Ch. 2 3.

footnotes:
¹ See Etz Chayim, (Shaar HaKelipot


###### The Gate of Unity 27:2
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וכל פרטי היחודים דזעיר אנפין ונוקבה שנקרא יחוד ישראל ולאה או יחוד יעקב ורחל כו' כידוע.

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[Moreover, we must explain] all the particulars of the unifications of *Zeir Anpin*, which are [either] called a union of *Yisroel* and *Leah* or a union of *Yaakov* and *Rachel* etc., as known.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:3
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אך תחלה יש להבין הקדמה בענין אורות וכלים בכלל ובפרט

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
However, we must first have an introductory understanding regarding the matter of Lights and Vessels (*Orot V’Keilim*), both generally and particularly.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:4
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דהנה ידוע פירוש מה שאמר דאיהו וחיוהי חד הן אורות, ואיהו וגרמוהי חד הן בחינת הכלים

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, the explanation of the statement,² [“He and His life force are one, He and His organs are one”], is known. [That is,] “He and His life force are one” refers to the lights (*Orot*), while “He and His organs are one” refers to the aspect of the vessels (*Keilim*).

footnotes:
² See Introduction to Tikkunei Zohar 3b


###### The Gate of Unity 27:5
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ומצד בחינת האורות דעשר ספירות בכלל ובפרט נקרא עשר ספירות בלי מה, בלי מהות

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, both generally and particularly speaking, the aspect of the lights of the ten *sefirot* is called,³” “Ten *sefirot* without what (*Bli Mah*),” that is, without “whatness.”

footnotes:
³ Sefer Yetzirah 1:2 – “Eser Sefirot Blimah


###### The Gate of Unity 27:6
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וכמו שכתוב ולאו מכל אינון מדות כלל כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is as stated,⁴ 17b. “He is not of any of these qualities at all.”

footnotes:
⁴ See Introduction to Tikkunei Zohar


###### The Gate of Unity 27:7
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אך מצד בחינת הכלים הן בבחינת מציאות דבר מה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
It is solely because of the aspect of the vessels that they are in an aspect of a tangible existence.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:8
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וזה שכתוב אפיק י' תיקונין וקרינן לון עשר ספירין כו' לאחזאה כו' לאנהגא בהון עלמין כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is the [meaning of the] statement,⁵ “He brought forth ten vessels which we call ten *Sefirot*… to show… and to conduct the worlds with them etc.”

footnotes:
⁵ See Introduction to Tikkunei Zohar 17a and 17b.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:9
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וכן מה שכללות עשר ספירות דאצילות נקרא בד' שמות, ע''ב ס''ג מ''ה ב''ן

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Likewise, the fact that, in general, the ten *sefirot* of *Atzilut* are called by four names,⁶-אל"ף, *Beit*-בי"ת, *Gimmel*-גימ"ל etc. The letters *Hey*-ה and *Vav*-ו each have three possible spellings: ה"י, ה"א, ה"ה, and וי"ו, וא"ו, ו"ו. The Name *HaShem*-יהו״ה may therefore be expanded into several possible spellings depending on the variant spellings of the letters *Hey*-ה and *Vav*-ו. *A”V-*ע״ב-72*, Sa”G*-ס״ג-63*, Ma”H-*מ״ה-45 and *Ba”N*-ב״ן-52, [is only in regard to the aspect of the vessels].

footnotes:
⁶ The Divine names may be expanded by spelling out their individual letters as follows; Alef


###### The Gate of Unity 27:10
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ע''ב במילוי יודין בחכמה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[The name] *A”V-*ע״ב-72⁷ (*Shaar RaPa”Ch Nitzotzin*) *Shaar* 18, Chapter 2. is an expansion [of the Name *HaShem*-יהו״ה] with *Yod’s*, and refers to *Chochmah*.⁸-י. This is the name of 72-A"V-ע"ב which is its numerical value. This name refers to *Chochmah*.

footnotes:
⁷ See Etz Chayim
⁸ That is, יו"ד ה"י וי"ו ה"י, expanded with Yod’s


###### The Gate of Unity 27:11
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וס''ג ביודי''ן וא' בבינה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[The name] *Sa”G-*ס״ג-63⁹) 246b; See also Etz Chayim (*Shaar Ozen Chotem Peh*) Shaar 4, Ch. 3; Shaar HaKlallim, Ch. 8. is [an expansion] with *Yod’s* and an *Aleph*, and refers to *Binah*.¹⁰י and an *Aleph-*א in the *Vav*-וא״ו. This is the name of 63-*SA"G*-ס"ג which is its numerical value. This name refers to *Binah*.

footnotes:
⁹ See Zohar III (Ra’ayah Mehemnah
¹⁰ That is, יו"ד ה"י וא"ו ה"י, expanded with Yods-


###### The Gate of Unity 27:12
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ומ''ה במלוי אלפין בזעיר אנפין, וב''ן במילוי ההי''ן במלכות כידוע

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[The name] *Ma”H-*מ״ה-45¹¹) Shaar 38, Ch. 1 and 2. is [an expansion] with *Aleph’s-*א and refers to *Zeir Anpin*,¹²-א. This is the name of 45-*M"AH*-מ"ה which is its numerical value. This name corresponds to the emotive *sefirot* of *Zeir Anpin*. [and the name] *Ba”N-*ב״ן-52¹³) Shaar 18, Ch. 3. is [an expansion] with *Heh’s-*ה, and refers to *Malchut*, as known.¹⁴ה. This is the name of 52-*B"AN*-ב"ן which is its numerical value. This name corresponds to *Malchut* (i.e., *Nukvah*).

footnotes:
¹¹ See Etz Chayim (Shaar Leah V’Rachel
¹² That is, יו"ד ה"א וא"ו ה"א, expanded with Aleph’s
¹³ See Etz Chayim (Shaar RaPa”Ch Nitzotzin
¹⁴ That is, יו"ד ה"ה ו"ו ה"ה, expanded with Heh’s-


###### The Gate of Unity 27:13
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ובלשון הזהר כלל העשר ספירות נקרא רזא דשמא קדישא בלבד כידוע

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
As known, in the terminology of the *Zohar,* the ten general *Sefirot* are only called,¹⁵ “The secret of the Holy Name.”

footnotes:
¹⁵ See Zohar II 67b, and the commentaries there.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:14
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הכל הוא רק מצד בחינת הכלים דוקא כידוע.

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
All this is specifically only in regard to the aspect of the vessels (*Keilim*), as known.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:15
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וביאור הדברים ידוע על מאמר דתלת שליטין לעילא, מוחא ולבא וכבדא כו', שהן בחינת ג' כלים לנר''ן

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, the explanation of the matter is known, that in regard to the statement,¹⁶ 80a. “There are three rulers above, the brain, the heart and the liver,” these are the three vessels for the *Nefesh, Ruach,* and *Neshamah*.

footnotes:
¹⁶ See Zohar II 153a, and Zohar I 138a; Also see Zohar Chadash, Ruth


###### The Gate of Unity 27:16
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נשמה במוחא ורוח בלבא ונפש בכבדא כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
The *Neshamah* [vests] within the brain, the *Ruach* [vests] within the heart, and the *Nefesh* [vests] within the liver.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:17
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אבל בחינת חיה יחידה, הוא למעלה מהגבלת כלים כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
However, the aspects of the *Chayah* and *Yechidah* [of the soul] transcend the limitations of vessels.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:18
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ובבחינת הכלים כלול מראש תוך סוף, שהוא פנימית הכלים ואמצעית הכלים וחיצונית הכלים כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, the aspect of the vessels (*Keilim*) is composed of a beginning, middle and end. [This is to say that] there is the inner [part] of the vessels, the middle [part] of the vessels, and the external [part] of the vessels.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:19
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וכידוע בענין רמ''ח איברים דמלכא דט׳ ספירות של בחינת זעיר אנפין

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[This is in accordance to] what is known regarding the matter of the “248 limbs of the King” which are the nine *Sefirot* of *Zeir Anpin*.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:20
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שט' פעמים ט' עולה פ''א

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[That is,] nine times nine equals eighty-one.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:21
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וג' פעמים ט׳ פעמים ט׳ נגד ג' מדריגות שבכלים, ראש תוך סוף הנזכר לעיל, עולה רמ''ג

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Then, three times eighty-one, corresponding to the three levels in the vessels – the beginning, middle, and end – equals two-hundred and forty-three.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:22
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וה׳ חסדים המגדילים הוא רמ''ח

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[Now, with the addition of] the five Kindnesses (*Chassadim*) which spawn growth, it equals two-hundred and forty-eight.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:23
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והוא כללות ענין כלים דזעיר אנפין שנקרא גופא דמלכא

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is the general matter of the vessels of *Zeir Anpin*, which are called “The body of the King.”


###### The Gate of Unity 27:24
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וגם לבושין תקינת לון, דמנהון פרחין נשמתין כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
In addition [to the “organs”], “He prepared garments for them, from which souls for human beings’ issue forth.”¹⁷

footnotes:
¹⁷ See Introduction to Tikkunei Zohar 17a


###### The Gate of Unity 27:25
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שהן לבושין דמחשבה כו' כמו שיתבאר הכל

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[These “garments”] are the garments of thought, [speech and action], as will all be explained.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:26
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ואמנם הנה ענין אור וכלי דרך כלל, הגם שיש בו הרבה אופנים שונים מאד, אך כללותו הוא על דרך אור וחיות הרוחני של ראיה רוחנית כשמתלבש וממוזג בהגשמה בכלי חומר העין בבחינת ראיה גשמית

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
However, [regarding] the general explanation of the matter of lights and vessels, although there are many very different ways [to explain it], it may, nonetheless, generally [be understood as follows]: It is like the spiritual light and vitality (*Ohr V’Chayoot*) of the spiritual [power of] sight, as it vests and integrates in [a way of] physicality, in the physical substance of the eye, [thus creating] the aspect of physical sight.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:27
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שיש בזה ב' דברים, הא' שינוי המהות מרוחניות לגשמיות

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, two aspects are [involved] in this: The first is a change of existence, from spiritual to physical.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:28
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שהראות גשמי יתפוס בגשם, מה שאין כן ברוחניות אור הראיה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
[This is to say that] physical sight grasps physicality, which is not the case with the spiritual light of [the power of] sight.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:29
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וכן אור וכח השכל הרוחני הממוזג בגשם כלי המוח, עד שנקרא התחכמות

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is similarly the case with the light of the spiritual potential power of intelligence, which integrates with the physicality of the vessel of the brain, to the point that it is called, *Hitchachmoot –* “Active Intellect.”


###### The Gate of Unity 27:30
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וכח התנועה בתנועת הגשם

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Likewise, [there is a change of existence] from the [spiritual] potential power to move, as it [vests] within actual physical movement.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:31
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וכהאי גוונא בכח הצמיחה רוחנית שמורכב ומלובש בצמיחה גשמית בגשם הצומח

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
So too, [there is a change of existence] from the spiritual potential power of growth, as it becomes integrated and vested in the actual physical growth of physical vegetation.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:32
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והב' ענין ההגבלה ושיעור שבחומר הכלי, מוגבל ונמדד בשיעור

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
The second [aspect] is the matter of the limitation and measure of the substance of the vessel. [This is to say that] it is limited and quantified with [specific] measure.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:33
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כמו בראיה גשמית עד ס' מילין כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
An example [of this is that] physical sight [is only clear] up to sixty miles.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:34
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וכן ענין התחכמות ותנועת הגשם, מתפשטים בהגבלה מצומצמת דוקא, עד שיכלה כחם המוגבלת

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Similarly, [both] the matter of active [physical] intellect or physical movements, spread forth specifically with constraints and limitations, until their limited strength expires.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:35
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כמו שתקצר גשם השגת כלי המוח ויכלה כחו מצד קוטן הכלי

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
For example, the strength of the physical comprehension of the vessel of the brain diminishes and expires due to the limited capacity of the vessel.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:36
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וכן יוקטן ויופסק כח תנועה הגשמית שמכח היד, בפעולה או בהגבהת משאוי וכהאי גוונא

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Similarly, the physical power of movement of the strength of the arm will diminish and expire due to [strenuous] activity, or when lifting a heavy load and the like.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:37
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מצד הגבלת הכח המניע

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is because of the limitation of the [physical] power to move.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:38
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(מה שאין כן מצד עצם כח הרוחני של המניע התנועה, שאין בו הגבלה והפסק

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
(This is not the case with the essential spiritual potential power of movement, which has no limitation or cessation.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:39
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וראיה מהגבהת משא כבד הבא בבהלה פתאומית, ביתר הרבה מכחו, מצד בחינת המקיף כידוע)

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is evidenced by [the fact that] in a sudden panic, a person may lift something which [under normal circumstances] is much heavier than his ability [to lift]. This comes from the aspect of the encompassing [lights of the soul], as known.)


###### The Gate of Unity 27:40
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וכך הוא כל ענין חומר וצורה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Now, this is [the general principle] in every matter of “Substance and Form” (*Chomer* V’*Tzurah*).¹⁸) and Form (*Tzurah*) is another way of saying Vessel (*Keli*) and Light (*Ohr*).

footnotes:
¹⁸ Substance (Chomer


###### The Gate of Unity 27:41
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שהחומר, מלבד שהוא בא בשינוי המהות, הנה הוא מגביל לצורה

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
]This is to say[ that aside from the fact that the “substance” (*Chomer*) comes in [a way of] a change of existence, it also limits the “form” (*Tzurah*).


###### The Gate of Unity 27:42
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אבל החומר הוא מעין ודוגמת הצורה, כמו חומר כלי העין לראות, וחומר כלי המוח להשכיל וכהאי גוונא

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Nonetheless, the “substance” has a similarity and likeness to the “form,” such as the “substance” of the vessel of the eye [which is specifically suited] for sight, or the “substance” of the vessel of the brain [which is specifically suited] for thought, and the like.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:43
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אבל החומר נעשה מהתעבות והגשמה של הצורה הרוחנית, מסוף כל המדריגות שבו

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
However, the “substance” is made from the thickening and condensation¹⁹הגשמה is *Geshem-*גשם which means condensation or materialization. Because of this the Hebrew word for rain is *Geshem-*גשם*.* of the spiritual “form,” from its lowest level.

footnotes:
¹⁹ The three-letter root of the word Hagshamah-


###### The Gate of Unity 27:44
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כמו מסוף המדריגה דרוחניות הצמיחה, נעשה כח צמיחה בגשם

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
For example, the power of physical growth comes about from the last level of the spiritual [power] of growth.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:45
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וכמו סוף של חיות הרוחני דנפש, מלובש בדם, כמו שכתוב כי הדם הוא הנפש כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Similarly, the last level of the spiritual life force of the soul becomes vested within the [physical] blood, as stated,²⁰ “For, the blood is the soul.”

footnotes:
²⁰ Deuteronomy 12:23


###### The Gate of Unity 27:46
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וכך סוף המדריגה של אור השכל הרוחני מתמזג בחומר כלי המוח, וכן סוף הגשמה דרוחניות הראיה ממוזג בחומר העין

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Likewise, the last level of the light of the spiritual intellect, integrates with the “substance” of the vessel of the brain and the last level of the condensation of the spiritual [power] of sight, integrates with the “substance” of the vessel of the eye.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:47
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ולזאת אנו רואים שבכל מקום באין הגדלת החומר עם הגדלת הצורה כאחד ממש

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
Because of this [phenomenon] we observe that the growth of the [physical] “substance,” always comes simultaneous to the growth of the [spiritual] “form,” literally as one.


###### The Gate of Unity 27:48
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כמו בהגדלת חומר כלי הגוף, שנגדלים ביחד עם גידול אור וחיות הצורה הרוחניות, כמו גידול הכנת חומר המוח לפי ערך גידול האור והצורה של השכל, שכאשר יגדל התינוק ויצמח אור שכלו ברוחניותו, ממילא יצמח כלי הכנת מוחו

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
For example, the developmental growth of the “substance” of the [physical] body is simultaneous to the developmental growth of the spiritual light and vitality of the “form,” such as [the fact that] the developmental growth and ability of the “substance” of the [physical] brain comes in proportion to the development of the light and form of the [spiritual] intellect, so that when a child matures and the light of his intellect develops spiritually, automatically, the ability of the vessel of his brain develops [as well].


###### The Gate of Unity 27:49
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כמו שכתוב ימים ידברו ורוב שנים כו'

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
This is as stated,²¹ “Days speak and many years teach wisdom.”

footnotes:
²¹ Job 32:7


###### The Gate of Unity 27:50
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שנגדל הכלי עם האור יום יום עד ע' שנה, שבא לכלל גדלות המוחין כידוע ודי למבין:

**Translated by Rabbi Amiram Markel, 2023:**
That is to say, the vessel becomes developed in proportion to the light, each and every day until the age of seventy, at which point a person reaches intellectual maturity, as known. This will suffice for those of understanding.