gehinom**hell for him.’

And about Solomon, it Scripture says: (Song. 3:7) *Behold the bed of Solomon, sixty warriors surround it... *And they are ‘the guardians [Var. the takers] of his couch’, and corresponding to them are: (Song. 6:8) There are sixty queens...

These are male and these are female. Those of the recitation of the Shm’a, which Moses established – male, those of Solomon – female. And these are a receptacle for these: the levels of Solomon are a receptacle for the levels of Moses. And when all are joined together, then ‘Solomon’¹ is transformed to the word ‘to Moses’¹.

footnotes: ¹ Sh-LOMoH ¹ Le-MOSheH

With the constructs of the 4 letters of the Name, was ‘song’¹ established [Var. bound], and about them it is stated: (Gen. 28:12) ... and behold the angels of ELQYM etc. Two ascend, and they are Y-Q, and two descend, and they are V-H. And so, the cyclic-waves of the sea [Var. day] ascend in ten, and they are YOD QE VAV QE, and the four angelic-beasts.

footnotes: ¹ shyr

When Daughter ascends in song, the ‘eagle’ takes י¹ in the mouth and upon her head. ו¹ in the body, ה־ה¹ with her wings. ADaM²³, YOD QE VAV QE³ rides above everything: (Ez. 1:10) *... and the image of their faces was the face of a man *– this ascends above all, *the face of a lion to the right of the four of them *– this is YQVQ, and ‘the face of [Var. and thus with] an ox’, and ‘the face of [Var. and thus with] an eagle’ – they are a chariot² for the Name of YQVQ, and ADaM is above all.

footnotes: ¹ Yod ¹ Vav ¹ Hei-Hei ² Human ³ 45 ³ 45 ² merkavah

When She ascends through all these ‘constructs’, He praises Her. It is this that is written: (Song. 4:3) *Like a thread of scarlet are your lips, and your speech is beautiful... *Behold two types of music in which King David offered praise: with ashrey¹, with shyr¹.

footnotes: ¹ fortunate ¹ song

The third type of music is with ‘blessing’¹ – and this is Higher Shekhinah. And about Her it is stated: (Ps. 103:1) *Let my soul bless Y”Y... *From this is a person given the ‘soul-breath¹ of life’.

footnotes: ¹ brakhah ¹ nishmat

For it is stated of it the soul five constructs:¹

footnotes: ¹ See BT Berakhot 10a

Just as the blessed Holy One sustains the whole world, so does the soul sustain the whole body. Just as the blessed Holy One sees but is not seen, so the soul sees but is not seen. Just as the blessed Holy One dwells in the innermost chambers, so does the soul dwell in the innermost chambers. Just as the blessed Holy One fills the whole world [Var. the earth of His glory], so does the soul fill the whole body. Just as the blessed Holy One judges the whole world, so does the soul judge the body.

And the mystery of the soul being equal to the blessed Holy One: it is Binah also referred to as MiY¹. And about Her it is stated: (Is. 40:25) And to whom¹ will you liken Me, that I may be compared? ... to MiY¹², specifically! And behold the Masters of the Mishnah established these five things, five specifically, because they are of the aspect of higher Hei³⁴.

footnotes: ¹ Who ¹ MiY ¹ whom ² Binah ³ ה ⁴ 5

And they are all constructs of the heart, as the Masters of the Mishnah have established:¹ the heart understands, the heart sees, the heart hears. Behold three! Hei² it actually is [Var. breath]. And the ‘spirit-wind³ of the mouth’, through which ascend voice, and utterance and speech, – this is Vav², the arteries of the heart are like soldiers following their King.

footnotes: ¹ BT Berakhot 61a and Qohelet Rabbah 1:36 ² ה ³ ruḥa ² ו

And the mystery of the matter: (Ez. 1:12) *To wherever the ‘spirit’*¹ *was to go, they would go... *Thus, do the arteries of the heart behave in relation to the spirit [like with those above]. Behold you have the wind¹ in the heart, which emerges from the left ‘ear’ of the heart, it was ‘the northern wind that strummed upon David’s harp.’² And with this spirit did he strum the five strings of the harp, which are the five ‘wings’ lobes of the lung.

footnotes: ¹ ruaḥ ¹ ruaḥ ² BT Berakhot 3b

And through the windpipe, does voice ascend to the heart. And it is a consuming fire from the right ‘ear’ of the heart, which is opposite the liver, and from which emerges speech. It is this that is written: (Jer. 23:29) *Is not My word thus like fire? *And if not for the wings of the lung blowing upon the heart, it would burn up the whole body.

‘Thought’ is in the heart – and this is Yod¹.

footnotes: ¹ י

For Hei-Hei¹ are utterance and speech. Vav¹ – the voice – incorporates all.

footnotes: ¹ ה־ה ¹ ו

The fourth type of music is with ‘hymn’¹ – and this is the right arm. It is this that is written: (Ps. 98:1) *A hymn: Sing to Y”Y! A new song! For He has done wonders, His right hand has saved... *And about that is stated: (Ps. 60:7) ... Save with Your right-hand!

footnotes: ¹ mizmor

And it the right-hand of YQV”Q is in exile with the Shekhinah, and It supports Her. And the mystery of the word is: (Is. 53:1) And the arm of Y”Y – upon whom¹ has it been revealed?

footnotes: ¹ miy

And through It is the promise of redemption. It is this that is written: (Is. 62:8) *Y”Y has sworn by His right-hand, and by His arm of strength... *And furthermore: (Ruth 3:13) ... as Y”Y lives, lie down until the morning.

And why is it called the ‘arm of Y”Y’? Because the palm of the hand has within it a י¹ [Var. YOD¹ ], the five fingers are Hei¹², the windpipe of the right, which is the arm, Vav¹, the shoulder has within it Hei¹. And this is ‘the Middle Pillar’³, which is bound with the right, to raise up the Shekhinah in exile.

footnotes: ¹ Yod ¹ יוד ¹ ה ² 5 ¹ ו ¹ ה ³ Tipheret

And of Moses, who is the image of the Middle Pillar, it is stated: (Is. 63:12) He leads to the right of Moses, the arm of His glory¹ *... *And He ‘splits’ the waters of the Torah, towards the seed of Abraham, who is the right-hand side, to be for him... an eternal Name¹ ...

footnotes: ¹ Tipheret ¹ shem