like a spear¹, to arouse upon them the sound of the shouting¹ of war – and this is shophar holekh².

footnotes: ¹ romḥa ¹ te-ru’ah ² ֣

Paseq¹ is she-varim², which makes, for them the enemy, interruptions and ‘bindings’, [Var. and slings, or: and rips] – and this is: (Esth. 9:5) ... a blow of the sword, killing and destruction.

footnotes: ¹ ֽ ² breakages

Maqaph¹ is te-ru’ah – this is ‘strangling’². And this is: (Ex. 19:19) ... becoming ‘very’ strong... ... very² – this is a death²³ that overpowers them, like the giving of the Torah.

footnotes: ¹ – ² ḥeneq ² me-od ² da mavet ³ See Bereishyt Rabbah 9:5

And furthermore, on the cantillation-note azla ge-rish¹: the Shekhinah said to the blessed Holy One: (Gen. 21:10) ... Send-away² *this maidservant and her son... *– these are the mixed multitude, who: (1 Samuel 26:19) have expelled me² ... ... from cleaving to the inheritance of Y”Y... * *Expel them from this world and from the world to come, that they may have no portion with Israel.

footnotes: ¹ ֝ ² garesh ² geirshuni

The cantillation-notes: Shophar holekh, re-vi’a, shnei grishin, shalshelet.

At that time, the blessed Holy One takes a spear¹, which are the 248¹ words that are in the recital of the Shm’a, and the six words of the Unity, and with it: (Num. 25:8) *... and he skewered both-of-them... *– male and female: this is Samael and snake, and the image of the re-vi’a² is similar to a spear.

footnotes: ¹ romaḥ ¹ RaMaḤ ² ֗

The cantillation-note Shnei grishin¹² the blessed Holy One will expel them from heaven and earth. At that time: (Ps. 33:17) False is the horse for salvation... etc. For the blessed Holy One will then pursue them, and will take hold of them with ashalshelet²¹ around their necks, after which He will kill them with the spear which is re-vi’a¹.

footnotes: ¹ ֞ ² ‘two expulsions’ ² chain ¹ ֓ ¹ ֗

At first, He expels them, and after He pursues them, He captures them, after which He kills them.

And re-vi’a¹, shnei grishin¹, and shalshelet¹, are the horn-blasts te-qi’ah, she-varim, te-ru’ah.

footnotes: ¹ ֗ ¹ ֞ ¹ ֓

She-varim: (Ex. 23:24) ... you shall surely smash¹ their idols. These are they of whom it is stated: (Job 1:6) *... and the sons of ELQYM came, to stand ‘upon’*¹ **before *Y”Y... *in judgement concerning Israel and the Shekhinah, of which it is stated:... and the Satan also came among them... (ibid.) * *– this is Samael, who came to accuse the Children of Israel, and to judge the Shekhinah. And since he sought judgement, concerning Shekhinah and His children, it is as if he stood ‘over’ Him.

footnotes: ¹ shaber ¹ ’al

Te-ru’ah – with it: (Ps. 2:9) You shall break them¹ with a rod of iron.

footnotes: ¹ te-ro’em

Te-qi’ah– (Num. 25:4) ... and hang¹ *them to Y”Y opposite the sun... *And the shophar¹ is the voice¹, from which emerges the sound¹, in the horn-blasts of te-qi’ah, she-varim, te-ru’ah.

footnotes: ¹ ve-hoq’a ¹ ram’s horn ¹ qala ¹ qala

Te-qi’ah is from the brain, she-varim is from the heart, as it says: (Ps. 51:19) ... a broken¹ and depressed heart... etc. This is: (ibid) *The sacrifices of ELQYM are: a broken spirit... *The sound in te-ru’ah is from the ‘wings’ of the lung. And all of them are included in the windpipe and the lung – and are made into voice, and in the mouth – speech.

footnotes: ¹ nishbar

And furthermore: the soul, and spirit, and animating-soul of a person, are the horn-blasts of te-qi’ah, te-ru’ah, she-varim.

‘Animating-soul’¹ is in the heart, and this is she-varim, as it says:... a broken and depressed heart.

footnotes: ¹ naphsha

‘Soul’¹ is in the brain, and this is te-qi’ah.

footnotes: ¹ nishmata

‘Spirit’¹ is in the ‘wings’ of the lung, for it blows upon the heart, which is a burning fire – and if not, it would ignite the whole body. And the mystery of the matter: (Ps. 68:14) ... the wings of a dove covered in silver... etc. And ‘spirit’ is composed of fire and water, and because of this, it is the horn-blast of te-ru’ah.

footnotes: ¹ ru-aḥ

And upon it is stated: (Ps. 89:16) Happy is the nation, those who know the te-ru’ah... Because ‘soul’ is ‘the soul-of¹ life’ – Binah, which takes from Ḥokhmah. ‘Animating-soul’, the Malkhut of ‘understanding’¹². Ru-aḥ¹ is of Tipheret – and it is Da’at, comprising both-of-them. Upon it is stated: (Prov. 24:4) And with knowledge¹ shall rooms be filled...

footnotes: ¹ nishmat ¹ tevunah ² Binah ¹ spirit ¹ da’at

And from Binah are ‘the Prophets’¹, – and they are Netzaḥ and Hod, and from Malkhut are ‘the Writings’¹ – and they are Ḥesed and Gevurah, Tipheret is Torah, which includes all of them.

footnotes: ¹ ne-vi-m ¹ ke-tuvim

And all stands upon one pillar, and that is: (Prov. 10:25) righteous-one¹ , foundation¹ of the world.

footnotes: ¹ tzadiq ¹ yesod

The liver and spleen – this is S”M Samael and snake, the liver is red fire, the bile¹ is green fire, the spleen is black fire, the extra lobe of the liver is inclusive of them all. Liver and spleen – Samael and snake, the liver is ‘another god’, the bile is its ‘poison of death’. The spleen is snake, its female partner, impure fat. And the bile is the sword of the Angle of Death, as it says: (Prov. 5:4) And its end is bitter¹ like the wormwood, sharp as the edge of a sword.

footnotes: ¹ marah ¹ marah

And in the Torah, which is the elixir of life:¹ and if a soul is impure, it is eliminated from the world. [liver and spleen – this is Samael and snake, who are ‘another god’]

footnotes: ¹ BT Qiddushin 30b

And the liver, which is ‘another god’, by means of the te-ru’ah, which is ‘spirit’, is eliminated from the world.

The spleen, which is snake, by means of she-varim, which is animating-soul, is eliminated from the world.

The gall bladder, which is the poison of death, by means of te-qi’ah, is eliminated from the world.

Worthy is he who combines soul and spirit with animating-soul, in the ‘voice’ of the Torah! For in the Torah they are strengthened, for anyone who is not occupied in the Torah, their ‘soul, spirit and animating-soul’ is weakened, above and below.

And the extra lobe of the liver is ‘whore’. It is that which is the ‘left-overs’, by which all ‘other gods’ are strengthened. And why is it called ‘the extra lobe of the liver’? Because after it performs acts of sexual immorality with everyone, it gives the left-overs to her husband. And upon her it is stated: (Prov. 6:26) Because for the sake of a whoring woman – until a loaf of bread, for she becomes ‘on heat’ from the liver.

And the spleen