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uncovering of Yod," and "I will keep myself from the sinner."
977. Et dum extenditur membrum hoc, etiam extenditur latus rigoris de illis rigoribus sinistræ in fæmina.
978. Et inseritur in fæminam, in loco quodam, et signatioram, facit in nuditate, seu parte maxime contegenda
in toto corpore fæminino. 979. Et ille locus dicitur nuditas ab omnibus occultanda, locus scilicet pro membro
illo, quod dicitur Benignitas, ut scilicet mitigetur rigor iste, qui continet quinque rigores.
980. And that Benignity comprehendeth in itself five Benignities (otherwise, and herein existeth the
Benignity from the other Benignities). And Benignity is from those on the right, but Severity from those on
the left.
981. And when the latter is mitigated by the former He is called man, consisting in both aspects.
982. And therefore in all the crowns (the former state of things ) was not permanent, before that the
conformations of the King were prepared by the Ancient of the Ancient Ones, so that He might construct
the worlds, and form (their) conformations, for the purpose of establishing that Woman, so that She might
be mitigated.
983. Until the supernal Benignity could descend, and then the conformations of the Woman became
permanent, and were mitigated by this member (of Microprosopus), which is called the Benignity.
984. This is that which is written, Gen. xxxvi.: "And these are the kings which reigned in the land of Edom;"
which is the place where all the judgments are found, and they are the constitutions of the Woman.
985. For it is not written, "Who were," but "Who reigned," because they were not mitigated until all were
formed, and that Benignity went forth.
986. Therefore is it said, "And he died," because they were not permanent, neither was Judgment mitigated
through Judgment
987. But, and if thou sayest: "That if it be thus that all are judgments, wherefore is it written, Gen. xxxvi. 37:
'And Saul of Rechoboth by the waters reigned in his stead,' for this man truly doth not appear (to symbolize)
a judgment? "
988. We have learned that all denote judgment, excepting one, which last remaineth.
989. But this Saul of Rechoboth by the waters is one order (otherwise, one side or aspect), an order which is
expanded, and goeth forth from Rechoboth by the waters.
990. And this is Binah, wherefrom are opened the fifty gates in the aspects of the world of lights and
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luminaries.
991. This is what is said concerning Rechoboth by the waters. And they were not all permanent. Thou shalt
not say that they were abolished, but that they were not permanent in that kingdom which is from the side of
the Woman.
992. Until there was excited and extended that Last One of them all concerning whom it is said: "And Hadar,
HDR, reigned after him."
993. Who is Hadar? The Supernal Benignity.
994. "And the name of his city was POV, Paau (crying aloud )." What is Paau? Through this the man prayeth
who is worthy of the Holy Spirit.
995. "And the name of his wife was Mechetabel, MChITBAL," herein are they mitigated together, and his
(Hadar's) wife is named, which is not written concerning any other of them. MChITBAL, Mechetabel (which
bears the
signification of "as if were made better by the name of Benignity, AL, EL, MChI TB AL
") mitigation of the one by the other.
996. "The daughter of MTRD, Matred," the elaborations, on the side of Severity: "the daughter of MIZHB,
Mezahab;" that is they have been firmly contempered and intertwined together namely MI, Me , Mercury,
and ZHB, Zahab, Gold, Mercy, and Judgment.
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PERSONIFICATION, AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNING THE ARMS OF
MICROPROSOPUS.
997. HEREUNTO have adhered together both the Woman and the Man; now in Their condition are They
separated in arms and limbs.
998. Of the Male, one arm is right and the other left.
999. In the first arm (otherwise in the holy arm) three members (or divisions) are bound together.
1000. And the two arms are completed. And they are perfected in three members in the right arm, and in three
members in the left arm.
1001. The three members of the right arm correspond to the three members of the left arm.
1002. And therefore is mention only made of the one arm. For of the arms there is only made mention of that
on the right side; but in Exod. xv. 6 it is called, "Thy right hand, O Tetragrammaton!"
1003. Therefore it is said "the right hand of Tetragrammaton," with reference to the three divisions of the
Patriarchs who have occupied those parts.
1004. And if thou shalt say: "Also these are found (symbolized ) in the three cavities of the skull."
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1005. We have learned that all these three (as to their conceptions) are expanded through and connected with
the whole body (of Microprosopus) through those three which are bound together in the right arm.
1006. And therefore David desired Him, and said, Ps. cx. i: "Sit thou with those on my right hand," that he
might be associated with the Patriarchs, and sit there in the perfect throne.
1007. And therefore it is written, Ps. cxviii. 22: "The stone which the builders rejected," because that he sat
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