Part 6 · Chapter 3

The Ari's Text

In the beginning, AK was thus: Its first three are AB, Keter, SAG—Hochma and Bina. From its half and below, which are the Nekudot in it, that SAG was clothed from the Tabur of AK and below within MA and BON of AK, and all this is the internality of AK: self, lights, and vessels.

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1In the beginning, AK was thus: its first three are AB – Keter. The words here are about the same issue presented above, only in different wording. I copied them only because there are some small innovations here. Here too it revolves around Partzuf SAG de AKand connects it with Partzuf AB de AK that’s clothed in it.You already know that Partzuf SAG clothes from Peh de Rosh de AB down, meaning the Behinat three Sefirot HGT de Guf de AB. It is written, “Its first three are AB – Keter.” This is so because HGT de AB become GAR de Partzuf SAG, where Rosh de SAG clothes them from without. The Peh, being Malchut de Rosh de AB, is Behinat Keter de Rosh SAG above it, and HGT de AB are the inner Mochin in it.
2SAG – Hochma and Bina. It means that there is Hochma and Bina in Partzuf SAG itself. Even though the entire Koma of SAG is only Bina, it still contains Zachar and Nekeva. It means that the Masach that rose to Malchut de Rosh AB for the Zivug for Partzuf SAG consists of two Upper Reshimot, being Reshimo de Behina Gimel de Hitlabshut (only, without Hamshacha) and a complete Reshimo de Behina Bet.For that reason two Zivugim were made on them: the first in Komat Hochma, and the second in Komat Bina, and they are called ZON. The Reshimo de Behina Gimel de Hitlabshut that Komat Hochma extended on is called Zachar, and the Reshimo de Behina Bet, which is complete with Behinat Hamshacha too, is called Nekeva. The principal Ohr de Partzuf SAG, which is Komat Bina, came out over her.These ZON were clothed only in Kli de Keter of the Guf de SAG and do not extend from them to the lower nine Sefirot de SAG, though ZON de Kli de Keter were purified into Behina Bet and Behina Aleph (see Part 5, Ohr Pnimi, item 47).It is written, “SAG – Hochma and Bina.” This is so because the Partzuf is always named after its Upper Sefirot. Since the above Sefirot of ZON have Komat Hochma and Bina in them, SAG is called Hochma and Bina.He tells us that so as to understand the following text, that this SAG later became Behinat AB, though it is known that AB’s Koma is up to Hochma. How then could SAG be turned into AB? For that reason he mentions here that there is Hochma and Bina in this SAG, for the Zachar is Behina Gimel de Hitlabshut, being Behinat AB, which is why it later turned into Behinat AB, and remember that.
3Its lower half, which are its Nekudot, over Tabur de AK down, inside MA and BON de AK. You must remember the meaning of Taamim and Nekudot, presented above in the Rav’s words (Part 4, Chap 3, item 11). The first Hitpashtut to the Partzuf, before the Masach begins to purify, is called Taamim. This is Ohr Yashar and Rachamim.However, when the Masach begins to purify, Ohr Elyon stretches from the Maatzil and mates with the Masach during the gradations of its Hizdakchut. The four Komot emerging at that time, being Hochma, Bina, ZA and Malchut, are called Nekudot, as they are Behinat Ohr Hozer and Din.At the same time you must understand that only the Orot in Kli de Keter de Guf de SAG are called Taamim, but all nine lower Sefirot below Keter de Guf de SAG are called Nekudot. You should also know that Kli de Keter de Guf de SAG expands to the Tabur, meaning to the Sium Raglaim of the Guf de AB, and that place of Sium is called Tabur.It is written, “Its lower half, which are its Nekudot, over Tabur de AK down, inside MA and BON de AK.” It refers to its lower nine Sefirot because all lower nine Sefirot are called Nekudot here, for they all descended below Tabur and clothed the inner MA and BON de AK.
4And all this is Pnimiut AK. It means that all this is Behinat Partzuf SAG in its own structure, and not at all the branches that stem from it outwardly, which he will explain later.