Part 8 · Chapter 25

The Ari's Text

*Regard AA and Atik. The Zachar took the entire MA, and the Nukvatook the entire BON, since she is corrected and does not need him. However, from AVI onward the males had to first take the BON of the Nekeva, even the Katnut in her, in order to correct it. Afterwards they were given to her entirely and its Shoresh from the Katnut remained in them.In Gadlut, he takes both his and hers and the BON is given to her Partzuf alone, while the MA, only its He’arah, which is He’arat Hassadim, but not the gist, since the gist remains in him.It is the opposite in BON, because his gist is in her, with only He’arah. Yet, since he took it first, he has a large Shoreshfrom it, and thus his Daat is complete. However, the Nekeva takes only the He’arah from MA, and her gist is from BON, hence her Daat is small, even in Gadlut.

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1Regard AA and Atik. The Zachar took the entire MA, and the Nukva took the entire BON. The Zachar de Atik is Komat Keter that came out on the Hey Tata’a that descended from the Metzach to the Peh. This is the new MA because all the Orot that came out by Zivugim in Olam Atzilut are called HaVaYaH de MA. Also, all the Orot and the Kelim, whose Zivug was made in Olam ha Nekudim are called HaVaYaH de BON.Hence, Nekudat Keter of Olam ha Nekudim, whose Upper half was taken by Atik into his Behinat Nukva is considered HaVaYaH de BON. Thus, the Zachar is only MA and the Nekeva is only BON.Similarly, the Zachar de AA is Komat Hochma that came out on the Behina Gimel in Olam Atzilut, hence it is MA. His Nekeva is the bottom half de Nekudat Keter of Olam ha Nekudim, hence it is all BON.
2Since she is corrected and does not need him. This means that the episode of the breaking of the vessels did not concern Sefirat Keter de Nekudim at all; she has all the Ohr that came out with her when she was first created. For that reason she is corrected in herself and does not need MA to correct her.With regard to the Zivug de Katnut, she does not even need to receive Ohr from the new MA, since her Ohr is more important than the MA, as she is from Behinat Hey Tata’a in the Eynaim (Ohr Pnimiitem 20). However, she receives her GAR from MA in terms of her Gadlut.
3From AVI onward the males had to first take the BON of the Nekeva, even the Katnut in her, in order to correct it. Since there was an annulment in their Achoraim due to the breaking of the vessels, hence, even when they are in a state of Zivug de Katnut, the BON needs the correction of the new Ohr de Katnut of MA. Thus, before it comes to the Partzuf Nekeva, the BON had to connect with the Zachar inside its Kelim de MA, to correct and complete it. Afterwards the Zachar gives the BON to the Kelim of the Nekeva, and the Zachar is regarded as the Behinat Elyon of the Nekeva, even during the Katnut.Thus, the Shoresh of BON is regarded as remaining in the Zachar, while only a branch of it departs to the Nekeva. It is known in every Elyon and Tachton that although the Ohr relates entirely to the Tachton, since it passes through the Elyon, the gist of the Ohr remains in the Elyon, and only a branch of it is poured on to the Tachton.
4Its Shoresh from the Katnut remained in them. This means that a Shoresh of BON remains in the males since they first received it during the Katnut. Hence, though they later gave it to their Nukva, the gist of the Ohr remains in the males, as we have said above.
5The MA, only its He’arah etc. but not the gist, since the gist remains in him. This means that there is Hitkalelut of the Nekeva in the Zachar here. Because BON first comes to the Zachar, it is mingled with the MA in the Zachar. Thus, BON receives the He’arah of MA. Afterwards, when poured on to the Kelim de Nekeva, there is also Behinat Orot de MA to the Kelim de Nekeva, though the gist in her is the name BON.In the Zachar, however, it is the opposite. This is because the gist in him are the Orot de MA, and BON that he took due to the Hitkalelut of the Nekeva in him is only considered He’arah in him, not the gist.
6His Daat is complete etc. However, the Nekeva etc. her Daat is small, even in Gadlut. The Zachar has complete Hassadim and Gevurot since Hassadim are from MA and the Gevurot are from BON. Since the Shoresh of BON remains in the Zachar too, the HG in his Daat are also complete. However, the Nekeva does not have from the Atzmut of MA, being the Hassadim in Daat, but only a He’arah, hence her Daat is small.