167. Afterwards, Moses wanted to know the details of the matter. Then THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, explained it to him, "THUS SHALL YOU SAY TO THE CHILDREN OF YISRAEL, Eheyeh" (Shemot 3:14). THIS NAME is specific TO YISRAEL-SABA AND TEVUNAH. Therefore, it is not written here: 'Asher Eheyeh.' I have found in the book of King Solomon that "Asher" MEANS the chamber, BINAH, is in connection with Eden, DENOTING CHOCHMAH, when in the exalted knot, as it is written, "Happy am I (Heb. oshri), for the daughters will call me blessed" (Beresheet 30:13). ALSO HERE, "ASHER" IS DERIVED FROM HAPPY, "Eheyeh" MEANS prepared to give birth.
167. לְבָתַר בָּעָא מֺשֶׁה לְמִנְדַּע פְּרָטָא דְּמִלָּה מַאן הוּא, עַד דְּפָרִישׁ וְאָמַר אֶהְיֶה, דָּא הוּא פְּרָטָא, וְהָכָא לָא כְּתִיב אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה. וְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְּסִפְרָא דִּשְׁלֹמֺה מַלְכָּא, אֲשֶׁר: בְּקִיטוּרָא דְּעִדּוּנָא קַסְטִירָא בְּחַבְרוּתָא עִלָּאָה אִשְׁתְּכַח. כד"א, בְּאַשְׁרֵי כִּי אִשְּׁרוּנִי בָּנוֹת, אֶהְיֶה זְמִינָא לְאוֹלָדָא.
257. We studied in the greatest secret, among the mysteries of the book of King Solomon, this verse that states, "So I praised the dead that are already dead" (Kohelet 4:2). If it is written, "So I praised the dead," why CONTINUE "that are already dead?" HE ANSWERS: THIS REFERS TO those that already died in this world doing the service of their Master, THEY RENOUNCE THE WORLD (LIT. 'DIE') FOR THE SERVICE OF THEIR MASTER, AS TORAH IS SUSTAINED ONLY BY THOSE WHO GIVE THEMSELVES UP FOR IT.
257. וְתָאנָא בְּרָזָא דְּרָזִין, בְּגוֹ רָזִין דְּסִפְרָא דִּשְׁלֹמֺה מַלְכָּא. הַאי קְרָא, דִּכְתִּיב וְשַׁבֵּחַ אֲנִי אֶת הַמֵּתִים שֶׁכְּבָר מֵתוּ, כֵּיוָן דִּכְתִּיב וְשַׁבֵּחַ אֲנִי אֶת הַמֵּתִים, אֲמַאי שְׁכְּבָר מֵתוּ. אֶלָּא שְׁכְּבָר מֵתוּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא בְּפוּלְחָנָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן.
258. IN THE BOOK OF KING SOLOMON, it is written that the Holy One, blessed be He, made three dwellings for righteous people, FOR THEIR NEFESH, RUACH AND NESHAMAH AFTER THEIR DEMISE. One is for the Nefashot (Heb. plural) of the righteous that did not depart this world and are still in this world, AS THE NEFESH OF THE DECEASED DOES NOT DEPART THIS WORLD. When the world needs mercy and living PEOPLE are in distress, the Nefashot pray for them. They go and tell this to those who slumber in Hebron, MEANING THE PATRIARCHS, who awaken and go to the earthly Garden of Eden, where the Ruach of the righteous are clothed with crowns of light, take counsel with them and make a decree. And the Holy One, blessed be He, fulfills their wish and shows mercy to the world.
258. וְתַמָּן כְּתִיב, תְּלָת מָדוֹרִין עֲבַד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְצַדִּיקַיָּיא, חַד לְנַפְשָׁאן דְּאִינּוּן צַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּלָא אִסְתְּלָקוּ מֵהַאי עָלְמָא, וּשְׁכִיחִין בְּהַאי עָלְמָא. וְכַד אִצְטְרִיךְ עָלְמָא רַחֲמִין, וְאִינּוּן חַיִּין יַתְבִין בְּצַעֲרָא, אִינּוּן מְצָלוּ צְלוֹתָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְאַזְלִין וּמוֹדְעִין מִלָּה לְאִינּוּן דְּמִיכִין דְּחֶבְרוֹן, וּמִתְעָרִין, וְעַאָלִין לג"ע דְּאַרְעָא, דְּתַמָּן רוּחֵיהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא, מִתְלַבְּשָׁן בְּעִטְרִין דִּנְהוֹרָא, וְאִתְיַיעֲטוּ בְּהוּ, וְגַזְרִין גְּזֵרָה, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָבֵיד רְעוּתָא דִּלְהוֹן, וְחָס עַל עָלְמָא.