Acharei Mot: Chapter 51

Four keys

Synopsis

We learn what the Mishnah says about the ways of the lights, and about the four keys of different colors that were made for the directions of the world. Many supernal secrets are spoken of, with the number four being the link between them. We read of the sixty warriors who are led by a strong youth, and of the swords they wield.

Colors Corners Directions Key Lights Red White

311. We have learned in the Mishnah about the ways of the lights. Four keys were made for the directions of the world, and there is one KEY for the four directions in their corners. There are four DIRECTIONS for each direction and they are engraved with one color. In the color ARE MIXED blue, purple, scarlet, white and red. One blends into the color of the other and ITS COLOR, MEANING THAT OF ITS NEIGHBOR, is found in it.

311. מַתְנִיתִין, בְּנִמוּסֵי טְהִירִין. אַרְבַּע מַפְתְּחִין שָׁוִיין, לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא. בְּזִוְיַיתְהוֹן אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ. חַד לִסְטַר אַרְבַּע, וְאַרְבַּע לִסְטַר חַד. אִתְגַלְּפָן בְּחַד גַּוְונָא. בְּהַהוּא גַּוְונָא, תְּכֵלָא, וְאַרְגְּוָונָא וְצֶבַע זְהוֹרִי, וְחִוָּורָא, וְסוּמָקָא. דָּא עָיֵיל בְּגַוְונָא דְּחַבְרֵיהּ, וְדִידֵיהּ בֵּיהּ רָשִׁים.

Colors Form Hair Head Stone

312. Four heads rose together joined as one form. One head arose from the washing, where it was washed. Two gazelles of equal size rose from that washing, as it is written, "Like a flock of shorn (also: 'measured') ewes, which came up from the washing" (Shir Hashirim 4:2). Within their hair is the appearance of a precious stone of four colors.

312. אַרְבַּע רֵישִׁין כַּחֲדָא אִסְתְּלִיקוּ, וּבְחַד דִּיּוּקְנָא מִתְדַּבְּקָן. חַד רֵישָׁא אִסְתְּלִיק, מִגּוֹ סַחְיוּ דְּאִסְתְּחֵי. תְּרֵי אַיַּילְתָּא קְצִיבִין בְּשִׁיעוּרָא חַד, סַלְקָן מֵהַהוּא סַחְיוּתָא, דִּכְתִּיב כְּעֵדֶר הַקְּצוּבוֹת שֶׁעָלוּ מִן הָרַחְצָה. בְּשַׂעֲרָא דִּלְהוֹן, חֵיזוֹ דְּאֶבֶן טָבָא דְּאַרְבַּע גַּוְונִין.

Boaz Chambers Form

313. Four wings cover the body with small hands beneath their wings, each engraved with five. They fly high above the chamber that is beautiful in form and handsome in appearance.

313. אַרְבַּע גַּדְפִּין דְּכַסְיָין עַל גּוּפָא, וִידִין זְעִירִין תְּחוֹת גַּדְפַּיְיהוּ. וְחָמֵשׁ בְּחָמֵשׁ גְּלִיפָן. טָאסִין לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא מֵהֵיכָלָא, דְּשַׁפִּירָא בְּרֵיוָא וְיָאֶה לְמֵחֱזֵי.

Earth Heaven Sword

314. One strong youth came out with a sharp sword that turns into males and females, who carry the measuring of an efa between heaven and earth, sometimes carrying it throughout the world. All are measured by it, as it is written, "A just efa" (Vayikra 19:36).

314. חַד עוּלֵים רַבְיָא, נָפִּיק שִׁנָּן חַרְבָּא, דְּמִתְהַפְּכָא לְגוּבְרִין לְנוּקְבִין. נַטְלִין לִמְשִׁיחָא דְּאֵיפָה בֵּין שְׁמַיָּא וּבֵין אַרְעָא. לְזִמְנִין נַטְלִין לָהּ בְּכָל עָלְמָא, וְכָל מְשִׁיחִין בָּהּ מָשִׁיחִין, דִּכְתִּיב אֵיפַת צֶדֶק וְגוֹ.'

Colors Crystal Fish Mirror Red Rocks Seas Sword Thigh Thirteen War

315. There is a crystal mirror on one sword. On the top of that sword glistens the color of red in the midst of the crystal. From the two sides very deep impressions appear in that sword. One strong warrior, a youth standing in thirteen worlds, is girded with that sword to do vengeance. With him are sixty other mighty warriors girded with swords, all trained to be victorious in war. This is the meaning of the verse, "Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty warrior: your glory and your majesty" (Tehilim 45:4). It is also written, "All girt with swords, and expert in war..." (Shir Hashirim 3:8). They turn forward in several ways, and no one knows them except one worm that swims among the fish of the sea. All rocks that pass over them break up.

315. חַד חֵיזוֹ דִּבְדוֹלְחָא, קַיְּימָא עַל חַרְבָּא חַד, בְּרֵישָׁא דְּהַהוּא חַרְבָּא מְלָהֲטָא סוּמָקָא מִגּוֹ בְּדוֹלְחָא. תְּרֵין סִטְרִין מֵהַאי גִּיסָא וּמֵהַאי גִּיסָא, אִתְחֲזֵי הַהוּא חַרְבָּא, בִּרְשִׁימִין עֲמִיקִין, חַד גְּבָר תַּקִּיף, עוֹלְמָא דְּקַיְּימָא בי"ג עָלְמִין. חַגִיר הַהוּא חַרְבָּא, לְמֶעְבַּד נוּקְמִין. עִמֵּיהּ חַגִּירִין שִׁתִּין אָחֳרָנִין, כֻּלְּהוּ מִתְיַילְפֵי נַצְחִין קְרָבָא, הה"ד חֲגוֹר חַרְבְּךָ עַל יָרֵךְ גִּבּוֹר הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ. וּכְתִיב כֻּלָּם אֲחוּזֵי חֶרֶב מְלוּמְּדֵי מִלְחָמָה וְגוֹ.' בְּכַמָּה גַּוְונִין מִתְהַפְּכִין אַנְפַּיְיהוּ, לֵית דְּיֵדַע לוֹן, בַּר חַד תּוֹלַעְתָּא דְּשָׁאט בֵּין נוּנֵי יַמָּא, כָּל אֲבָנִין דְּאַעְבָּר עָלַיְיהוּ מִתְבַּקְּעִין.

Blessing Blind Chassadim Correction Deeds Grades Nakedness Soul, The Sword Wicked Wickedness

316. At that time, the sound that is emitted from those girded with swords, NAMELY THE SIXTY WARRIORS, breaks eighteen large mountains. No one lends his ear, everyone is blind and has a closed heart. There is no one to see that this construction is about to shatter. When unseemly deeds are done and people turn away from the correct way, the right is removed, DENOTING THE ILLUMINATION OF CHASSADIM, and the left rules WITHOUT THE RIGHT. Then there is nakedness. Woe to the wicked who bring it upon the world, as there is no blessing above before these EVILDOERS are vanquished here below. This is what the verse says, "And the wicked will be no more. Bless You Hashem, O my soul, Haleluyah" (Tehilim 104:35).

316. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא, קָלָא דְּנָפִיק מֵאִינּוּן דַּחֲגִירֵי חַרְבָּא, מְבָקַע תִּמְנֵיסָר טוּרִין רַבְרְבִין, וְלֵית מַאן דְּיַרְכִּין אוּדְנֵיהּ. כֻּלְּהוּ עָלְמָא סְתִימִין עַיְינִין, אֲטִימִין לִבָּא, לֵית מַאן דְּיַשְׁגַּח דְּהָא בִּנְיָינָא לִסְתּוֹר כַּד עַבְדִּין עוֹבָדָן דְּלָא מִתְכַּשְּׁרָן, סָאטִין מֵאָרְחָא דְּתַקְּנָא, יְמִינָא אַעְדֵּי, וּשְׂמָאלָא שַׁלְטָא, כְּדֵין עֶרְיָין אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ. וַוי לְחַיָּיבַיָּא דְּגַרְמִין דָּא בְּעָלְמָא, דְּהָא לָא מִתְבָּרְכִין לְעֵילָּא, עַד דְּיִשְׁתְּצוּן אִינּוּן לְתַתָּא. הה"ד וּרְשָׁעִים עוֹד אֵינָם בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְיָ' הַלְלוּיָהּ. (ע"כ..

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