"But they hearkened not to Moses for anguish of spirit"

Synopsis

Rabbi Yehuda says "anguish of spirit" means the people did not have enough rest or enough breath. But Rabbi Shimon answers that it means two things, that Binah had not yet released joy, and so rest and freedom were not yet available; and that Malchut had not yet ruled in the world to institute just laws.

Breath Jubilee Moses

65. "And Moses spoke so to the children of Yisrael, but they hearkened not to Moses for anguish of spirit" (Shemot 6:9). HE ASKS, What is "anguish of spirit"? Rabbi Yehuda said, They did not rest FROM THEIR LABOR and they did not gather into themselves SUFFICIENT breath. Rabbi Shimon said, Anguish of spirit MEANS the Jubilee was still not released, WHICH IS BINAH, to give them rest AND FREEDOM, and the last spirit, WHICH IS MALCHUT, had not yet ruled IN THE WORLD to institute JUST laws IN THE WORLD. Therefore, there was anguish of spirit. Which spirit is it? It is the last spirit that we mentioned, WHICH IS MALCHUT, WHO WAS TOO HELPLESS TO SAVE YISRAEL, WHICH IS THE MEANING OF "ANGUISH OF SPIRIT."

65. וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה כֵּן אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה מִקּוֹצֶר רוּחַ. מַאי מִקּוֹצֶר רוּחַ. א"ר יְהוּדָה, דְּלָא הֲווֹ נְפִישֵׁי, וְלָא הֲווֹ לְקִיטֵי רוּחָא. א"ר שִׁמְעוֹן, מִקּוֹצֶר רוּחַ: דְּעַד לָא נָפַק יוֹבְלָא, לְמֵיהַב לוֹן נְפִישׁוּ. וְרוּחַ בַּתְרָאָה, עַד לָא שַׁלְטָא לְמֶעְבַּד נִימוּסֵי, וּכְדֵין הֲוָה עָאקוּ דְּרוּחָא. מַאן אִיהוּ. רוּחַ בַּתְרָאָה דְּקַאמְרָן.