805. "He gathered up his feet into the bed" (Beresheet 49:33) because he dwelt in the place of the living, BEING A CHARIOT TO ZEIR ANPIN, THE TREE OF LIFE. Therefore, when he wanted to depart from the world he put his feet down upon the bed, THE SECRET OF THE NUKVA, and was gathered and gone from the world. TO WIT, HE WENT UP TO MAYIN NUKVIN (FEMALE WATERS) TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE UNION OF MALE AND FEMALE. Hence it says that he "expired and was gathered to his people," BUT NOT THAT HE DIED, FOR HE ASCENDED TO BE PART OF THE SUPERNAL LIFE.

806. He opened the discussion saying, "My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of Hashem" (Tehilim 84:2). A DIFFICULTY IS RAISED WHY HE DOES NOT LONG FOR THE HOUSE OF HASHEM, BUT TO HIS COURTS. HE SAYS, This has already been explained by the friends, yet come and behold, there are lower stories IN BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH and upper stories IN ATZILUT. There are no SOULS in the upper ones, FOR SOULS DWELL ONLY IN BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH. The stories are the inner houses IN ATZILUT and outer houses IN BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH. The outer houses are called the courts of Hashem, because they are filled with love and desire for the female. DAVID SAID, "MY SOUL LONGS...FOR THE COURTS OF HASHEM" BECAUSE SOULS HAVE NO HOLD HIGHER THAN BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH, CALLED THE COURTS OF HASHEM. BUT WHEN BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH RISE UP TO ATZILUT, THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ASCEND WITH THEM. Come and behold, when the soul rises, all stirs, ALL THE HOSTS OF BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH, AND THEY RISE to the Nukva, WHO IS united THROUGH THEIR RISING TO HER with a complete desire WITH ZEIR ANPIN, and is attached to him.

807. Jacob did not die and therefore it does not say so, only that he "expired, and was gathered to his people." Look at the words "he gathered up his feet into the bed," WHICH IS THE NUKVA. IT MEANS that the sun, JACOB, was gathered to the moon, THE NUKVA. The sun does not die. It is merely gathered from the world and goes to the moon.

808. Come and see, When Jacob was gathered, the moon shone, and the desire of the Supernal Sun, ZEIR ANPIN, was awakened for her. For when the sun, JACOB, arises, another sun is awakened, ZEIR ANPIN, and they cleave to each other; ZEIR ANPIN CLINGS TO THE NUKVA, and the moon, THE NUKVA, shines FROM ZEIR ANPIN.

809. Rabbi Shimon said, You have spoken well. We also learned that the upper beings, the world of the male, NAMELY BINAH, is linked to the lower, the world of the female, NUKVA OF ZEIR ANPIN, and the lower is linked to the upper. So they all resemble each other.

810. We have learned that there are two worlds, as it is written, "from the world to the world" (I Divrei Hayamim 16:36) BINAH AND THE NUKVA. And though both are females, SINCE BINAH TOO IS A FEMALE, yet BINAH is established by the male, FOR IN GREATNESS SHE IS CONSIDERED A MALE, and THE NUKVA OF ZEIR ANPIN is established by a female. BINAH is called seven and THE NUKVA daughter of seven (Bathsheba). Both are mothers, BINAH is "mother of children" and THE NUKVA is the mother of Solomon, as it is written, "Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him" (Shir Hashirim 2:11). King Solomon is the King that the peace (Heb. shalom) is his, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, WHOSE MOTHER, BINAH IS THE MOTHER OF CHILDREN. The mother of Solomon, as it is written, "Bathsheba the mother of Solomon" (I Melachim 1:11) IS THE NUKVA, FOR HERE IT DOES NOT SAY 'KING SOLOMON.'

811. It is written, "And Solomon's Wisdom excelled" (I Melachim 5:10). Solomon's Wisdom is Solomon's mother, NAMELY THE NUKVA, in accordance with the verse, "The words of King Lemu'el, the prophecy, that his mother taught him" (Mishlei 31:1). "The words of King Lemu'el:" This verse is not clear, FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHO KING LEMU'EL IS. But "the words of King Lemu'el" means the words which were spoken to El, who is King. Who is he? The one of whom it says "and El who has indignation every day" (Tehilim 7:11) and "and El Shadai" NAMELY THE NUKVA, as has been explained.

812. Lemu'el, as in the verse "to my mouth (Heb. lemo fi)" (Iyov 40:4) MEANS HERE "TO (LIT. 'EL') EL." King Lemu'el is Bathsheba, THE NUKVA; "the prophecy, that his mother taught him," when he appeared before him in Givon in the vision of the night, IS "AND IF YOU WILL WALK BEFORE ME, AS DAVID YOUR FATHER WALKED" (I MELACHIM 9:4).

813. Come and see, Jacob was gathered to the moon, THE NUKVA, BY RAISING MAYIN NUKVIN (FEMALE WATERS) TO ZEIR ANPIN AND NUKVA WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, thus producing fruits by her, BY BRINGING UNION BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN GREATNESS, WHICH PRODUCES SOULS CALLED THE FRUITS OF MALE AND FEMALE. There is no generation in the world without Jacob's fruit, THE SOULS WHICH ARE BORN OF THE MATING OF MALE AND FEMALE IN GREATNESS, WHICH JACOB BROUGHT BY RAISING MAYIN NUKVIN. For he caused stirring above, A UNION BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE as it says, "he gathered his feet into the bed," the bed of Jacob BEING THE NUKVA.

814. Happy is the portion of Jacob who was made perfect above and below, as it is written, "Fear you not, O Jacob My servant, says Hashem: for I am with you" (Yirmeyah 46:28), not 'you are with Me' but "I am with you." FOR HE WAS MADE PERFECT BELOW TOO THROUGH THE SHECHINAH.