Even an ordinary person, if he sits himself in front of a holy book and looks at the letters of Torah, he will be able to perceive new insights and wonders. That is, by his concentrating well on the letters of Torah, the letters begin to shine and come together in the aspect of “[the] letters stood out and came together,” as our Sages, of blessed memory, have said (Yoma 73b). Then, one can see wonders [in the] new combinations. It is possible to perceive in the book something the author did not think of at all.
Even an ordinary person can do this. A great person can perceive this without any effort, yet even a totally ordinary person can comprehend and perceive new insights, if he sits himself [in front of a book] and concentrates on the letters of Torah, as explained above.
Nevertheless, a person should not put this to the test, for it could be that just then he will perceive nothing at all. But even so, even an ordinary person can achieve this, as explained above.
אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם פָּשׁוּט, אִם יֵשֵׁב עַצְמוֹ עַל הַסֵּפֶר, וְיִסְתַּכֵּל עַל אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה, יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת וְנִפְלָאוֹת, הַיְנוּ שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי הִסְתַּכְּלוּתוֹ הֵיטֵב הֵיטֵב עַל אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה יַתְחִילוּ הָאוֹתִיּוֹת לְהָאִיר וּלְהִצְטָרֵף, בִּבְחִינַת אוֹתִיּוֹת בּוֹלְטוֹת וּמִצְטָרְפוֹת שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (יומא עג:), וַאֲזַי יִרְאֶה נִפְלָאוֹת צֵרוּפִים חֲדָשִׁים, וִיכוֹלִין לִרְאוֹת בְּהַסֵּפֶר מַה שֶּׁבַּעַל הַמְחַבֵּר לֹא כִּוֵּן לָזֶה כְּלָל,
Even an ordinary person, if he sits himself in front of a holy book and looks at the letters of Torah, he will be able to perceive new insights and wonders. That is, by his concentrating well on the letters of Torah, the letters begin to shine and come together in the aspect of “[the] letters stood out and came together,” as our Sages, of blessed memory, have said (Yoma 73b). Then, one can see wonders [in the] new combinations. It is possible to perceive in the book something the author did not think of at all.
וְזֶה אֶפְשָׁר אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם פָּשׁוּט, כִּי אָדָם גָּדוֹל יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת זֹאת בְּלִי יְגִיעָה, רַק אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם פָּשׁוּט לְגַמְרֵי יָכוֹל לְהַשִּׂיג וְלִרְאוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת כַּנַּ"ל, אִם יֵשֵׁב עַצְמוֹ וְיִסְתַּכֵּל עַל אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה כַּנַּ"ל,
Even an ordinary person can do this. A great person can perceive this without any effort, yet even a totally ordinary person can comprehend and perceive new insights, if he sits himself [in front of a book] and concentrates on the letters of Torah, as explained above.
אַךְ שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲמִיד הַדָּבָר לְנִסָּיוֹן, כִּי יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת שֶׁאָז דַּוְקָא לֹא יִרְאֶה כְּלָל, אַךְ אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן יָכוֹל לְהַשִּׂיג לָזֶה אֲפִלּוּ אָדָם פָּשׁוּט כַּנַּ"ל:
Nevertheless, a person should not put this to the test, for it could be that just then he will perceive nothing at all. But even so, even an ordinary person can achieve this, as explained above.