פה. והענין הוא, כי גם בחינה ד' נתחברה במסך דנקודים ובמסך דאצילות, מכח המלכות שעלתה לנקודות דס"ג דא"ק. ואם הבחינה ד' לא היתה משתתפת במסך אשר בהם, לא היה יכול לצאת שום פרצוף על אותו המסך. כי אפילו העובי דבחינה א' שבנקודים נבחן להסתכלות דקה, שאין הזווג דהכאה מוציא ממנו שום פרצוף, ומכל שכן העובי דמצח שבאצילות, שאינו ראוי לזווג דהכאה ליציאת פרצוף. אלא משום הבחינה ד' שנתחברה במסכים ההם נעשו ראויים לזווג דהכאה.
85. The answer is that the fourthleveladditionally became attached to thepartitionofNekudimand thepartitionofAtzilut, from the force of theMalkhutthat ascended to the nekudot (vowels)260This refers to one of four aspects of the level of Sag (or any given level), represented by the four aspects of the Hebrew alphabet: the otiot (written letter forms), the tagin (written crowns on the letters), the vowels (nekudot) of the letters and the ta'amim (the notes for chanting the letters when reading). The aspect of nekudot corresponds to the level of Bina in a given level.of theSag level ofAdam Kadmon.261Once Malkhut, the “fourth level,” ascended to Bina in the second constriction (which took place from Nekudim and below), the partitions below this constriction received the opacity of Malkhut irrespective of their natural opacity. This can be thought of as Malkhut being present in every area below the level in which the second constriction transpires. For if the fourthlevelhad not participated in thepartitioninNekudim and Atzilut, nopartzufcould have emerged upon thepartition. For even theopacityof the firstlevelinNekudimis considered a weak "gaze,"262Often, the light that emerges from the “eyes” (the “aperture” of the light of Ḥokhma) is referred to as “sight” or “gaze.”such that thefusion through collisiondoes not produce anypartzuffrom it.263Such a small measure of opacity means that a structure of returning light and a subsequent partzuf cannot be properly formed.This is even more the case with regard to theopacityof the forehead264Since this is the root level of opacity, which is even less capable of producing the requisite structures for a partzuf.inAtzilut, which is unfit for afusion through collisionto produce apartzuf. But as a result of the fourthlevelbecoming attached to thosepartitions, they become fit for afusion through collision.
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ואין לשאול: אם כן, היתה ראויה לצאת על המסך קומת כתר, כיון שהבחינה ד' דבוקה במסך!
One should not ask: If so, shouldn’t alevelofKeterhave emerged upon thepartition, since the fourthlevelis attached to thepartition?265Since the fourth level is attached to the partition, shouldn't the opacity of the fourth level within it give rise to a partzuf of the level of Keter?
פה. והענין הוא, כי גם בחינה ד' נתחברה במסך דנקודים ובמסך דאצילות, מכח המלכות שעלתה לנקודות דס"ג דא"ק. ואם הבחינה ד' לא היתה משתתפת במסך אשר בהם, לא היה יכול לצאת שום פרצוף על אותו המסך. כי אפילו העובי דבחינה א' שבנקודים נבחן להסתכלות דקה, שאין הזווג דהכאה מוציא ממנו שום פרצוף, ומכל שכן העובי דמצח שבאצילות, שאינו ראוי לזווג דהכאה ליציאת פרצוף. אלא משום הבחינה ד' שנתחברה במסכים ההם נעשו ראויים לזווג דהכאה.
85. The answer is that the fourth level additionally became attached to the partition of Nekudim and the partition of Atzilut, from the force of the Malkhut that ascended to the nekudot (vowels)260This refers to one of four aspects of the level of Sag (or any given level), represented by the four aspects of the Hebrew alphabet: the otiot (written letter forms), the tagin (written crowns on the letters), the vowels (nekudot) of the letters and the ta'amim (the notes for chanting the letters when reading). The aspect of nekudot corresponds to the level of Bina in a given level. of the Sag level of Adam Kadmon.261Once Malkhut, the “fourth level,” ascended to Bina in the second constriction (which took place from Nekudim and below), the partitions below this constriction received the opacity of Malkhut irrespective of their natural opacity. This can be thought of as Malkhut being present in every area below the level in which the second constriction transpires. For if the fourth level had not participated in the partition in Nekudim and Atzilut, no partzuf could have emerged upon the partition. For even the opacity of the first level in Nekudim is considered a weak "gaze,"262Often, the light that emerges from the “eyes” (the “aperture” of the light of Ḥokhma) is referred to as “sight” or “gaze.” such that the fusion through collision does not produce any partzuf from it.263Such a small measure of opacity means that a structure of returning light and a subsequent partzuf cannot be properly formed. This is even more the case with regard to the opacity of the forehead264Since this is the root level of opacity, which is even less capable of producing the requisite structures for a partzuf. in Atzilut, which is unfit for a fusion through collision to produce a partzuf. But as a result of the fourth level becoming attached to those partitions, they become fit for a fusion through collision.
ואין לשאול: אם כן, היתה ראויה לצאת על המסך קומת כתר, כיון שהבחינה ד' דבוקה במסך!
One should not ask: If so, shouldn’t a level of Keter have emerged upon the partition, since the fourth level is attached to the partition?265Since the fourth level is attached to the partition, shouldn't the opacity of the fourth level within it give rise to a partzuf of the level of Keter?