The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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778. Rabbi Eleazar arose, and commenced and said, Ps. cxviii. 5 : “ 4 1 called upon IH, Yah, in my distress ; Yah heard me at large. Tetragrammaton is on my side, I will not fear ; what can man do unto me ? Tetragrammaton taketh my part with them that help me, and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies. It is better to trust in Tetragrammaton than to put any confidence in man ; it is better to trust in Tetragrammaton than to put any confidence in princes.’
779. “ Herein are delineated the nine conformations of this beard. For King David had need of these dispositions, that he might vanquish other kings and other nations.
780. “Come, behold! After that he had said these nine conformations, he added (verse 10): ‘ All nations compassed me about, but in the name of Tetragrammaton I will destroy them.’
781. “ Therefore did he rehearse those conformations
* Meaning, that as is the Supernal Man so is the earthly man.
+ Meaning, if he dreams that his beard is arranged like that of Microprosopus.
KABBALAH.
which we have repeated. But what was the necessity for so doing ? Because that he said : ‘ All nations compassed me about.’ For in this disposition of those nine conformations which are the name of IHVH, Tetra - grammaton , are they cut off from the earth.
782. “This is that same which is written: ‘In the name of IHVH will I destroy them.’
783. “Also this have we learned in the ‘Book of Concealed Mystery.’ David hath here enumerated the nine conformations ; of which six consist in the holy name, for there are six names and there are three in the word ADM, Adam , or man.
784. “And if thou shalt say that there are only two (in the word Adam), assuredly there are three, because also the princes pertain unto the idea of the word Adam, f
785. “This have we learned. These are the six names, because it is thus written : ‘ I called upon Yah in my distress.’ The first.
786. “ ‘ Yah heard me at large.’ The second.
787. “ ‘ Tetragrammaton is on my side, I will not fear.’ The third.
788. “‘Tetragrammaton taketh my part with them that help me.’ The fourth.
789. “‘It is better to trust in Tetragrammaton.’
The fifth.
790. “ ‘ It is better to trust in Tetragrammaton.’
The sixth.
791. “But in the word ADM, Adam, Man, are three ; for it is written : ‘ Tetragrammaton is on my side, I will not fear ; what can ADM, Adam, Man, do unto me ? ’ The first.
792. “ ‘ It is better to trust in Tetragrammaton than to put any confidence in princes.’ The second.
* I.e.} there are six repetitions of the name of the Deity in the verses under consideration.
f Meaning, that the word princes, in the verse “ than to put any confidence in princes,” refers also to man.
THE GEE A TEE HOLY ASSEMBLY.
793. 44 4 It is better to trust in Tetragrammaton than to put any confidence in ADM, Adam , Man.’ The third.
794. 44 And come, behold ! There is an Arcanum hidden in this thing ; and wheresoever in this passage mention is made of the word ADM, Adam , thereunto the Holy Name is joined ; and truly for a reason, seeing that man subsisteth only through that which is analogous unto himself.
795. “But what is it which is analogous unto him?
The Holy Name ; because it is written, Gen. ii. 7 : 4 And
IHVH ALHIM, Tetragrammaton Eloliim , created ADM,
Adam , Man,’ with the full Name, which is IHYH
ALHIM, analogous to him (Adam), seeing that IHYH,
Tetragrammaton, denoteth the masculine, and ALHIM,
Elohim , the feminine.* * * §
796. 44 And therefore in this passage there is no mention made of ADM, Adam , Man, without the Holy Name.
797. 44 Also we have learned this. It is written : 4 1 called upon IH, Yah, in my distress ; IH, Yah , heard me at large.’ IH is here twice repeated, IH, IH, in reference to the two jaws unto which the hairs (of the beard) adhere, and from which it is seen that the hairs issue and depend.
798. 44 He hasteneth and saith (i.e., King David) :
4 IHYH, Tetragrammaton , is on my side ; I will not fear ;
IHYH taketh my part with them that help me ; ’ wherein
the Name is not written defectively (IH as before , but
IHVH) which is the Holy Name, and with this Name
mention is also made of man.
799. 44 And what is this thing which is said, 4 What can ADM, Adam , Man, do unto me ? ’ It is thus, as we
* For Elohim is from the feminine root ALH, and is really a feminine