Sepher Ietzirah ([Hebrew: Sefer jezirah]). Traduction du livre cabalistique de la création

A book spread where the left page has a printed fragment pasted over it. This fragment and the right page contain text in French and Hebrew, extensively annotated with blue ink handwriting classifying the text according to the Sefer Yetzirah's system of World or Universe, Year or Time, and Soul or Body.

[Left Page - Pasted Sheet]

the world = the universe
the year = time
the man = the body

the seven days of the week = time

the world
the year
the man
Bet 1

Of the seven days ^1) Time of the week, seven openings in the male and female bodies: two Eyes, two Ears, two Nostrils, and the Mouth.

the world
the year
the man
Gimel 2

In the first place, He proclaimed the letter Bet ב, Wisdom, and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them the Moon original: Levanah in the Universe, the first day of the Year, and the right eye in male and female Bodies.

the world
the year
the man
Dalet 3

In the second place, He caused the letter Gimel ג to dominate in Wealth and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them Mercury original: Kokhav in the Universe, the second day of the Year, and the right Ear in male and female bodies.

the world
the year
the man
Kaph 4

In the third place, He caused the letter Dalet ד to reign in Seed and bound it with a crown. He combined them with one another and formed by them the Sun original: Chammah in the Universe, the third day of the Year, and the right nostril in male and female bodies.

Pe 5
Resh 6
Tav 7

In the fourth place, He caused the letter Kaph כ to dominate in Life and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them Jupiter original: Tzedek

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1. epochs. 2) Time.

[Right Page]

in the Universe, fourth day of the Year, and the left Eye in male and female Bodies.

Mishnah 12. In the fifth place, He caused the letter Pe פ to dominate in Dominion and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them Venus original: Nogah in the Universe, the fifth day of the Year, and the left Ear in male and female Bodies.

resh ר

Mishnah 13. In the sixth place, He caused the letter He ה to dominate in Peace and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them Saturn original: Shabbatai in the Universe, the sixth day of the Year, and the left Nostril in male and female Bodies.

Mishnah 14. In the seventh place, He caused the letter Saf ת to dominate in Grace and bound a crown to it. He combined them with one another and formed by them Mars original: Madim in the Universe, the day of rest original: Shabbat שבת in the Year, and the Mouth in male and female Bodies.

Mishnah 15. Seven doubles: Begad Kepharat בגד כפרת. By them were engraved seven Universes, seven Heavens, seven Lands, seven Seas, seven Rivers, seven Deserts, seven Days, seven Weeks, seven Years, seven Sabbatical years, seven Jubilees, and the Holy Palace. For this reason, the number seven is preferred throughout the whole extent of the Heavens.

Mishnah 16. Two stones build two houses, three stones build six houses, four stones build twenty-four houses, five stones build one hundred twenty houses, six stones build seven hundred twenty houses original text says 772, likely a scribal error for 6! = 720, seven stones build five thousand forty houses. From here on, go and count what the mouth cannot pronounce and what the Ears cannot hear.

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1. See the table.