Attributed to Abraham · Gra recension, Vilna, 18th c.16 teachings
ספר יצירהSefer Yetzirah.
A few pages of numbers and letters: ten countings, twenty-two sounds,
and a world, a year and a body built from their combinations.
The Ten Sefirot
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- Iשלשים ושתים נתיבות פליאות חכמהThirty-Two Wondrous PathsCounting and spelling: the two chisels of creation.
- IIעשר ספירות בלימהTen Sefirot of BelimahTen, not nine; ten, not eleven.
- IIIעומק ראשית ועומק אחריתTen Depths Without EndFive pairs of infinities, held by one.
- IVרצוא ושובRunning and ReturningLike lightning: out, and back to the place.
- Vנעוץ סופן בתחלתןEnd Fixed in BeginningA flame bound to its coal, a ring with no seam.
- VIקול ורוח ודבורBreath, Voice and SpeechBreath from breath, water from breath, fire from water.
- VIIוחתם בהם ששה קצוותSealing the Six DirectionsThree letters, six orders, every direction sealed.
The Twenty-Two Letters
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World, Year and Soul
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- Xשלש אמות אמ"שThe Three MothersFire above, water below, breath deciding between.
- XIשבע כפולות בגד כפרתThe Seven DoublesEvery gift spoken twice: once hard, once soft.
- XIIשתי אבנים בונות שני בתיםStones That Build HousesSeven stones, five thousand forty houses, then silence.
- XIIIשתים עשרה פשוטותThe Twelve SimplesTwelve edges of the world, twelve doors of the self.