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| | The Secret of Joseph |
 | | With this knowledge, you can understand why yesod is called "the second arbitrator", for the said reason, namely, that in it the three [revealed] states of chesed are intertwined with the three [revealed] states of gevura, which are thereby sweetened. |
 | | Yesod is the "alive" "end", for it undergoes change (growth and shrinkage), thus exhibiting the properties of life. |
 | | The female yesod, the womb, is indicated by a final, closed mem, which depicts a closed, empty space that will be filled by the male seed. |
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