Sepher Yetzirah, or The Book of Formation
Translated by William Wynn Westcott
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The opening
CHAPTER I.
Section i. In thirty-two wonderful Paths of Wisdom did Jah, Jehovah Tzabaoth the God of IsraeP, the Elohim of the living the King of ages, the merciful and gracious God the exalted One, the Dweller in eternity, most high and holy — engrave his name by the three Sepharim — Numbers, Letters, and Sounds.
2. Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
3. The ineffable Sephiroth are Ten, so are the Numbers; and as there are in man five fingers over against five, so over them is established a covenant of strength, by word of mouth, and by the circumcision of the flesh
4. Ten is the number of the ineffable Sephiroth, ten and not nine, ten and not eleven. Understand this wisdom, and be wise in the perception. Search out concerning it, restore the Word to its creator, and replace Him who formed it upon his throne.
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About this edition
- The words
- William Wynn Westcott's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Other material that isn't the author's, in 3 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
- A preface, foreword or afterword
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 6 places
- The printer's imprint
- The library's card ("DO NOT REMOVE OR MUTILATE CARD") and specks (5 blocks)
- Google's watermark "Hosted by Google" on each page (97 blocks)
- The half-title ("SEPHER YETZIRAH / THE / Book of Formation.") (3 blocks)
- The closing line "The End of the '' Booh of Formation.''"
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 3 places
- Pictures and their captions