וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ אֶת־גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים נֹפְלִ֖ים מֵעֲרֵלִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרְדֽוּ־שְׁא֣וֹל בִּכְלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתָּם֩ וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ אֶת־חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם תַּ֣חַת רָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וַתְּהִ֤י עֲוֺֽנֹתָם֙ עַל־עַצְמוֹתָ֔ם כִּֽי־חִתִּ֥ית גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃
Mereka tidak akan berbaring bersama para pahlawan, sebab mereka lebih rendah daripada orang-orang tidak bersunat yang turun ke dunia orang mati dengan senjata perang mereka. Pedang orang-orang itu diletakkan di bawah kepala mereka, dan kesalahan-kesalahan mereka tetap melekat pada tulang-tulang mereka, karena para pahlawan itu dahulu menebarkan kehancuran di negeri orang hidup.
Sha'arei Kedusha
This being the case, every Jew should make every effort to fulfill as many of the 613 mitzvot that he can. Furthermore, when he fulfills a positive mitzvah, he should have in mind to rid the specific organ of his soul which correlates to that mitzvah, of the dross of that Kelipah. Once the dross has been removed, the holy organ of the mitzvah may rest upon him. This is the secret of the verse,32Ezekiel 32:27 “Their sins were upon their bones,” because when the one rises, the other falls. Likewise, when an opportunity to transgress comes about, he should restrain himself from doing it and have in mind that by doing so, the dross in the specific vein of his soul which correlates to that transgression withdraws. With this, the blockage will be removed and the spiritual influence which is drawn by way of that spiritual pipe will be able to flow through. In this way, his soul becomes a seat and a vehicle for HaShem’s-יהו"ה holiness, blessed is He. This is the secret of,33Bereshit Rabbah 47:6 “The forefathers are the Chariot (Merkavah).”
Sha'arei Orah
Know that there is certain bone-Etzem-עצם in a person’s spine called the “Luz-לוז.”123Midrash Bereishit Rabba 28:3 This is the essence-Etzem-עצם of the person, and is his primary root and source. It is the primary source of a person’s birth, in his heart, in his brain, and the source of seed. This essence-Etzem-עצם is from the choicest and most refined aspect of the seminal drop, and is the primary aspect that sustains all one’s bones-Atzamot-עצמות. When a person dies and his bones decompose and rot, that essence-Etzem-עצם does not decompose, nor does it disintegrate. If it is placed in fire, it will not burn, and if it is placed in millstones, it will not be ground up, and if it is struck with a hammer, it will not splinter. That essence-Etzem-עצם is sustained eternally, and after the death of the righteous-Tzaddik, it receives the power of pleasure and delight, as it states, “[He] will strengthen your essence-Atzmotecha Yachaleetz-עצמותיך יחליץ.” In the wicked, this aspect receives all the punishments, about which the verse states,124Ezekiel 32:27 “[They will not lie with the mighty…] for their iniquities remain upon their essence-Atzmotam-עצמותם.” The root and source of this essence is the “Essence of the Heavens-Etzem HaShamayim-עצם השמים,” and from there it receives strength to sustain and uphold a person’s entire body.