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Sefer HaBahir
[Mar Rachumai continued,] it was taught, ' It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a word' (Proverbs 25:2). What is 'a word'? As it is said, 'Truth is the essence of Your word' (Psalms 119:160) [and] 'The glory of kings is to examine a word' (Proverbs 25:2). What is 'a word'? As is written, 'A word spoken in its proper form [אופניו]' (Proverbs 25:11). Do not read 'proper form' [אופניו], rather, 'His faces' [אפניו]."
Sefer HaBahir
[Rabbi Berachiah continued,] "And what is 'heavens'? It teaches that the Blessed Holy One mixed together fire and water, measured them this with this, and made from them a beginning of His words. As is written, 'The beginning of your words is truth' (Psalms 119:160). Thus, it is written, 'heavens [שמים]' — 'placed water' [שם מים] — fire and water."
They said to him, "Until here, 'The One Who makes peace in His heights' (Job 25:2). He gave peace and love between them, and He will give peace and love between us."
They said to him, "Until here, 'The One Who makes peace in His heights' (Job 25:2). He gave peace and love between them, and He will give peace and love between us."
Sefer HaBahir
[The students asked,] "And why is 'Tzedek, tzedek [צדק]' (Deuteronomy 16:20) — two times?"
[Rabbi Rachumai] said to them, "As is written, 'From the brilliance before Him' (Psalms 18:13). The first 'tzedek' is actual [ממש] Tzedek, and She is Shechinah, as is written, 'Righteousness [צדק] dwells in Her' (Isaiah 1:21)."
[They asked,] "And what is the second 'tzedek'?"
[He answered,] "This is tzedek that frightens the righteous [צדיקים]."
[They asked,] "And is this Tzedek Tzedakah or not?"
[He answered,] "No."
"Why?"
"As is written, 'He dons Tzedakah like armor' (Isaiah 59:17) and Tzedek is 'A helm of redemption on His head' (Ibid.). There is no 'His head' other than Truth [אמת], as it is said, 'The head of Your words is Truth' (Psalms 119:160), and there is no Truth other than Peace [שלום], as is said, 'For He will be Peace and Truth in my days' (Isaiah 39:8). Is it possible for a person to say this? Thus, Hezekiah said [that] this trait that You gave to David, my father, is a half day, and peace and truth are half days. Therefore, he mentioned 'my days,' and he mentioned 'peace and truth' and 'in my days', as everything is one, as is written, peace 'There was evening and there was morning — one day' Genesis 1:5). What is the day? Peace, so too he seeks peace as is said 'Peace and truth he will be in my days' (Genesis 42:19). With this trait that you gave to David, my father, as is written, 'His throne, as the sun, before him' (Psalms 89:37)."
[Rabbi Rachumai] said to them, "As is written, 'From the brilliance before Him' (Psalms 18:13). The first 'tzedek' is actual [ממש] Tzedek, and She is Shechinah, as is written, 'Righteousness [צדק] dwells in Her' (Isaiah 1:21)."
[They asked,] "And what is the second 'tzedek'?"
[He answered,] "This is tzedek that frightens the righteous [צדיקים]."
[They asked,] "And is this Tzedek Tzedakah or not?"
[He answered,] "No."
"Why?"
"As is written, 'He dons Tzedakah like armor' (Isaiah 59:17) and Tzedek is 'A helm of redemption on His head' (Ibid.). There is no 'His head' other than Truth [אמת], as it is said, 'The head of Your words is Truth' (Psalms 119:160), and there is no Truth other than Peace [שלום], as is said, 'For He will be Peace and Truth in my days' (Isaiah 39:8). Is it possible for a person to say this? Thus, Hezekiah said [that] this trait that You gave to David, my father, is a half day, and peace and truth are half days. Therefore, he mentioned 'my days,' and he mentioned 'peace and truth' and 'in my days', as everything is one, as is written, peace 'There was evening and there was morning — one day' Genesis 1:5). What is the day? Peace, so too he seeks peace as is said 'Peace and truth he will be in my days' (Genesis 42:19). With this trait that you gave to David, my father, as is written, 'His throne, as the sun, before him' (Psalms 89:37)."