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רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, לְזִמְנִין, עִלָּאִין אִקְרוּן בִּשְׁמָא דְּתַּתָּאִין. וּלְזִמְנָא, תַּתָּאִין אִקְרוּן בִּשְׁמָא דְּעִלָּאִין. הָאָדֹן יְיָ', בִּשְׁמָא עִלָּאָה אֲדֹנָי הוּא. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי. וּבִגְוָונִין סַגִּיאִין אִתְפָּרְשָׁן מִלֵּי, וְכֹלָּא חַד. בְּרִיךְ רַחֲמָנָא בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵיהּ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמִין. THE LORD (Adon) GOD. R. Judah said: ‘Sometimes the superior aspect of the Deity is called by the lower Name, at other times it is the lower aspect that is given the superior Name. Here, in the phrase.”before the Lord God” (ha-ADoN TETRAGRAMMATON), the lower term Adon (Lord) is expressive of the superior.aspect. This matter has already been expounded, and expounded in various ways, which, however, all.converge into one. Blessed be the Merciful One, blessed be His name for evermore!’