5-1 The Twelve Simple Letters are Heh, Vav, Tzayin, Chet, Tet, Yod, Lammed, Nun, Samekh, Ayin, Tzaddi and Qoph. They represent: Speech, Thought, Movement, Sight, Hearing, Action, Copulation, Smell, Sleep, Anger, Taste, Laughter.

5-2 These Twelve Simple Letters: Heh, Vav, Tzayin, Chet, Tet, Yod, Lammed, Nun, Samekh, Ayin, Tzaddi, Qoph are also the twelve directions in space: the East above, the North-east, the East below; the South above, the South-east, the South below; the West above, the South-west, the West below; the North above, the North-west, the North below. These diverge to infinity, and are as the limits of the Universe.

5-3 These Twelve Simple Letters: Heh, Vav, Tzayin, Chet, Tet, Yod, Lammed, Nun, Samekh, Ayin, Tzaddi, Qoph, he designed, and combined, and formed with them the Twelve constellations of the Universe, the Twelve Months in the Year, and the twelve organs of the human body, masculine and feminine.

5-4 The Twelve celestial constellations of the Universe are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces.

5-5 The Twelve are also the Months of the Year are: Nissan, Iyar, Sivan, Tamouz, Av, Eloul, Tishri, H'éshévan, Kislév, Tévéth, Shevat, Adar.

5-6 The Twelve organs of the human body, masculine and feminine are: the two hands, the two feet, the two kidneys, the gall-bladder, the liver, the intestines, the liver, the stomach, the organs of reproduction, the spleen.

SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER V.
5-7 God produced the letter Heh, made it rule over Speech, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Aries in the Universe, Nisan in the Year, and the right foot in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced the letter Vav, made it rule over the Mind, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Taurus in the Universe, Aiar in the Year, and the right kidney of the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced Tzayin, made it rule over Movement, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Gemini in the Universe, Sivan in the Year and the right foot in the human body, masculine and feminine.

5-8 He produced the letter Chet, made it rule over Sight, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Cancer in the Universe, Tamuz in the Year, and the right hand of the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced Tet, made it rule over Hearing crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Leo in the Universe, Ab in the Year, and the left Kidney in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced Yod, made it rule over Work, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Virgo in the Universe, Elul in the Year, and the left hand in the human body, masculine and feminine.

5-9 He produced the letter Lammed, made it rule over copulation, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Libra in the Universe, Tishri in the Year, and the organs of reproduction in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced the letter Nun, made it rule over Smell, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Scorpio in the Universe, Heshvan in the Year, and the intestines in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced the letter Nun, made it rule over Sleep, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Sagittarius in the Universe, Kislev in the Year, and the stomach in the human body, masculine and feminine.

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He produced the letter Ayin, made it rule over Anger crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Capricornus in the Universe, Tebet in the Year, and the liver in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced the letter Tzaddi, made it rule over Taste, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Aquarius in the Year, Shevat in the Year, and the gullet in the human body, masculine and feminine. He produced the letter Qoph, made it rule over Mirth, crowned it, combined it with the other Letters. With them, He formed Pisces in the Universe, Adar in the Year, and the spleen in the human body, masculine and feminine. He arranged them as a wall, and made them fight one against the other.

NOTE.-This is a "modern" illustration of the allotment of the Twelve Letters; it is not found in the ancient copies of the " Sepher Yetzirah."