Essence of Pomegranates

For behold, the generating and governing intellect is the intellect shared by all existing things, and through it, the nature of existence is explained in a profound way. For the abstract intellects Hebrew: sekhalim ha-mufshatim; these are purely spiritual beings, like angels or celestial forces, that have no physical bodies are the "speakers," and through it, the nature of the Separate Intellect is explained. This is the intellect emanated from the First Intellect The "First Intellect" is usually identified with God or the first creation in the chain of existence, and it is the Active Intellect Hebrew: ha-sekhel ha-po'el; in medieval philosophy, this is the cosmic force that translates human potential for thought into actual understanding. It is the governor of all the intellects within all souls.

And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect. This is the intellect called among them Likely referring to the philosophers the "Acquired Intellect" Hebrew: ha-sekhel ha-nikneh; the highest level of human knowledge, achieved when a person's mind becomes filled with eternal truths. It is the governor of the rational soul Hebrew: nefesh ha-medabberet, literally "the speaking soul"; the part of the human soul that possesses the faculty of reason and the thinking faculty for every human. This rational soul is the soul of the intellect, and it is the intellect that receives from the Separate Intellect, which is the intellect emanated from the First Intellect, which is the Active Intellect, and it is the governor of all intellects.

The following lines in the manuscript repeat the preceding paragraph almost verbatim multiple times, a common occurrence in draft manuscripts or student exercises where a particular definition is being memorized or copied.

And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect, which is called among them the Acquired Intellect, and it governs the rational and thinking soul of every human. The rational soul is the soul of the intellect, receiving from the Separate Intellect, emanated from the First Intellect, which is the Active Intellect, the governor of all intellects in all souls. And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect, which is called among them the Acquired Intellect, and it governs the rational and thinking soul of every human...

...if the intellects that are part of it—the governor is the intellect shared among all existing things, and through it, the nature of existence is explained in a profound way. For the abstract intellects are the "speakers," and through it, the nature of the Separate Intellect is explained, which is the intellect emanated from the First Intellect. It is the Active Intellect, the governor of all intellects in all souls.

And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect, called among them the Acquired Intellect, and it governs the rational and thinking soul of every human. This rational soul is the soul of the intellect, receiving from the Separate Intellect, which is the intellect emanated from the First Intellect, which is the Active Intellect, the governor of all intellects in all souls.

As in the first column, the text continues to repeat this specific philosophical hierarchy of the soul and the intellect throughout the remainder of the page.

And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect, which is called among them the Acquired Intellect, and it governs the rational and thinking soul of every human. This rational soul is the soul of the intellect, which is the intellect that receives from the Separate Intellect, which is the intellect emanated from the First Intellect, which is the Active Intellect, and it is the governor of all the intellects in all the souls. And behold, that which receives this intellect is the Practical Intellect, called among them the Acquired Intellect, and it governs the rational and thinking soul of every human...