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Similarly, the shapes of the letters in Ksav Ashuri (Assyrian script) allude to wonderful concepts - as we see that Rabbi Akiva would expound upon every crown of the letters. None of this exists in other scripts and languages. Nevertheless, the pronunciation of the 22 letters exists equally in them as well.

It is known that the root of these 22 aspects of letters stems from an extremely high source, beyond intellect, though they were fixed in the mouth. Therefore, we see that even the 70 languages have a root for their letters in the supernal realms, which is why they can be elevated through mesiras nefesh (self-sacrifice) during the recitation of Krias Shema, as mentioned above.<ref>Likkutei Torah Parshas Mishpatim D"H Vayeru Page 77</ref>.

It is known that the root of these 22 aspects of letters stems from an extremely high source, beyond intellect, though they were fixed in the mouth. Therefore, we see that even the 70 languages have a root for their letters in the supernal realms, which is why they can be elevated through mesiras nefesh (self-sacrifice) during the recitation of [[The Mitzvah of Krias Shema|Krias Shema]], as mentioned above<ref>Likkutei Torah Parshas Mishpatim D"H Vayeru Page 77</ref>.

== Moshe Translating The Torah in Seventy Languages ==

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 Similarly, the shapes of the letters in Ksav Ashuri (Assyrian script) allude to wonderful concepts - as we see that Rabbi Akiva would expound upon every crown of the letters. None of this exists in other scripts and languages. Nevertheless, the pronunciation of the 22 letters exists equally in them as well.
-It is known that the root of these 22 aspects of letters stems from an extremely high source, beyond intellect, though they were fixed in the mouth. Therefore, we see that even the 70 languages have a root for their letters in the supernal realms, which is why they can be elevated through mesiras nefesh (self-sacrifice) during the recitation of Krias Shema, as mentioned above.<ref>Likkutei Torah Parshas Mishpatim D"H Vayeru Page 77</ref>.
+It is known that the root of these 22 aspects of letters stems from an extremely high source, beyond intellect, though they were fixed in the mouth. Therefore, we see that even the 70 languages have a root for their letters in the supernal realms, which is why they can be elevated through mesiras nefesh (self-sacrifice) during the recitation of [[The Mitzvah of Krias Shema|Krias Shema]], as mentioned above<ref>Likkutei Torah Parshas Mishpatim D"H Vayeru Page 77</ref>.
 == Moshe Translating The Torah in Seventy Languages ==