He is to meditate on the initials of the four divine epithets which form < Jacob, ' for the moon, which is called ( the lesser light,) is his emblem or symbol, and he is also called ( little (see Amos vii. 2). This he is to repeat three times. He is to skip three times while repeating thrice the following sentence, and after repeating three times forward and backward: thus (forward) — ( Fear and dread shall fall upon them by the greatness of Thine arm; they shall be as still as a stone; > thus (backward) — ( Still as a stone may they be; by the greatness of Thine arm may fear and dread fall on them; > he then is to say to his neighbor three times, < Peace be unto you,* and the neighbor is to respond three times, ( Unto you be peace.
Then he is to say three times (very loudly), ( David, the king of Israel, liveth and existeth!> and finally, he is to say three times —