...and their sum total constitutes the Torah. In other words, the Torah is the sum total of all the different arrangements that were instituted in order to actually bring forth the various functions into the world. This is besides the Torah’s esoteric meaning, for the esoteric meaning of the words of the Torah is bound up with the mystery of the Sefirot, which are the very roots of the different functions. Thus it is through the Sefirot that we may understand the way in which the world is governed. However the actual execution of the different functions comes about through the letters. Thus, in addition to their esoteric significance, the various names and letter permutations possess this special power of execution.