But a soul from the aspect of the Shekhinah has no blemish. It is this that is written: (Song. 4:7) All of you is beautiful, my beloved, and there is no blemish in you. If the evil inclination wishes to approach that place, then since the Shekhinah – which is the soul – resides there, it is stated of Her: (Num. 1:51)... and the stranger who approaches will die.
Because of Her it is stated: (Is. 42:8) I am Y”Y, that is My Name, and My glory I shall not give to another... meaning ‘another god’, ‘a foreign god’.