And these are the three ‘garments’, of the three coverings, of the three colours of the eye, which are the garments of ‘the daughter of the eye’, which is the soul. And of these three it is stated: (Ex. 23:17) Three times in the year, all your males must be seen...
And corresponding to these three colours [Var. times] are the three colours of a candle, of which it is stated: (Ex. 3:2) And an angel of Y”Y appeared to him, in a flame (labat) of fire, from the midst of the bush... And there appeared... – this is one colour, in a flame of the fire, from the midst of the bush... – this is a second colour, And he saw, and behold the bush was burning in fire... – this is three colours. And they correspond to the three colours of the eye.... in a flame of the fire... – this is ‘the daughter of the eye’ (bat)’ayin.