Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 22:9

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 22:9

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"And the LORD said, it is not good" (Genesis 2:18). This is one of the ten utterances [ma'amarot] by which the world was created. And there are some who say [the tenth utterance is] "And the spirit of God hovered" (Genesis 1:2). Rabbi Yaakov ben Kurshai says: A separate utterance was given to the spirit on its own.

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