Niddah 31a § 2
The 3 Partners in Creation
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There are 3 partners in the creation of a person:
These are God, his father, and his mother.
The father seeds the white substance (semen)
From which the bones, sinews, anils, brain and
white of the eye are formed.
These are the light-colored parts of the body.
The mothers seeds the red substance
from which the skin, flesh, hair and
black of the eye are formed.
And God places in him the spirit of life,
the soul, the facial contenance, eyesight,
hearing, the power of speech and walking.
and insight, undestanding and knowledge.
These are God, his father, and his mother.
The father seeds the white substance (semen)
From which the bones, sinews, anils, brain and
white of the eye are formed.
These are the light-colored parts of the body.
The mothers seeds the red substance
from which the skin, flesh, hair and
black of the eye are formed.
And God places in him the spirit of life,
the soul, the facial contenance, eyesight,
hearing, the power of speech and walking.
and insight, undestanding and knowledge.