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民數記 26

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1 瘟疫之耶和華曉諭摩西和祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒

2 你們要將以色列全會眾,按他們的宗族,凡以色列中從二十歲以外、能出去打仗的,計算總數。

3 摩西和祭司以利亞撒在摩押平原耶利哥相對的約但河邊向以色列人

4 將你們中間從二十歲以外的計算總數;是照耶和華吩咐出埃及摩西以色列人的話。

5 以色列的長子是流便。流便的眾子:屬哈諾的,有哈諾族;屬法路的,有法路族;

6 屬希斯倫的,有希斯倫族;屬迦米的,有迦米族;

7 這就是流便的各族;其中被數的,共有四萬三三十名。

8 法路的兒子是以利押。

9 以利押的眾子是尼母利、大坍、亞比蘭。這大坍、亞比蘭,就是從會中選召的,與可拉一黨同向耶和華爭鬧的時候也向摩西亞倫爭鬧;

10 便開了他們,和可拉可拉的黨類一同亡。那時燒滅了二五十;他們就作了警戒。

11 然而可拉的眾子沒有亡。

12 按著家族,西緬的眾子:屬尼母利的,有尼母利族;屬雅憫的,有雅憫族;屬雅斤的,有雅斤族;

13 屬謝拉的,有謝拉族;屬掃羅的,有掃羅族。

14 這就是西緬的各族,共有名。

15 按著家族,迦得的眾子:屬洗分的,有洗分族;屬哈基的,有哈基族;屬書尼的,有書尼族;

16 屬阿斯尼的,有阿斯尼族;屬以利的,有以利族;

17 屬亞律的,有亞律族;屬亞列利的,有亞列利族。

18 這就是迦得子孫的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有四萬零五名。

19 猶大的兒子是珥和俄南。這珥和俄南迦南

20 按著家族,猶大其餘的眾子:屬示拉的,有示拉族;屬法勒斯的,有法勒斯族;屬謝拉的,有謝拉族。

21 法勒斯的兒子:屬希斯倫的,有希斯倫族;屬哈母勒的,有哈母勒族。

22 這就是猶大的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有七萬六名。

23 按著家族,以薩迦的眾子:屬陀拉的,有陀拉族;屬普瓦的,有普瓦族;

24 屬雅述的,有雅述族;屬伸崙的,有伸崙族。

25 這就是以薩迦的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有六萬名。

26 按著家族,西布倫的眾子:屬西烈的,有西烈族;屬以倫的,有以倫族;屬雅利的,有雅利族。

27 這就是西布倫的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有六萬零五名。

28 按著家族,約瑟的兒子有瑪拿西以法蓮

29 瑪拿西的眾子:屬瑪吉的,有瑪吉族;瑪吉生基列;屬基列的,有基列族。

30 基列的眾子:屬伊以謝的,有伊以謝族;屬希勒的,有希勒族;

31 屬亞斯烈的,有亞斯烈族;屬示劍的,有示劍族;

32 屬示米大的,有示米大族;屬希弗的,有希弗族;。

33 希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒兒子,只有女兒。西羅非哈女兒名字就是瑪拉、挪阿、曷拉、密迦、得撒。

34 這就是瑪拿西的各族;他們中間被數的,共有五萬名。

35 按著家族,以法蓮的眾子:屬書提拉的,有書提拉族;屬比結的,有比結族;屬他罕的,有他罕族。

36 書提拉的眾子:屬以蘭的,有以蘭族。

37 這就是以法蓮子孫的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有三萬名。按著家族,這是約瑟的子孫。

38 按著家族,便雅憫眾子,屬比拉的,有比拉族;屬亞實別的,有亞實別族;屬亞希蘭的,有亞希蘭族;

39 屬書反的,有書反族;屬戶反的,有戶反族。

40 比拉的眾子是亞勒、乃幔。屬亞勒的,有亞勒族;屬乃幔的,有乃幔族。

41 按著家族,這就是便雅憫的子孫,其中被數的,共有四萬五名。

42 按著家族,但的眾子:屬書含的,有書含族。按著家族,這就是但的各族。

43 照其中被數的,書含所有的各族,共有六萬名。

44 按著家族,亞設的眾子:屬音拿的,有音拿族;屬亦施韋的,有亦施韋族;屬比利亞的,有比利亞族。

45 比利亞的眾子:屬希別的,有希別族;屬瑪結的,有瑪結族。

46 亞設的女兒名叫西拉。

47 這就是亞設子孫的各族,照他們中間被數的,共有五萬三名。

48 按著家族,拿弗他利的眾子:屬雅薛的,有雅薛族;屬沽尼的,有沽尼族;

49 屬耶色的,有耶色族;屬示冷的,有示冷族。

50 按著家族,這就是拿弗他利的各族;他們中間被數的,共有萬五名。

51 以色列人中被數的,共有十萬零一三十名。

52 耶和華曉諭摩西

53 你要按著人名的數目將分給這些人為業。

54 人多的,你要把產業多分他們;人少的,你要把產業少分他們;要照被數的人數,把產業分各人。

55 雖是這樣,還要拈鬮分。他們要按著祖宗各支派的名字承受為業。

56 要按著所拈的鬮,看人數多,人數少,把產業分給他們。

57 利未人,按著他們的各族被數的:屬革順的,有革順族;屬哥轄的,有哥轄族;屬米拉利的,有米拉利族。

58 利未的各族有立尼族、希伯倫族、瑪利族、母示族、可拉族。哥轄生暗蘭。

59 暗蘭的妻名叫約基別,是利未女子,生在埃及。他給暗蘭生了亞倫摩西,並他們的姊姊米利暗。

60 亞倫生拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒、以他瑪。

61 拿答、亞比戶在耶和華面前獻凡的時候就死了

62 利未人中,凡一個月以外、被數的男丁,共有二萬三。他們本來沒有數在以色列人中;因為在以色列人中,沒有分他們產業。

63 這些就是被摩西和祭司以利亞撒所數的;他們在摩押平原耶利哥相對的約但河邊數點以色列人

64 但被數的中,沒有一個是摩西和祭司亞倫從前在西乃的曠野所數的以色列人

65 因為耶和華論到他們:他們必要在曠野。所以,除了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞以外,連一個也沒有存留。

   

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Wife

  

The Hebrew of the Old Testament has six different common words which are generally translated as "wife," which largely overlap but have different nuances. Swedenborg uses two different Latin words, which largely overlap but have different nuances. Meanwhile, "wife" is often paired with "man" or "husband," which are also catch-all translations for a basket of Hebrew and Latin terms. So it's hard to pin down one universal meaning for "wife"; context and subject matter have a large effect.

In general, though, marriage in the Bible represents the union we all seek between our hearts and our minds. If we know what is right and pursue it faithfully, the Lord will ultimately help us love doing what is good, and the two aspects of ourselves will be unified. On a higher level, marriage represents the union we can have with the Lord, both individually and collectively as a church. As an intrinsic part of the marriage, the wife plays a key role in that meaning. But that meaning is different depending on what is being described.

If the marriage is describing a person who is spiritual in nature – "spiritual" being the second degree of heavenly life, in which people are led by intellect and knowledge with the desire for good following – the wife represents the desire for good, the affections that drive the person. If the marriage is describing someone who is celestial in nature – "celestial" being the highest degree of heavenly life, in which people are led from love, with the intellect and ideas following – the wife represents the true ideas held by the person or church. If the marriage is describing the union between the Lord and the church, the wife represents the church.

In a way, these are symbolic meanings that actually have little to do with gender. When "wife" describes a church, obviously that church can include both male and female people. When "wife" describes an aspect of a person, that person can obviously be either male or female.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 915, 1468, 1904 [1-2], 3246 [3-4], 3398, 4823 [2])