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Exodus 21

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1 Ja need on seadused, mis sa pead panema nende ette:

2 kui sa ostad sulaseks heebrealase, siis ta teenigu kuus aastat, aga seitsmendal saagu ta vabaks lunamaksuta.

3 Kui ta tuli üksinda, mingu ta ka üksinda; kui ta oli naisemees, mingu naine koos temaga.

4 Kui ta isand andis temale naise ja see sünnitas temale poegi või tütreid, siis naine ja lapsed jäävad isandale, aga tema mingu üksinda.

5 Aga kui sulane ütleb kindla meelega: Ma armastan oma isandat, naist ja lapsi, ma ei taha vabaks saada,

6 siis tema isand viigu ta Jumala ette ja seadku ukse või piitjala juurde: ta isand torgaku tal kõrv naaskliga läbi ja ta teenigu igavesti.

7 Kui keegi müüb oma tütre teenijaks, siis see ei tohi sulaste taoliselt ära minna.

8 Kui ta ei meeldi oma isandale, kes tema on määranud enesele, siis lasku see teda lunastada; aga tal ei ole luba teda müüa võõrale rahvale, kui ta tema hülgab.

9 Aga kui ta määrab tema oma pojale, siis ta peab temale andma tütre õigused.

10 Kui ta võtab enesele veel teise naise, siis ei tohi esimesele vähendada toitu, katet ja abieluõigust.

11 Aga kui ta tema suhtes ei täida neid kolme tingimust, siis ta võib maksuta ära minna, ilma lunarahata.

12 Kes teist inimest lööb, nõnda et see sureb, seda tuleb karistada surmaga!

13 Aga kui ta teda ei ole varitsenud, vaid Jumal on lasknud ta tema kätte sattuda, siis ma määran sulle ühe paiga, kuhu ta võib põgeneda.

14 Aga kui keegi on riivatu oma ligimese vastu, tappes tema kavalusega, siis sa pead tema võtma surmamiseks isegi mu altari eest!

15 Kes lööb oma isa või ema, seda karistatagu surmaga!

16 Kes röövib inimese, kas ta selle müüb või see leitakse tema käest, seda karistatagu surmaga!

17 Kes neab oma isa või ema, seda karistatagu surmaga!

18 Kui mehed riidlevad ja üks lööb teist kivi või tööriistaga, nõnda et teine ei sure, vaid lamab asemel,

19 siis on lööja süüta, kui teine tõuseb üles ja saab õues kepi najal käia; ometi peab ta temale tasuma viidetud aja eest ja hoolitsema, et ta saaks terveks.

20 Kui keegi lööb kepiga oma sulast või teenijat, nõnda et ta tema käe all sureb, siis tuleb teda karistada.

21 Aga kui too jääb veel päevaks või paariks elama, siis ei tule teda karistada, sest too oli ju ostetud tema raha eest.

22 Kui mehed taplevad ja tõukavad lapseootel naist, nõnda et see enneaegselt sünnitab, muud kahju aga ei teki, siis tuleb süüdlast rahaga karistada; nõnda nagu naise mees temalt nõuab, nõnda andku ta seda nurisünnituse pärast.

23 Aga kui tekib kahju, siis tuleb anda hing hinge vastu,

24 silm silma vastu, hammas hamba vastu, käsi käe vastu, jalg jala vastu,

25 põletus põletuse vastu, haav haava vastu, vorp vorbi vastu.

26 Kui keegi lööb oma sulase või teenija silma ja rikub selle, siis ta peab tema silma pärast vabaks laskma.

27 Ja kui ta lööb oma sulasel või teenijal hamba välja, siis ta peab tema hamba pärast vabaks laskma.

28 Kui härg kaevleb surnuks mehe või naise, siis tuleb härg kividega surnuks visata ja tema liha ei tohi süüa, härja omanik aga on süüta.

29 Aga kui seesama härg oli varem kaevleja ja selle omanikku hoiatati juba ammu, ent tema ei takista seda ja härg tapab mehe või naise, siis visatagu härg kividega surnuks ja surmatagu ka ta omanik!

30 Kui temale aga määratakse lunastushind, siis ta peab andma niipalju hinge lunaraha, kui temale määratakse.

31 Kui see härg kaevleb poega või tütart, siis tuleb temaga talitada sellesama seaduse järgi.

32 Kui härg kaevleb sulast või teenijat, siis tuleb nende isandale anda kolmkümmend hõbeseeklit, härg aga visatagu kividega surnuks!

33 Kui keegi jätab kaevu lahti või kaevab kaevu, aga ei kata seda, mille tõttu langeb sinna härg või eesel,

34 siis peab kaevu omanik andma hüvituse; ta tasugu looma omanikule rahas, aga korjus jäägu temale.

35 Kui kellegi härg kaevleb surnuks teise mehe härja, siis tuleb elus härg müüa ja raha pooleks jagada; ka surnud härg tuleb poolitada.

36 Aga kui on teada, et see härg oli juba varem kaevleja ja selle omanik ei ole seda takistanud, siis ta peab selle täiesti asendama: härg härja vastu; aga korjus jäägu temale.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9057

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9057. 'Blow for blow' means if anything of affection in the understanding is wiped out or injured. This is clear from the meaning of 'blow' as the wiping out or injuring of affection in the understanding, that is, of affection for truth. 'Blow' is expressed in the original language by a word that means a bruise resulting from a gathering of blood or corrupted blood; and 'blood' in the internal sense is the truth of faith derived from the good of love and in the contrary sense truth that has been falsified and rendered profane, 4735, 6978, 7317, 7326. 'A blow' therefore is truth that has been injured or wiped out. 'Blows' or 'plagues' 1 have the same meaning in Revelation 9:20; 11:6; 13:12; 15:1, 6, 8; 16:21; 18:8; also in Jeremiah 30:12, 14, 17; Ezekiel 7:2; Zechariah 14:12-15; Psalms 38:5; and in Luke 10:30-35, where it speaks about the one who fell among thieves, who inflicted blows on him, and left him half dead, and about a Samaritan who bandaged his blows, poured in oil and wine, lifted him onto his own animal, and brought him to an inn.

[2] A person with an understanding of the internal sense of the Word can know why the Lord said that a Samaritan bandaged the victim's blows, poured in oil and wine, and set him on his own animal. In the internal sense 'a Samaritan' means someone with an affection for truth; 'bandaging blows' means healing that affection when it has been injured; 'pouring in oil and wine' means introducing the good of love and the good of faith; and 'lifting onto his animal' means supporting with his own power of understanding. Thus those words were used to describe charity towards the neighbour, in a natural way for the benefit of people in the world and in a spiritual way for the benefit of angels in heaven - in a natural way in the sense of the letter, and in a spiritual way in the internal sense. The reason why 'a Samaritan' is someone with an affection for truth is that in the Word 'Samaria' means that affection. For the meaning of 'oil' as the good of love, see 886, 3728, 4582; of 'wine' as the good of faith, 1798, 6377; of 'an animal' as the power of understanding, 2761, 2762, 2781, 3217, 5321, 5741, 6125, 6401, 6534, 7024, 8146, 8148. The Lord spoke in this manner, but few understand it; for they think that such details were mentioned by Him merely in order to make up some story that was a parable. But in that case they would not be words from God. Words from God all hold within themselves such things as tell of the Lord, of heaven, and of the Church, in every tiny detail, see above in 9049 (end).

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1. The Latin word plaga is sometimes rendered blow, at other times plague.

  
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2761. That 'a white horse' means an understanding of the Word as regards its interior contents, or what amounts to the same, as regards the internal sense of the Word is clear from the meaning of 'a horse' as the understanding part of the mind. In prophetical parts of the Word 'a horse' and 'a rider' are referred to many times, but up to now nobody has known that 'a horse' means the understanding part of the mind, and 'a rider' one who has intelligence, as in the prophecy of Jacob, who by then was Israel, concerning Dan,

Dan will be a serpent on the road, a darting serpent on the path, biting the horse's heels; and its rider will fall backwards. I am awaiting Your salvation, O Jehovah. Genesis 49:17-18.

'A serpent' means one who reasons about Divine arcana on the basis of sensory evidence and factual knowledge, see 195. 'Road' and 'path' mean truth, 627, 2333, 'heel' means the lowest part of the natural, 259, 'horse' an understanding of the Word, and 'rider' one who teaches. From this it is evident what these prophetical words mean, namely that one who reasons about the truths of faith on the basis of sensory evidence and factual knowledge is interested solely in the lowest things belonging to the natural world and so believes nothing, which is 'falling backwards'. And this is why the words 'I am awaiting Your salvation, O Jehovah' are added.

[2] In Habakkuk,

O God, You ride on Your horses, Your chariots are salvation. You made Your horses to tread in the sea. Habakkuk 3:8, 15.

Here 'horses' stands for Divine Truths that are in the Word, 'chariots' for doctrine drawn from them, 'the sea' for cognitions, 28, 2120. And since these belong to an understanding of the Word from God, it is said, 'You made Your horses to tread in the sea'. Here, as in the quotation above from the Book of Revelation, horses are attributed to God, but this attribution would not be possible if they did not have such a meaning.

[3] In David,

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; exalt Him who rides on the clouds by His name lain. Psalms 68:4.

'Riding on the clouds' stands for an understanding of the Word as regards its interior contents or internal sense; for 'clouds' means the Word in the letter which has the internal sense within it - see the Preface to Genesis 18, where the meaning of 'the Lord's coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory' is explained.

[4] In the same author,

Jehovah bowed the heavens and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet, and He rode on a cherub. Psalms 18:9-10.

'Thick darkness' here stands for clouds, 'riding on a cherub' for the Lord's providence preventing man's entering of himself into the mysteries of faith that are in the Word, 308. In Zechariah,

On that day there will be on the horse-bells, Holiness to Jehovah. Zechariah 14:20. 'The horse-bells' stands for an understanding of the spiritual things of the Word, which are holy.

[5] In Jeremiah,

There will enter through the gates of this city kings and princes seated on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited for ever. Jeremiah 17:25-26; 22:4.

'The city of Jerusalem' stands for the Lord's spiritual kingdom and Church. 'Kings' stands for truths, 1672, 2015, 2069, 'princes' for the first and foremost commandments of truth, 1482, 2089, 'David' for the Lord, 1888, 'men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem' for those in whom there exists good that flows from love, charity, and faith, 2268, 2451, 2712. Thus 'riding in chariots and on horses' stands for being furnished with the doctrine of truth received from an internal understanding of the Word.

[6] In Isaiah, Then will you take delight in Jehovah and I will cause you to ride over the high places of the earth and cause you to eat the heritage of Jacob. Isaiah 58:14.

'Riding over the high places of the earth' stands for intelligence. In David,

A love song. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, [gird on] your glory and majesty. And in your majesty go on, ride on the word of truth, and of the meekness of righteousness. And your right hand will teach you marvellous things. Psalms 45:1, 3-4.

'Riding on the word of truth' stands plainly for intelligence based on truth, 'on the word of the meekness of righteousness' for wisdom based on good.

[7] In Zechariah,

On that day, said Jehovah, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. And on the house of Judah I will open My eyes, and every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness. Zechariah 12:4.

Here also 'horse' plainly stands for the understanding which was to be 'stricken with panic and blindness', and 'rider' for him with intelligence who was to be 'stricken with madness'. In Hosea,

Take away all iniquity and accept that which is good, and we will render the praises 1 of our lips. Asshur will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no more say Our God' to the work of our hands. Hosea 14:2-3.

'Asshur' stands for reasoning, 119, 1186, 'horse' for self-intelligence. 'Horse' and 'rider' are referred to in very many other places besides these.

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1. literally, the calves

  
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