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1 FA’ ancora un Altare da fare i profumi; fallo di legno di Sittim.

2 Sia quadro, di lunghezza d’un cubito, e di larghezza d’un cubito; e sia la sua altezza di due cubiti; sieno le sue corna tirate di esso.

3 E coprilo d’oro puro, il suo coperchio, i suoi lati d’intorno, e le sue corna; e fagli una corona d’oro attorno attorno.

4 Fagli ancora due anelli d’oro disotto a quella sua corona, a’ due suoi cantoni; falli da due dei suoi lati; e sieno per mettervi dentro le stanghe, per portar l’Altare con esse.

5 E fa’ le stanghe di legno di Sittim, e coprile d’oro.

6 E metti quell’Altare davanti alla Cortina, che sarà dirimpetto all’Arca della Testimonianza, davanti al Coperchio che sarà sopra la Testimonianza, dove io mi ritroverò teco.

7 E faccia Aaronne profumo di aromati sopra esso; faccia quel profumo ogni mattina, quando egli avrà acconce le lampane.

8 E faccia Aaronne quel medesimo profumo, quando avrà accese le lampane fra i due vespri. Sia questo un profumo continuo davanti al Signore, per le vostre età.

9 Non offerite sopra esso alcun profumo strano, nè olocausto, nè offerta; e non ispandete alcuno spargimento sopra esso.

10 E faccia Aaronne, una volta l’anno, purgamento de’ peccati sopra le corna di esso; faccia quel purgamento una volta l’anno, per le vostre età, sopra esso, col sangue del sacrificio de’ purgamenti, fatto per lo peccato. Questo Altare sia una cosa santissima al Signore.

11 IL Signore parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:

12 Quando tu farai la rassegna de’ figliuoli d’Israele, di coloro d’infra essi che devono essere annoverati, dia ciascuno al Signore il riscatto dell’anima sua, quando saranno annoverati; acciocchè non venga sopra essi alcuna piaga, mentre saranno annoverati.

13 Essi daranno questo: chiunque passa fra gli annoverati, darà un mezzo siclo, a siclo di Santuario, il quale è di venti oboli, per offerta al Signore.

14 Chiunque passa fra gli annoverati, di età da vent’anni in su, darà quell’offerta al Signore.

15 Il ricco non darà più, nè il povero meno di un mezzo siclo, in questa offerta al Signore, per lo riscatto delle anime vostre.

16 E piglia que’ danari de’ riscatti dai figliuoli d’Israele, e impiegali nell’opera del Tabernacolo della convenenza, e sieno per ricordanza per li figliuoli d’Israele, nel cospetto del Signore, per fare il riscatto delle anime vostre.

17 IL Signore parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:

18 Fa’, oltre a ciò, una Conca di rame, col suo piè di rame, per lavare; e ponila fra il Tabernacolo della convenenza e l’Altare; e mettivi dentro dell’acqua.

19 E lavinsene Aaronne e i suoi figliuoli le mani ed i piedi.

20 Quando entreranno nel Tabernacolo della convenenza, ovvero quando si accosteranno all’Altare, per fare il servigio divino per far bruciare alcuna offerta fatta col fuoco al Signore, lavinsi con acqua, acciocchè non muoiano.

21 E lavinsi le mani ed i piedi, acciocchè non muoiano. Sia loro questo uno statuto perpetuo; ad Aaronne, dico, e a’ suoi figliuoli, per le loro età.

22 Il Signore parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:

23 Prenditi degli aromati eccellenti, della mirra schietta il peso di cinquecento sicli, del cinamomo odoroso la metà, cioè dugencinquanta, e della canna odorosa parimente dugencinquanta;

24 e della cassia cinquecento sicli, a siclo di Santurario; e un hin d’olio di uliva.

25 E fanne l’olio per la sacra Unzione, un unguento composto per arte d’unguentaro. Questo sia l’olio della sacra Unzione.

26 Ungi con esso il Tabernacolo della convenenza, e l’Arca della Testimonianza;

27 e la Tavola, e tutti i suoi strumenti; ed il Candelliere, e tutti i suoi strumenti; e l’Altar de’ profumi;

28 e l’Altar degli olocausti, e tutti i suoi strumenti; e la Conca, e il suo piè.

29 Così consacrerai quelle cose, e saranno cose santissime; tutto quello che le toccherà sia sacro.

30 Ungi parimente Aaronne e i suoi figliuoli, e consacrali acciocchè mi esercitino il sacerdozio.

31 E parla a’ figliuoli d’Israele, dicendo: Quest’olio mi sarà un olio di sacra unzione, per le vostre età.

32 Non ungasene la carne di alcun uomo, e non ne fate alcun simigliante, secondo la sua composizione; egli è cosa santa; siavi cosa santa.

33 Chi ne comporrà del simigliante, ovvero chi ne metterà sopra alcuna persona strana, sia riciso da’ suoi popoli.

34 Il Signore disse oltre a ciò a Mosè: Prenditi degli aromati, storace liquida, unghia odorosa, e galbano, e incenso puro; ciascuno aromato a parte a peso uguale.

35 E fanne un profumo una composizione aromatica fatta per arte di profumiere, confettata, pura e santa.

36 E di essa stritolane alquanto minuto minuto, e mettilo davanti alla Testimonianza, nel Tabernacolo della convenenza, dove io mi troverò teco. Siavi questo profumo una cosa santissima.

37 E non fatevi alcun profumo di composizione simigliante a quello che tu avrai fatto. Siati esso una cosa sacra al Signore.

38 Chi ne farà del simigliante, per odorarlo, sia riciso da’ suoi popoli.

   


To many Protestant and Evangelical Italians, the Bibles translated by Giovanni Diodati are an important part of their history. Diodati’s first Italian Bible edition was printed in 1607, and his second in 1641. He died in 1649. Throughout the 1800s two editions of Diodati’s text were printed by the British Foreign Bible Society. This is the more recent 1894 edition, translated by Claudiana.

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10248. And it shall be to them a statute of an age. That this signifies an eternal law of order, is evident from the signification of “a statute,” as being a law of order (see n. 7884, 7995, 8537); and from the signification of “an age,” as being what is eternal. That “an age” denotes what is eternal, is because by “an age” is meant duration even to the end; and in the internal sense this duration signifies what is eternal; moreover, the word by which “an age” is here expressed in the original tongue signifies eternity. That “an age” denotes what is eternal, is because “an age,” when said in the Word about the church, signifies its duration even to the end; and consequently when it is said of heaven, where there is no end, and when it is said of the Lord, it signifies what is eternal. This is predicated in general of every church, but specifically of the celestial church. Moreover, “an age” also signifies the world and life there, and likewise life thereafter to eternity.

[2] As regards the FIRST meaning: That “an age” when said of the church, signifies its duration even to the end, is evident from the following passages, in Matthew:

The disciples said unto Jesus, Tell us what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the consummation of the age? (Matthew 24:3).

By “the consummation of the age” is signified the last time of the church, thus its end, when there is no longer any faith because no charity. That this is the consummation of the age, consequently that “an age” denotes the duration of the church even to its end, can be seen from all that was said by the Lord in that chapter, which may be seen unfolded in this work before the chapters of Genesis, from chapter 26 to chapter 40. The like is signified elsewhere by “an age” and its “consummation” in the same Gospel:

The harvest is the consummation of the age (Matthew 13:39-40, 49).

I am with you all the days even unto the consummation of the age (Matthew 28:20).

Here also the “age” means the duration of the church from beginning to end.

[3] In Ezekiel:

They shall dwell upon the land, they and their sons, and their sons’ sons, even to an age; David shall be their prince for an age. My sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for an age (Ezekiel 37:25, 28).

These things are said of Israel, by whom in the internal sense is meant the spiritual church; by the “land on which they shall dwell” is also signified the church; by the “sanctuary,” everything of the church; and by “David,” the Lord; from which it is evident that by “to an age” is signified even to the end. (That “Israel” in the Word denotes the spiritual church, see the places cited in n. 9340; that the “land” denotes the church, see the places cited in n. 9325; that the “sanctuary” denotes everything of the church, and that it is predicated of the good and truth of the spiritual church, n. 8330, 9479; and that “David” denotes the Lord, n. 1888, 9954)

[4] In David:

Before the mountains were born, and the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art God (Psalms 90:2).

By “the mountains being born,” and by “the earth and the world being formed,” is not meant the creation of the world, but the setting up of the church; for “mountains” in the Word signify celestial love, thus the church in which is this love; the “earth” also and the “world” signify the church; hence “from age to age” signifies from the setting up of churches to their ends; for churches follow on, one after another, because when one has been ended or vastated another is set up. (That a “mountain” denotes celestial love, consequently the church which is in this love, see n. 795, 796, 4210, 6435, 8758; and that “land” denotes the church specifically, and the “world” the church generally, see the places cited in n. 9325)

[5] SECONDLY: That “an age,” when said of heaven where there is no end, and of the Lord, signifies what is eternal, is evident from the following passages, in David:

Jehovah is King for an age, and forever (Psalms 10:16; also Exodus 15:18).

Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all the ages; and Thy dominion is to every generation and generation (Psalms 145:13).

The living God, the King of an age (Jeremiah 10:10).

His dominion is the dominion of an age which shall not pass away. Afterward the saints of the highests shall receive the kingdom, and shall confirm the kingdom even to an age, and even to ages of ages (Daniel 7:14, 18, 27).

Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, unto ages (Matthew 6:13).

God shall give unto Him the throne of David, that He may reign over the house of Jacob for ages (Luke 1:32-33).

[6] To Jesus Christ be glory and strength unto ages of ages (Revelation 1:6).

Behold I am alive unto ages of ages (Revelation 1:18).

To the Lamb be blessing, and honor, and glory, and strength, unto ages of ages. The twenty-four elders worshiped Him that liveth unto ages of age (Revelation 5:13-14; 10:6; 11:15).

My salvation shall be for an age, and My righteousness to generation of generations (Isaiah 51:6, 8).

The angel of His faces carried them all the days of an age (Isaiah 63:9).

Many of them that sleep shall awake to the life of an age (Daniel 12:2).

If anyone shall eat of this bread, he shall live for an age (John 6:51, 58).

I give unto them eternal life, and they shall not perish for an age (John 10:28).

Lead me in the way of an age (Psalms 139:24).

He hath established them forever and for an age, He hath made a statute which shall not pass away (Psalms 148:6).

[7] In these passages “an age” signifies what is eternal, because it is said of the Lord and of His kingdom, and of heaven and the life there, whereof there is no end; “ages of ages” do not mean eternities of eternities, but denote what is eternal; and the expression is used relatively to churches on earth of which one succeeds another. It is evident from the Word that on our earth a church has been set up four times, of which the first was the Most Ancient Church, which was before the flood; the second was the Ancient Church, which was after the flood; the third was the Israelitish and Jewish Church; and lastly there was the Christian Church. The period of each Church, from beginning to end is “an age;” moreover, after this last mentioned Church, a new one will begin. These successions of churches are meant by “ages of ages.” (That “an age” denotes the duration of a church even to the end, was shown above.)

[8] THIRDLY: That “an age” is predicated in general of every church, but specifically of the celestial church, is evident from the following passages, in Amos:

I will set up the tent of David that is fallen, and will build according to the days of an age (Amos 9:11); where by “the days of an age” is meant the time of the Most Ancient Church, which was celestial. And in Micah:

Bethlehem Ephrathah, out of thee shall He come forth unto Me who shall be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of an age (Micah 5:2); where the sense is the same. And in Moses:

Remember thou the days of an age; understand ye the years of generation and generation (Deuteronomy 32:7).

Here “the days of an age” denote the time of the Most Ancient Church, which was celestial; and “the years of generation and generation” denote the time of the Ancient Church, which was spiritual.

[9] In Isaiah:

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake according to the days of antiquity, of the generation of ages (Isaiah 51:8-9).

“According to the days of the generation of ages” denotes according to the states of love and faith in the Ancient Churches derived from the Most Ancient Church.

In David:

I have considered the days of old, the years of ages (Psalms 77:5); where the sense is the same.

[10] In Isaiah:

Remember the former things from an age (Isaiah 46:9).

Then shall the meat-offering of Judah and Jerusalem be sweet to Jehovah, according to the days of an age, and according to the ancient years (Malachi 3:4).

Judah shall be seated for an age, and Jerusalem to generation and generation (Joel 3:20); where by “Judah” is signified the celestial church, of which it is therefore said, “according to the days of an age,” and “for an age;” and by “Jerusalem” is signified the spiritual church, of which it is said, “according to the ancient days,” and “to generation and generation.” (That “Judah” denotes the celestial church, see n. 3654, 3881, 6363, 8780; and “Jerusalem,” the spiritual church, n. 402, 3654)

[11] FOURTHLY: That “an age” signifies the world and life there, is evident from Matthew:

He that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the Word, but the care of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word (Matthew 13:22).

The sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of light (Luke 16:8).

The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage (Luke 20:34).

The wicked and the secure of the age multiply riches (Psalms 73:12).

[12] FIFTHLY: That “an age” signifies the life after death to eternity:

He shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, and in the age to come life eternal (Mark 10:30).

When I shall bring thee down with them that go down into the pit, to the people of an age (Ezekiel 26:20).

And in other passages, as Luke 18:9, 30; 20:35; Isaiah 34:10, 17; Revelation 14:11; 20:10; 22:5.

  
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