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1 Or le figliuole di Tselofehad, figliuolo di Hefer, figliuolo di Galaad, figliuolo di Makir, figliuolo di Manasse, delle famiglie di Manasse, figliuolo di Giuseppe, che si chiamavano Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah e Thirtsah,

2 si accostarono e si presentarono davanti a Mosè, davanti al sacerdote Eleazar, davanti ai principi e a tutta la raunanza all’ingresso della tenda di convegno, e dissero:

3 "Il padre nostro morì nel deserto, e non fu nella compagnia di quelli che si adunarono contro l’Eterno, non fu della gente di Kore, ma morì a motivo del suo peccato, e non ebbe figliuoli.

4 Perché dovrebbe il nome del padre nostro scomparire di mezzo alla sua famiglia s’egli non ebbe figliuoli? Dacci un possesso in mezzo ai fratelli di nostro padre".

5 E Mosè portò la loro causa davanti all’Eterno.

6 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè:

7 "Le figliuole di Tselofehad dicono bene. Sì, tu darai loro in eredità un possesso tra i fratelli del padre loro, e farai passare ad esse l’eredità del padre loro.

8 Parlerai pure ai figliuoli d’Israele, e dirai: Quand’uno sarà morto senza lasciar figliuolo maschio, farete passare l’eredità sua alla sua figliuola.

9 E, se non ha figliuola, darete la sua eredità ai suoi fratelli.

10 E, se non ha fratelli, darete la sua eredità ai fratelli di suo padre.

11 E, se non ci sono fratelli del padre, darete la sua eredità al parente più stretto nella sua famiglia; quello la possederà. Questo sarà per i figliuoli d’Israele una norma di diritto, come l’Eterno ha ordinato a Mosè".

12 Poi l’Eterno disse a Mosè: "Sali su questo monte di Abarim e contempla il paese che io do ai figliuoli d’Israele.

13 E quando l’avrai veduto, anche tu sarai raccolto presso il tuo popolo, come fu raccolto Aaronne tuo fratello,

14 perché vi ribellaste all’ordine che vi detti nel deserto di Tsin quando la raunanza si mise a contendere, e voi non mi santificaste agli occhi loro, a proposito di quelle acque". Sono le acque della contesa di Kades, nel deserto di Tsin.

15 E Mosè parlò all’Eterno, dicendo:

16 "L’Eterno, l’Iddio degli spiriti d’ogni carne, costituisca su questa raunanza un uomo

17 che esca davanti a loro ed entri davanti a loro, e li faccia uscire e li faccia entrare, affinché la raunanza dell’Eterno non sia come un gregge senza pastore".

18 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè: "Prenditi Giosuè, figliuolo di Nun, uomo in cui è lo spirito; poserai la tua mano su lui,

19 lo farai comparire davanti al sacerdote Eleazar e davanti a tutta la raunanza, gli darai i tuoi ordini in loro presenza,

20 e lo farai partecipe della tua autorità, affinché tutta la raunanza de’ figliuoli d’Israele gli obbedisca.

21 Egli si presenterà davanti al sacerdote Eleazar, che consulterà per lui il giudizio dell’Urim davanti all’Eterno; egli e tutti i figliuoli d’Israele con lui e tutta la raunanza usciranno all’ordine di Eleazar ed entreranno all’ordine suo".

22 E Mosè fece come l’Eterno gli aveva ordinato; prese Giosuè e lo fece comparire davanti al sacerdote Eleazar e davanti a tutta la raunanza;

23 posò su lui le sue mani e gli diede i suoi ordini, come l’Eterno aveva comandato per mezzo di Mosè.

   

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79. And he laid his right hand upon me. That this signifies life from Him, is evident from the signification of right hand, when said of the Lord, as being life from Him (concerning this see above, n. 72). The reason why this signifies life from the Lord, is, that it follows immediately after the words, "I fell at his feet as dead." And, moreover, by touching with the hand, is signified to communicate and transfer to another that which belongs to oneself, and also to receive from another and to communicate and transfer to another what belongs to oneself, when said of the Lord, as in this passage, denotes life, such as is communicated to those who are in a state of enlightenment, and see and hear such things as are in heaven. This also was the case with John; for he was in such a state of enlightenment when he saw and heard the things described in the Apocalypse.

[2] The reason why to touch with the hand denotes to communicate, and to transfer to another, is, because all the power of man is transferred from the body into the hands; therefore, what the mind wills that the body should do, the arms and hands perform accordingly. Hence it is that by arms and hands in the Word is signified power (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 878, 3091, 4931-4937. 7673, 10019); this power, however, is natural power, and communication thereby is the exertion of the forces of the body; but spiritual power is to will the good of another, and, as much as possible, to be willing to transfer to another what belongs to oneself. This power is signified by hand in the spiritual sense, and its communication and translation by touching with the hand.

From these considerations it is evident that, by the Lord, who is there called the Son of man, laying His right hand upon John, when he lay as dead, is signified, that He communicated and transferred to him life from Himself (concerning which, see above).

[3] To touch, and to touch with the hand, has a similar signification in many passages in the Word, as in the following. In Daniel:

The Lord, who there appeared to him as a man clothed in linen, whose aspect was as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as torches of fire, and His feet as the brightness of polished brass, touched him; restored him to his station; set him upon his knees; touched his lips, and opened his mouth; and again touched him, and strengthened him (10:4 to the end).

In Jeremiah:

"Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth, and said, I give my words into thy mouth" (1:9).

And in Matthew:

Jesus put forth His and to the leper "and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed" (8:3).

In the same:

Jesus saw Peter's wife's mother sick of a fever "and he touched her hand, and the fever left her" (8:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the eyes of two blind men and their eyes were opened (9:29).

In the same:

"While Peter was speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed the disciples, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell upon their face, and were sore afraid. Then Jesus came near and touched them, and said, Arise, be not afraid" (17:5-7).

In Luke:

Jesus came and touched the bier of the dead man, and said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Then he that was dead sat up, and began to speak" (7:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the ear of the deaf man, and healed him (22:51).

In Mark:

"They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them" (10:13, 16).

In the same:

They brought unto Jesus those that were sick "that they might touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made whole" (Matthew 14:35, 36).

In Luke:

"A woman having an issue of blood, touched the border of Jesus' garment; and immediately her issue of blood stanched. Jesus said, Some one hath touched me, for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me" (8:43, 44, 46).

[4] Because by the touching and laying on of hands, is signified to communicate and transfer to another what is one's own, therefore from ancient times it has been customary in the churches to lay hands upon the heads of those who were inaugurated and blessed, as Moses was commanded to do in the case of Joshua (Numbers 27:18-23; Deuteronomy 34:9). Since all things among the sons of Israel were representative and significative of spiritual things, so also was the touch; therefore those were sanctified who touched what was holy, and those were polluted who touched what was unclean, for the touch signified communication and transference from one to another, and reception from one by another; as is evident from the following passages in Moses: whosoever shall touch the tent of the assembly, the ark of the testimony, the table and all its vessels, the lampstand and its vessels, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its foot, shall be holy (Exodus 30:26-29). Whatsoever touched the altar should be holy (Exodus 29:37). Every thing which touched the remainder of the meat-offering, and the remainder of the flesh from the sacrifices, should be holy (Leviticus 6:11-20).

"Whosoever touched a dead body, and purified not himself, defiled the tabernacle of Jehovah; therefore that soul should be cut off from Israel. Whosoever touched one that was slain with a sword in the open fields, or a bone of a man, or a grave, should be unclean seven days. He that toucheth the waters of separation, shall be unclean until even. Whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean until even" (Numbers 19:11, 13, 16, 21, 22).

He who toucheth unclean beasts, and unclean creeping things, shall be unclean; everything upon which they shall fall shall be unclean, whether a vessel of wood, raiment, water, an earthen vessel, food, drink, an oven, except a fountain, pit, a receptacle of waters, shall be unclean (Leviticus 11:31-36). Besides other places, as Leviticus 5:2, 3; 7:21; 11:37, 38; 15:1 to the end; 22:4; Numbers 16:26; Isaiah 52:11; Lamentations 4:14, 15; Hosea 4:2, 3; Haggai 2:12, 13, 14.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.