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1 Il giorno che Mosè ebbe finito di rizzare il tabernacolo e l’ebbe unto e consacrato con tutti i suoi utensili, quando ebbe rizzato l’altare con tutti i suoi utensili, e li ebbe unti e consacrati,

2 i principi d’Israele, capi delle case de’ loro padri, che erano i principi delle tribù ed aveano presieduto al censimento, presentarono un’offerta

3 e la portarono davanti all’Eterno: sei carri-lettiga e dodici buoi; vale a dire un carro per due principi e un bove per ogni principe; e li offrirono davanti al tabernacolo.

4 E l’Eterno parlò a Mosè, dicendo:

5 "Prendili da loro per impiegarli al servizio della tenda di convegno, e dalli ai Leviti; a ciascuno secondo le sue funzioni".

6 Mosè prese dunque i carri e i buoi, e li dette ai Leviti.

7 Dette due carri e quattro buoi ai figliuoli di Gherson, secondo le loro funzioni;

8 dette quattro carri e otto buoi ai figliuoli di Merari, secondo le loro funzioni, sotto la sorveglianza d’Ithamar, figliuolo del sacerdote Aaronne;

9 ma ai figliuoli di Kehath non ne diede punti, perché avevano il servizio degli oggetti sacri e doveano portarli sulle spalle.

10 E i principi presentarono la loro offerta per la dedicazione dell’altare, il giorno ch’esso fu unto; i principi presentarono la loro offerta davanti all’altare.

11 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè: "I principi presenteranno la loro offerta uno per giorno, per la dedicazione dell’altare".

12 Colui che presentò la sua offerta il primo giorno fu Nahshon, figliuolo d’Amminadab della tribù di Giuda;

13 e la sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

14 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

15 un giovenco, un montone,

16 un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto, un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

17 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Nahshon, figliuolo d’Amminadab.

18 Il secondo giorno, Nethaneel, figliuolo di Tsuar, principe d’Issacar, presentò la sua offerta.

19 Offrì un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

20 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

21 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

22 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

23 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Nethaneel, figliuolo di Tsuar.

24 Il terzo giorno fu Eliab, figliuolo di Helon, principe dei figliuoli di Zabulon.

25 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

26 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

27 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

28 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

29 e, per sacrifizio da render grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Eliab, figliuolo di Helon.

30 Il quarto giorno fu Elitsur, figliuolo di Scedeur, principe dei figliuoli di Ruben.

31 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

32 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

33 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

34 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

35 e, per sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Elitsur, figliuolo di Scedeur.

36 Il quinto giorno fu Scelumiel, figliuolo di Tsurishaddai, principe dei figliuoli di Simeone.

37 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

38 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

39 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

40 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

41 e, per sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Scelumiel, figliuolo di Tsurishaddai.

42 Il sesto giorno fu Eliasaf, figliuolo di Deuel, principe dei figliuoli di Gad.

43 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

44 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

45 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

46 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

47 e, per sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Eliasaf, figliuolo di Deuel.

48 Il settimo giorno fu Elishama, figliuolo di Ammihud, principe dei figliuoli d’Efraim.

49 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

50 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

51 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

52 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

53 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Elishama, figliuolo di Am.

54 L’ottavo giorno fu Gamaliel, figliuolo di Pedahtsur, principe dei figliuoli di Manasse.

55 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

56 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

57 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

58 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

59 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Gamaliel, figliuolo di Pedahtsur.

60 Il nono giorno fu Abidan, figliuolo di Ghideoni, principe dei figliuoli di Beniamino.

61 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

62 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

63 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

64 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

65 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Abidan, figliuolo di Ghideoni.

66 Il decimo giorno fu Ahiezer, figliuolo di Ammishaddai, principe dei figliuoli di Dan.

67 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

68 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

69 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

70 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

71 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Ahiezer, figliuolo di Ammishaddai.

72 L’undecimo giorno fu Paghiel, figliuolo di Ocran, principe dei figliuoli di Ascer.

73 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

74 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

75 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

76 un capro per il sacrifizio per il peccato,

77 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Paghiel, figliuolo di Ocran.

78 Il dodicesimo giorno fu Ahira, figliuolo d’Enan, principe dei figliuoli di Neftali.

79 La sua offerta fu un piatto d’argento del peso di centotrenta sicli, un bacino d’argento di settanta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario, ambedue pieni di fior di farina intrisa con olio, per l’oblazione;

80 una coppa d’oro di dieci sicli piena di profumo,

81 un giovenco, un montone, un agnello dell’anno per l’olocausto,

82 un capro per il sacrifizio per li peccato,

83 e, per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie, due buoi, cinque montoni, cinque capri, cinque agnelli dell’anno. Tale fu l’offerta di Ahira, figliuolo di Enan.

84 Questi furono i doni per la dedicazione dell’altare, da parte dei principi d’Israele, il giorno in cui esso fu unto: dodici piatti d’argento, dodici bacini d’argento, dodici coppe d’oro;

85 ogni piatto d’argento pesava centotrenta sicli e ogni bacino d’argento, settanta; il totale dell’argento dei vasi fu duemila quattrocento sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario;

86 dodici coppe d’oro piene di profumo, le quali, a dieci sicli per coppa, secondo il siclo del santuario, dettero, per l’oro delle coppe, un totale di centoventi sicli.

87 Totale del bestiame per l’olocausto: dodici giovenchi, dodici montoni, dodici agnelli dell’anno con le oblazioni ordinarie, e dodici capri per il sacrifizio per il peccato.

88 Totale del bestiame per il sacrifizio di azioni di grazie: ventiquattro giovenchi, sessanta montoni, sessanta capri, sessanta agnelli dell’anno. Tali furono i doni per la dedicazione dell’altare, dopo ch’esso fu unto.

89 E quando Mosè entrava nella tenda di convegno per parlare con l’Eterno, udiva la voce che gli parlava dall’alto del propiziatorio che è sull’arca della testimonianza fra i due cherubini; e l’Eterno gli parlava.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 64

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64. Clothed with a garment down to the foot, signifies Divine truth proceeding from Him. This is evident from the signification of "garments" as being truths that clothe good (See Arcana Coelestia, n. 1073, 2576, 5248, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536). Here is only mentioned "a garment down to the foot," which is a general covering; by which, as the Lord is treated of, all Divine truth in general is meant. Since the Lord is here described in respect to the Divine Human, which is here the "Son of man seen in the midst of the lampstands," and it is said that He was "clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the paps with a golden girdle," and afterwards that "His face shone as the sun in his power," I wish to give an explanation of what is said in the Evangelists about the Lord when He was transfigured, where some similar expressions are used; and afterwards of what is said about the soldiers dividing His garments, and casting the lot upon His tunic.

[2] Of the Lord's transfiguration it is thus written:

Jesus took Peter, James, and John, into a very high mountain, and He was transfigured before them; and His face did shine as the sun, and His garments became white as the light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah speaking with Him. And behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him (Matthew 17:1-5; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36).

The Lord took Peter, James, and John, because by them the church in respect to faith, charity, and the works of charity was represented; He took them "into a high mountain," because "mountain" signifies heaven; "His face did shine as the sun," because "face" signifies the interiors, and it did shine as the sun because His interiors were Divine, for the "sun" is Divine love; "His garments became white as the light," because "garments" signify Divine truth proceeding from Him; the like is signified by "light." "Moses and Elijah" appeared, because the two signify the Word, "Moses" the historical Word, and "Elijah" the prophetical Word; "a bright cloud overshadowed them," because "a bright cloud" signifies the Word in the letter within which is the internal sense; "a voice out of the cloud said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Him," because "a voice out of the cloud" signifies Divine truth out of the Word, and "beloved Son," the Lord's Divine Human. And because Divine truth is from Him, and thence all truth of the church, it was said out of the cloud, "in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Him."

[3] It was plainly the Divine Human of the Lord that was thus seen, for the Divine Itself cannot be seen by anyone, except through the Divine Human. This the Lord also teaches in John:

No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath brought Him forth to view (John 1:18).

And in another place:

Ye have neither heard the voice of the Father at any time, nor seen His shape (John 5:37).

(That such things are signified by these words in the Evangelists, can be seen in the Arcana Coelestia where the particulars are made known, namely, that by "Peter," "James," and "John," in the Word, are signified faith, charity, and the works of charity, n. 3750, and above, n. 8-9; by "high mountain" is signified heaven, n. 8327, 8805, 9420, 9422, 9434, 10608; by "face," the interiors which are of the mind, n. 1999, 2434, 3527, 4066, 4796, 5102, 9306, 9546; and by "the face of the Lord," mercy, peace, and every good, n. 222-223, 5585, 9306, 9546, 9888; by "the sun," Divine Love, n. 2495, 4060, 7083; and in the work on Heaven and Hell 116-125; by "garments," when the Lord is treated of, Divine truth, n. 9212, 9216; and the like by "light," n. 3195, 3222, 5400, 8644, 9399, 9548, 9684; and in the work on Heaven and Hell, n. 126-140. That "Moses and Elias" signify the Word; "Moses," see Arcana Coelestia 5922, 6723, 6752, 6771, 6827, 7010, 7014, 7089, 7382, 9372, 10234; and "Elias," see n. 2762, 5247. That "clouds" signify the Word in the letter, see above, n. 36; that "beloved Son" is the Divine Human of the Lord is evident.) From the fact that the "Lord's garments" signify Divine truth, it may be known what is signified by the soldiers dividing the garments of the Lord among them, and casting a lot upon His tunic, of which it is thus written in John:

The soldiers took His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part, also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for whose it shall be; that the Scripture might be fulfilled which saith, They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did (John 19:23-24).

[4] He who is not aware that in every particular of the Word there is an internal sense which is spiritual, cannot see any arcanum in these things; he knows only that the soldiers divided the garments and not the tunic; and beyond this he knows nothing; when not only in this fact is there a Divine arcanum, but also in every particular of what is recorded concerning the passion of the Lord. The arcanum in this fact is that the garments of the Lord signified Divine truth, thus the Word, because the Word is Divine truth; the "garments" that they divided, the Word in the letter, and the "tunic" the Word in the internal sense; to "divide them" signifies to disperse and falsify; and "the soldiers" signify those that are of the church, who should fight in behalf of Divine truth. This is why it is said, "These things therefore the soldiers did." From this it is clear that the meaning of these words in the spiritual sense is that the Jewish Church dispersed the Divine truth which is in the sense of the letter, but could not disperse the Divine truth which is in the internal sense. That the "garments of the Lord" signified Divine truth, thus the Word, was shown above; that His "tunic" signified Divine truth, or the Word, in the internal sense, see Arcana Coelestia n.9826, 9942; that to "divide" is to disperse and separate from good and truth, thus to falsify, see n. 4424, 6360, 6361, 9094; that "the soldiers" signify those that are of the church, here of the Jewish church, who should fight in behalf of Divine truth, is clear from the spiritual sense of "warfare" and of "war;" that "war" signifies spiritual combats, which are of truth against falsity, see n. 1659, 1664, 8295, 10455; it is therefore said of the Levites, whose function pertained to such things as are of the church, that they were discharging military duty and were serving in war, when they were exercising their ministry in the tent of the assembly (Numbers 4:23, 35, 39, 43, 47; 8:23, 24).

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 3527

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3527. 'And I am a smooth man' means the nature of natural truth compared with natural good. This is clear from the representation of Jacob, to whom 'I' refers here, as the natural as regards truth, dealt with in 3305, and from the meaning of 'a smooth man' as the nature of it, which is dealt with below. Before anyone can know what these words mean he needs to know what 'hairy' means and what 'smooth' means. The inner things present in a person manifest themselves outwardly in some visible form, especially in his face and facial expressions. The things that are inmost within him are not seen there at the present day, only to some extent things less interior than those inmost ones. But not even these are seen, if he has learned since early childhood to employ presence, for in that case he adopts so to speak a different disposition of mind (animus) and as a consequence produces a different facial expression - it being the disposition of mind (animus) that shows in the face. Hypocrites more than all others have become steeped in such presence from actually behaving, and so becoming accustomed to behave in such ways; and the more deceitful they are the more thoroughly are they steeped in it. With people who are not hypocrites rational good is seen in the face as the manifestation of a certain fire of life, and rational truth as the manifestation of the light of that fire. These matters a person is aware of from a certain innate knowledge without having to learn them, for it is the life of his spirit as regards good and as regards truth that manifests itself in this way. And because man is a spirit clothed with a body he knows about such a thing as this from a perception of it in his spirit, and so is aware of it from within himself. This is why a person is on occasions stirred with affection by another's facial expression, though it is not the facial expression that stirs him but the disposition of mind shining through it. The natural degree of the mind however reveals itself in the face as a more obscure fire of life and more obscure light of life, while the bodily degree scarcely does so as more than a warm and bright complexion, and as the change of their states in accordance with affections.

[2] Because the inner things present in a person manifest themselves thus in a visible form, especially in the face, the most ancient people - who were celestial and had no knowledge at all of what it was to employ presence, let alone of what hypocrisy or what deceit was - were able to see the mind of another plainly revealed in his face. For this reason the face also meant things of the will and those of the understanding, that is, interior rational things as regards good and truth, 358, 1999, 2434. Indeed those interior things as regards good were meant by the blood and its redness, and as regards truths by the form resulting from it, and its pure whiteness. But interior natural things were meant by things growing out of these, such as hairs and scales are; that is to say, things stemming from the natural as regards good were meant by 'hairs' and those stemming from the natural as regards truth by 'scales'. Consequently people governed by natural good were called 'hairy men' whereas those governed by natural truth were called 'smooth men'. These considerations show what these words 'Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man' mean in the internal sense, namely the nature of natural good compared with natural truth, and the nature of natural truth compared with natural good. From this it is also evident what Esau represents, that is to say, the good of the natural; for he was called Esau because of his hairiness, Genesis 25:25, and Edom because of his ruddiness, Genesis 25:30. And Mount Seir where he dwelt also has a similar meaning, namely, shaggy. This being so, the mountain that led up to Seir was called the bald or smooth mountain, mentioned in Joshua 11:17; 12:7, which was also the representative of truth leading upwards to good.

[3] 'Hairy' has reference to good and from this to truth, and also in the contrary sense to evil and from this to falsity, as has been shown in 3301. But 'smooth' has reference to truth and in the contrary sense to falsity, as is also evident from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

You who inflame yourselves among the gods under every green tree, among the smooth [stones] of the valley is your portion. Isaiah 57:5-6.

Here 'inflaming' has reference to evil, 'smooth [stones] of the valley' to falsity. In the same prophet,

The craftsman encourages the smith, the one rubbing smooth the hammer by his striking the anvil, and says of the soldering. It is good. Isaiah 41:7.

Here 'the craftsman encourages the smith' has reference to evil, 'the one rubbing smooth the hammer' to falsity. In David,

Butter makes his 1 mouth smooth; when his heart draws near, his words are softer than oil. Psalms 55:21.

Here 'a smooth mouth' or flattery refers to falsity, 'heart' and consequent soft words to evil. In the same author,

Their throat is an open sepulchre, they speak smooth things with their tongue. Psalms 5:9.

'Throat is an open sepulchre' refers to evil, 'tongue speaking smooth things' to falsity. In Luke,

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low; and the crooked places will be made straight, and the rough places into level ways. Luke 3:5.

'Valley' stands for what is lowly, 1723, 3417, 'mountain and hill' for what is exalted, 1691. 'The crooked made straight' stands for turning into good that evil which is due to ignorance, for 'length' and things to do with length have reference to good, 1613; 'rough places into level ways' stands for turning into truths those falsities which are due to ignorance - 'way' having reference to truth, 627, 2333.

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1. The Latin means your but the Hebrew means his.

  
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