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Leviticus 22:4

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4 A man, a man from the seed of Aaron and he is a leper, or has a flow, shall not eat of the holy things, until he be·​·clean. And whoever touches any thing that is unclean by the soul*, or a man whose laying·​·down of seed goes·​·out from him;


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Hirelings

  

'Hirelings' in the Israelitish church, as mentioned in Exodus 12:43, 45, Deuteronomy 24:14-15, Malachi 3:5, and elsewhere represent people who speak truth and do good, not from spiritual, but mere natural affection, and think continually concerning a reward. They are also mentioned among the poor, the needy, the strangers, the fatherless, and the widows. They are also in the lowest heavens, and are servants there. People who do not think of a reward in heaven, but in this world on account of their good actions also are called hirelings, but these are infernal, as mentioned in John 10:11, 13, Jeremiah 46:20, 21, etc., and Isaiah 16:14, 21:16.

In Hosea 8:6, this signifies one who acts from his own will. (Apocalypse Explained 279[9])

In Jeremiah 10:9, this signifies something from one's own intelligence. (Arcana Coelestia 9466[5])

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 695, Exodus 12, 14, 24)

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John 10:13

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13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn't care for the sheep.