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1 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN δικαίωμα-N3M-NPN ὅς- --APN παρατίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GPM

2 ἐάν-C κτάομαι-VA--AMS2S παῖς-N3D-ASM *εβραῖος-N2--ASM ἕξ-M ἔτος-N3E-APN δουλεύω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--DSM δέ-X ἕβδομος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐλεύθερος-A1A-NSM δωρεά-N1A-ASF

3 ἐάν-C αὐτός- D--NSM μόνος-A1--NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S καί-C μόνος-A1--NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C δέ-X γυνή-N3K-NSF συν εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

4 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S αὐτός- D--DSM γυνή-N3K-ASF καί-C τίκτω-VB--AAS3S αὐτός- D--DSM υἱός-N2--APM ἤ-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPN παιδίον-N1A-NPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM αὐτός- D--NSM δέ-X μόνος-A1--NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

5 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM εἶπον-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM ἀγαπέω-VX--XAI1S ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APN παιδίον-N1A-APN οὐ-D ἀποτρέχω-V1--PAI1S ἐλεύθερος-A1A-NSM

6 προςἄγω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN κριτήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C τότε-D προςἄγω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM σταθμός-N2--ASM καί-C τρυπάω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASN οὖς-N3--ASN ὁ- A--DSN ὀπήτιον-N2N-DSN καί-C δουλεύω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM

7 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AMS3S ὁ- A--ASF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF οἰκέτις-N3D-ASF οὐ-D ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὥσπερ-D ἀποτρέχω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPF δούλη-N1--NPF

8 ἐάν-C μή-D εὐαρεστέω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὅς- --ASF ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM καταὁμολογέω-VAI-AMI3S ἀπολυτρόω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἔθνος-N3E-DSN δέ-X ἀλλότριος-A1A-DSN οὐ-D κύριος-N2--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πωλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--ASF ὅτι-C ἀθετέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

9 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM υἱός-N2--DSM καταὁμολογέω-VA--AMS3S αὐτός- D--ASF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN δικαίωμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF ποιέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--DSF

10 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἄλλος- D--ASF λαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὁ- A--APN δέω-V2--PAPAPN καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἱματισμός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ὁμιλία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D ἀποστερέω-VF--FAI3S

11 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁ- A--APN τρεῖς-A3--APN οὗτος- D--APN μή-D ποιέω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S δωρεά-N1A-ASF ἄνευ-P ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN

12 ἐάν-C δέ-X πατάσσω-VA--AAS3S τίς- I--NSM τις- I--ASM καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S θάνατος-N2--DSM θανατόω-V4--PMD3S

13 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X οὐ-D ἑκών-A3P-NSM ἀλλά-C ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM παραδίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS τόπος-N2--ASM οὗ-D φεύγω-VF--FMI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NSM φονεύω-VA--AAPNSM

14 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM ἐπιτίθημι-VE--AMS3S ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM δόλος-N2--DSM καί-C καταφεύγω-VB--AAS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--ASM θανατόω-VA--AAN

15 ὅς- --NSM τύπτω-V1--PAI3S πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἤ-C μήτηρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM θάνατος-N2--DSM θανατόω-V4--PMD3S

16 ὁ- A--NSM κακολογέω-V2--PAPNSM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἤ-C μήτηρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM τελευτάω-VF--FAI3S θάνατος-N2--DSM

17 ὅς- --NSM ἐάν-C κλέπτω-VA--AAS3S τίς- I--NSM τις- I--ASM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C καταδυναστεύω-VA--AAPNSM αὐτός- D--ASM ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AMS3S καί-C εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM θάνατος-N2--DSM τελευτάω-V3--PAD3S

18 ἐάν-C δέ-X λοιδορέω-V2--PMS3P δύο-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καί-C πατάσσω-VA--AAS3S τις- I--NSM ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D λίθος-N2--DSM ἤ-C πυγμή-N1--DSF καί-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S κατακλίνω-VC--APS3S δέ-X ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF κοίτη-N1--ASF

19 ἐάν-C ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM περιπατέω-VA--AAS3S ἔξω-D ἐπί-P ῥάβδος-N2--GSF ἀθῷος-A1--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM πατάσσω-VA--AAPNSM πλήν-D ὁ- A--GSF ἀργία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἰατρεῖον-N2N-APN

20 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM πατάσσω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASM παῖς-N3D-ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--ASF παιδίσκη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ῥάβδος-N2--DSF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S ὑπό-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM δίκη-N1--DSF ἐκδικέω-VC--APD3S

21 ἐάν-C δέ-X διαβιόω-VF--FMI2S ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF ἤ-C δύο-M οὐ-D ἐκδικέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSN γάρ-X ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

22 ἐάν-C δέ-X μάχομαι-V1--PMS3P δύο-M ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καί-C πατάσσω-VA--AAS3P γυνή-N3K-ASF ἐν-P γαστήρ-N3--DSF ἔχω-V1--PAPASF καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSN παιδίον-N2N-NSN αὐτός- D--GSF μή-D ἐκεἰκονίζω-VT--XPPNSN ἐπιζήμιον-N2N-ASN ζημιόω-VC--FPI3S καθότι-D ἄν-X ἐπιβάλλω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S μετά-P ἀξίωμα-N3M-GSN

23 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἐκεἰκονίζω-VT--XPPNSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ψυχή-N1--ASF ἀντί-P ψυχή-N1--GSF

24 ὀφθαλμός-N2--ASM ἀντί-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--GSM ὀδούς-N3--ASM ἀντί-P ὀδούς-N3--GSM χείρ-N3--ASF ἀντί-P χείρ-N3--GSF πούς-N3D-ASM ἀντί-P πούς-N3D-GSM

25 κατάκαυμα-N3M-ASN ἀντί-P κατάκαυμα-N3M-GSN τραῦμα-N3M-ASN ἀντί-P τραῦμα-N3M-GSN μώλωψ-N3P-ASM ἀντί-P μώλωψ-N3P-GSM

26 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM πατάσσω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASM ὀφθαλμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οἰκέτης-N1M-GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--ASM ὀφθαλμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF θεράπαινα-N1S-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκτυφλόω-VA--AAS3S ἐλεύθερος-A1A-APM ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GPM

27 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁ- A--ASM ὀδούς-N3--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οἰκέτης-N1M-GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--ASM ὀδούς-N3--ASM ὁ- A--GSF θεράπαινα-N1S-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκκόπτω-VA--AAS3S ἐλεύθερος-A1A-APM ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSM ὀδούς-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GPM

28 ἐάν-C δέ-X κερατίζω-VA--AAS3S ταῦρος-N2--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἤ-C γυνή-N3K-ASF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S λίθος-N2--DPM λιθοβολέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM καί-C οὐ-D βιβρώσκω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM ταῦρος-N2--GSM ἀθῷος-A1--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

29 ἐάν-C δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM κερατιστής-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAS3S πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF χθές-D καί-C πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF τρίτος-A1--GSF καί-C διαμαρτύρομαι-V1--PMS3P ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C μή-D ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἀναἔρχομαι-VD--APS3S δέ-X ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἤ-C γυνή-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM λιθοβολέω-VC--FPI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM προσ ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI3S

30 ἐάν-C δέ-X λύτρον-N2N-NPN ἐπιβάλλω-VC--APS3S αὐτός- D--DSM δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S λύτρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C ἐπιβάλλω-VB--AAS3P αὐτός- D--DSM

31 ἐάν-C δέ-X υἱός-N2--ASM ἤ-C θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF κερατίζω-VA--AAS3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN δικαίωμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

32 ἐάν-C δέ-X παῖς-N3D-ASM κερατίζω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM ἤ-C παιδίσκη-N1--ASF ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN τριάκοντα-M δίδραγμον-N2N-APN δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM λιθοβολέω-VC--FPI3S

33 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAS3S λάκκος-N2--ASM ἤ-C λατομέω-VA--AAS3S λάκκος-N2--ASM καί-C μή-D καλύπτω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐνπίπτω-VB--AAS3S ἐκεῖ-D μόσχος-N2--NSM ἤ-C ὄνος-N2--NSM

34 ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM λάκκος-N2--GSM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X τελευτάω-VX--XAPNSN αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

35 ἐάν-C δέ-X κερατίζω-VA--AAS3S τις- I--GSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM ταῦρος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D καί-C τελευτάω-VA--AAS3S ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--ASM ταῦρος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ζάω-V3--PAPASM καί-C διααἱρέω-VF2-FMI3P ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ταῦρος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM θνήσκω-VX--XAPASM διααἱρέω-VF2-FMI3P

36 ἐάν-C δέ-X γνωρίζω-V1--PMS3S ὁ- A--NSM ταῦρος-N2--NSM ὅτι-C κερατιστής-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF χθές-D καί-C πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF τρίτος-A1--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C διαμαρτυρέω-VM--XMPNPM εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C μή-D ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S ταῦρος-N2--ASM ἀντί-P ταῦρος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X τελευτάω-VX--XAPNSM αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

37 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM κλέπτω-VA--AAS3S μόσχος-N2--ASM ἤ-C πρόβατον-N2N-ASN καί-C σφάζω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἤ-C ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AMS3S πέντε-M μόσχος-N2--APM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSM μόσχος-N2--GSM καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSN πρόβατον-N2N-GSN

   

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548. But that they should torment them five months, signifies that the understanding would be darkened and drawn away by the falsities of evil from seeing truth, so long as they were in that state. This is evident from the signification of "to torment," as being to have the understanding darkened and withdrawn from seeing truth (of which presently); also from the signification of "five months," as being so long as they are in that state. "To torment" here signifies to have the understanding darkened and drawn away from seeing truth, because this is said of the locusts and their power to hurt like scorpions, and "locusts" mean the ultimate of man's life, which is called the sensual, and the power to hurt like scorpions signifies a persuasiveness that can take away from the understanding the light of truth and induce infernal darkness; therefore it now follows that "their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it striketh a man," for a "scorpion" signifies such persuasiveness (See above, n. 544). This is said "to torment," because it is said above that "the locusts should hurt men, but should not kill them;" and that which hurts but does not kill, torments; and the persuasiveness also, which is of the sensual man that is in the falsities of evil, hurts the understanding by darkening it and drawing it away from seeing truth, although it does not deprive it of the faculty to understand and perceive; and because it is compared with the pain from a scorpion "when it striketh a man," it is said "to torment."

[2] "Five months" signify so long as men are in that state, because a "month" signifies a state, and "five" signifies somewhat, and thus so long as "months" signify states, because all times in the Word, as "ages," "years," "weeks," "days," and "hours," signify the states of life (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 162-169), so likewise "months." That "five" signifies somewhat can be seen from the passages in the Word where that number occurs; for the numbers ten, one hundred, one thousand, signify much and all, therefore "five" signifies somewhat; for the numbers that signify much arise from the number five, which signifies somewhat, and composite and derived numbers take their signification from the simple numbers of which by multiplication they are composed, and from which they are derived (See above, n. 429, 430). "Five" also signifies so long as, because it is said "five months," and "months" here signify a state of duration. This signification of "five months" seems remote, because so long as man lives in the world he is in natural thought, and natural thought derives its ideas from spaces and times and also from numbers and measures; for these are proper to nature, because all things in nature are determined by them; while spiritual thought is without any determinate idea of space, time, number, and measure. For this reason it seems remote and strange to a man in the world, that "five months" should signify so long as that state, that is, a state of the persuasion of falsity continues, for so long the understanding is darkened and drawn away from seeing truth; but when the persuasion of falsity is removed man comes into the faculty to see truth if he wishes to see it, for every man has this faculty.

[3] That "five" signifies in the Word somewhat and some, likewise all such, and like things, can be seen from the following passages. In Matthew:

Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins, five of whom were prudent, and five foolish (Matthew 25:1, 2).

The Lord compared the kingdom of the heavens to ten virgins, because "the kingdom of the heavens" signifies the church, as does a "virgin;" and "ten virgins" signify all who are of the church; it is said that "five were prudent and five foolish," because "five" signifies some of them, or all who are such on the one part. That a "virgin" signifies the church can be seen from many passages in the Word where mention is made of "the virgin of Zion," "the virgin of Jerusalem," "the virgin of Israel," by whom the church is signified.

[4] "Ten" and "five" have a like signification in the Lord's parable of the nobleman who gave to his servants pounds to trade with:

And one from a pound gained ten pounds; and another from a pound gained five pounds; and they were therefore to have authority over so many cities (Luke 19:13-20).

The numbers "ten" and "five" are mentioned by the Lord, because "ten" signifies much, and "five" somewhat; while "their trading" signifies gaining or purchasing heavenly intelligence; and "authority over cities" signifies intelligence and wisdom, for "city" in the Word signifies doctrine, and "to have authority over it" signifies to be intelligent and wise; and "over ten cities" signifies much, and "over five" some.

[5] Again, some and all who are such, are signified by "five" in the Lord's parable of the rich man and Lazarus:

That the rich man told Abraham that he had five brethren, and asked that Lazarus might be sent to them (Luke 16:27, 28).

The rich man said that he had "five brethren" because "five" signifies all who are such. Likewise in the Lord's parable of those who were invited to the great supper:

That one excused himself because he had bought five yoke of oxen, and must go to prove them (Luke 14:19).

"Oxen" signify in the Word natural affections, and "five yoke of oxen" signify all those affections or desires that lead away from heaven; heaven and the church in regard to spiritual nourishment or instruction are signified by "the great supper" to which they were invited. Who cannot see that the number "five" in these four parables involves an arcanum, since it was employed by the Lord?

[6] Likewise in Isaiah:

In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak with the lips of Canaan, and that swear to Jehovah of Hosts. In that day there shall be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt (Isaiah 19:18, 19).

"In that day" signifies the Lord's coming; and "five cities in the land of Egypt speaking with the lips of Canaan" signifies that then some who are natural will become spiritual, and will acknowledge the truths of genuine doctrine, and will worship the Lord from the good of charity (this may be seen particularly explained above, n. 223. So here it is said "five cities," to mean some at that time, and also some truths of doctrine.

[7] In the same:

There shall be left in it gleanings, as in the shaking of an olive-tree, two three berries in the top of the bough, four five in the branches of the fruitful one (Isaiah 17:6).

And in Luke:

Jesus said, From henceforth there shall be five in one house divided three against two, and two against three (Luke 12:52).

That in these passages "five" signifies some, and all who are such, may be seen above (n. 532), where these passages are explained. There was a law given with the sons of Israel:

That whoever had stolen an ox, and had either killed it or sold it, should pay back five oxen (Exodus 22:1).

Here an "ox" means in the spiritual sense the good of the natural man; "to pay back five oxen for an ox" signifies that one should make sufficient amends for what he had perverted and extinguished; "to steal" means to take away, "to kill" to extinguish, and "to sell" to pervert.

[8] "The fifth part" also signifies as much as is sufficient, in Leviticus 5:16; 6:5; 22:14; 27:13, 15, 19, 27, 31; Numbers 5:6-8. Likewise:

The fifth part that Pharaoh took from the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty (Genesis 41:34; 47:24).

Likewise:

At the fifth [rib] at which Abner smote Asahel with the hinder end of his spear (2 Samuel 2:23);

"at the fifth" signifying as much as was sufficient for death; for the same number that signifies somewhat, and all on the one part, signifies also as much as is sufficient, when it is predicated of quantity, and so long as, when it is predicated of time.

[9] As this number signifies somewhat, and all of one part, so it signifies also a little and a few whenever a great quantity that is also designated by numbers follows or precedes; for then all of one part is relatively a few. Thus in Isaiah:

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee (Isaiah 30:17).

And in Moses:

Among the curses it was said that five should chase an hundred, and an hundred, ten thousand (Leviticus 26:8).

And in the Gospels:

That the Lord fed five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes (Matthew 14:15-22; Mark 6:38-43; Luke 9:13-16; John 6:9-13).

That they then took up "twelve baskets of fragments" signifies fullness, thus full instruction and full blessing.

[10] Again, "five" signifies few in Luke:

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Fear not, therefore, ye are better than many sparrows (Luke 12:6, 7).

It is said "five sparrows" because fewness and what is of little value in comparison with men are meant, for it is afterwards said, "Ye are better than many sparrows." Anyone can see that this number would not have been mentioned so often by the Lord unless it had been significative. Because "five" signifies all of one part, it was commanded:

That over the tabernacle they should make ten curtains, and the five curtains should be coupled together one to another, and the other five curtains should be coupled one to another (Exodus 26:1, 3.

That "ten" signifies all in the whole complex, and "five" all of one and of the other part, may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 9595, 9604).

  
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