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Exodus 34

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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λαξεύω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF λίθινος-A1--APF καθώς-D καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πρῶτος-A1--NPFS καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD2S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN καί-C γράφω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πλάξ-N3K-GPF ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN ὅς- --NPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πλάξ-N3K-DPF ὁ- A--DPF πρῶτος-A1--DPFS ὅς- --DPF συντρίβω-VAI-AAI2S

2 καί-C γίγνομαι-V1--PMD2S ἕτοιμος-A1--NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN *σινα-N----S καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἐκεῖ-D ἐπί-P ἄκρος-A1A-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN

3 καί-C μηδείς-A3P-NSM ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD3S μετά-P σύ- P--GS μηδέ-C ὁράω-VV--APD3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSN ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βοῦς-N3--NPF μή-D νέμω-V1--PMD3P πλησίον-D ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ἐκεῖνος- D--GSN

4 καί-C λαξεύω-VAI-AAI3S δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF λίθινος-A1--APF καθάπερ-D καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πρῶτος-A1--NPFS καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN *σινα-N----S καθότι-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--APF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF ὁ- A--APF λίθινος-A1--APF

5 καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P νεφέλη-N1--DSF καί-C παραἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN κύριος-N2--GSM

6 καί-C παραἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οἰκτίρμων-A3N-NSM καί-C ἐλεήμων-A3N-NSM μακρόθυμος-A1B-NSM καί-C πολυέλεος-A1B-NSM καί-C ἀληθινός-A1--NSM

7 καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF διατηρέω-V2--PAPNSM καί-C ποιέω-V2--PAPNSM ἔλεος-N3E-ASN εἰς-P χιλιάς-N3D-APF ἀποαἱρέω-V2--PAPNSM ἀνομία-N1A-APF καί-C ἀδικία-N1A-APF καί-C ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF καί-C οὐ-D καθαρίζω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASM ἔνοχος-A1B-ASM ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAPNSM ἀνομία-N1A-GSF πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐπί-P τέκνον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐπί-P τέκνον-N2N-APN τέκνον-N2N-GPN ἐπί-P τρίτος-A1--ASF καί-C τέταρτος-A1--ASF γενεά-N1A-ASF

8 καί-C σπεύδω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM κύπτω-VA--AAPNSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S εἰ-C εὑρίσκω-VX--XAI1S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS συνπορεύομαι-VC--APD3S ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM γάρ-X σκληροτράχηλος-A1B-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI2S σύ- P--NS ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἀνομία-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1P σύ- P--DS

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS τίθημι-V7--PAI1S σύ- P--DS διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐνώπιον-P πᾶς-A3--GSM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἔνδοξος-A1B-APN ὅς- --APN οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSN ἔθνος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁράω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN κύριος-N2--GSM ὅτι-C θαυμαστός-A1--NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DS

11 προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σύ- P--NS πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--NS ἐντέλλομαι-V1--PMI1S σύ- P--DS ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐκβάλλω-V1--PAI1S πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χαναναῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *χετταῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *φερεζαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ευαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *γεργεσαῖος-N2--ASM καί-C *ιεβουσαῖος-N2--ASM

12 προςἔχω-V1--PAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM μήποτε-D τίθημι-VE--AAS2S διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DPM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF εἰς-P ὅς- --ASF εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMI2S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASF μή-D σύ- P--DS γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S πρόσκομμα-N3M-NSN ἐν-P σύ- P--DP

13 ὁ- A--APM βωμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM κατααἱρέω-VF2-FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APF στήλη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM συντρίβω-VF--FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἄλσος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκκόπτω-VF--FAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN γλυπτός-A1--APN ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM κατακαίω-VF--FAI2P ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN

14 οὐ-D γάρ-X μή-D προςκυνέω-VA--AAS2P θεός-N2--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ζηλωτός-A1--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN θεός-N2--NSM ζηλωτής-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

15 μήποτε-D τίθημι-VE--AAS2S διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DPM ἐν καταἧμαι-V5--PMPDPM πρός-P ἀλλόφυλος-A1B-APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C θύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--DPM θεός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C καλέω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐσθίω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--GPN θῦμα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM

16 καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VO--AAS2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF σύ- P--GS ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM

17 καί-C θεός-N2--APM χωνευτός-A1--APM οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM

18 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἑορτή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM ἄζυμος-A1B-GPM φυλάσσω-VF--FMI2S ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S ἄζυμος-A1B-APN καθάπερ-D ἐντέλλομαι-VM--XMI1S σύ- P--DS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM ἐν-P μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--GPN νέος-A1A-GPN ἐν-P γάρ-X μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--GPN νέος-A1A-GPN ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2S ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

19 πᾶς-A3--NSN δια ἀναοἴγω-V1--PAPNSN μήτρα-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NPN ἀρσενικός-A1--NPN πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN μόσχος-N2--GSM καί-C πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN πρόβατον-N2N-GSN

20 καί-C πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-GSN λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S πρόβατον-N2N-DSN ἐάν-C δέ-X μή-D λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--ASN τιμή-N1--ASF δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S πᾶς-A3--ASN πρωτότοκος-A1B-ASN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS λυτρόω-VF--FMI2S οὐ-D ὁράω-VV--FPI2S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS κενός-A1--NSM

21 ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐργάζομαι-VF2-FMI2S ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καταπαύω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM σπόρος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀμητός-N2--DSM καταπαύω-VF--FAI2S

22 καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF ἑβδομάς-N3D-GPF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἀρχή-N1--ASF θερισμός-N2--GSM πυρός-N2--GPM καί-C ἑορτή-N1--ASF συναγωγή-N1--GSF μεσόω-V4--PAPGSM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM

23 τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM ὁράω-VV--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀρσενικός-A1--NSN σύ- P--GS ἐνώπιον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

24 ὅταν-D γάρ-X ἐκβάλλω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS καί-C πλατύνω-V1--PAS1S ὁ- A--APN ὅριον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS οὐ-D ἐπιθυμέω-VF--FAI3S οὐδείς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS ἡνίκα-D ἄν-X ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAS2S ὁράω-VV--APN ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS τρεῖς-A3--APM καιρός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GSM

25 οὐ-D σφάζω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ζυμή-N1--DSF αἷμα-N3M-ASN θυμίαμα-N3M-GPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὐ-D κοιμάω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D θῦμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--GSF ἑορτή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN πασχα-N---GSN

26 ὁ- A--APN πρωτογένημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS τίθημι-VF--FAI2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS οὐ-D προςφέρω-VF--FAI2S ἀρνός-N3--ASM ἐν-P γάλα-N3--DSN μήτηρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM γράφω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN ἐπί-P γάρ-X ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM οὗτος- D--GPM τίθημι-VT--XMI1S σύ- P--DS διαθήκη-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM

28 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐκεῖ-D *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF ἄρτος-N2--ASM οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN οὐ-D πίνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πλάξ-N3K-GPF ὁ- A--GSF διαθήκη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--APM δέκα-M λόγος-N2--APM

29 ὡς-C δέ-X καταβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-NPF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF χείρ-N3--GPF *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM καταβαίνω-V1--PAPGSM δέ-X αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ὅτι-C δοξάζω-VT--XMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSN χρῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--ASM αὐτός- D--DSM

30 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S δοξάζω-VT--XMPNSF ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSN χρῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P ἐγγίζω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--GSM

31 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VDI-API3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM

32 καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN *σινα-N----S

33 καί-C ἐπειδή-C καταπαύω-VAI-AAI3S λαλέω-V2--PAPNSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN

34 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X ἄν-X εἰςπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM λαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DSM περιαἱρέω-V2I-IMI3S ὁ- A--ASN κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMN καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅσος-A1--APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM

35 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM ὅτι-C δοξάζω-VT--XMI3S καί-C περιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM κάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM ἕως-C ἄν-X εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S συνλαλέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DSM

   

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4444. As they heard it, and the men were grieved, and they were very angry. That this signifies that they were in evil against the truth of the Church among the Ancients, is evident from the signification of being “grieved and very angry,” as being to be in evil. That this was against the truth of the Church among the Ancients, follows, because it was against Shechem the son of Hamor, by whom is signified the truth among the ancients, as before said (n. 4430, 4431). That they were in evil is evident from what follows, in that they spoke with fraud (verse 13), and then, after Shechem and Hamor had complied with their demands, they slew them (verses 26-29). Thus by being “grieved and very angry” is here signified that they were in evil. It appears as if these words signify zeal because he lay with their sister, according to the words which presently follow: “Because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter, and so it ought not to be done;” and at the end of the chapter: “They said, Shall he make our sister as a harlot?” (verse 31); but it was not zeal, for zeal is impossible with anyone who is in evil, being possible only with him who is in good, because zeal has good within it (n. 4164).

[2] It is true that the religiosity which existed with their posterity had good within it, for each and all things of it represented the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord’s kingdom; but as regards those who were in that religiosity it had no good within it, for they were in mere externals without internals, as shown above. The case herein is the same as it is with the religiosity of that nation as now prevalent among them: they acknowledge Moses and the prophets, thus the Word, which in itself is holy, but as regards them it is not holy, for in everything therein they regard themselves, and thus make the Word worldly, nay, earthly, for that there is anything heavenly in it they do not know and neither do they care. They who are in such a state cannot be in good when in their religiosity, but in evil, for nothing heavenly flows in, because they extinguish it in themselves.

[3] Moreover, it was according to a law known in the Ancient Church that he who forced a virgin should give a dowry and take her for his wife, as thus stated in Moses:

If a man persuade a virgin who is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall endow her with a dowry to be his wife. If refusing her father refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay silver, as much as is the dowry of virgins (Exodus 27:15-16).

And elsewhere:

If a man find a damsel who is a virgin, who has not been betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be caught, the man who lay with her shall give the damsel’s father fifty pieces of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he forced her, and he may not put her away all his days (Deuteronomy 22:28-29).

That this same law was known to the ancients is very evident from the words of Shechem to the damsel’s father and brothers: “Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye say unto me I will give. Multiply upon me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me, and give me the damsel for a woman” (verses 11-12). And as Shechem desired to fulfill this law, and Dinah’s brothers gave their consent provided that he would become as they were by circumcising every male, according to the words which follow: “Nevertheless in this will we consent unto you, if ye will be as we are, that every male with you be circumcised, we will both give our daughters to you, and will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will be one people” (verses 15-16), it is evident that Dinah’s brothers did not act from the law (thus not from good), but contrary to the law, and consequently from evil.

[4] It was indeed according to their law that they should not enter into marriages with the nations, as stated in Moses: “Lest thou take of their daughters for thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods” (Exodus 34:16); and again: “Thou shalt not contract kinship with the nations, thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, and his daughter thou shalt not take unto thy son, because he will turn aside thy son from following Me, that they may serve other gods” (Deuteronomy 7:3-4); but this law was given in regard to idolatrous nations, lest by marriages with them the sons of Israel should turn aside from truly representative worship to idolatrous worship; for when they became idolaters they could no longer represent the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord’s kingdom, but the opposites, which are infernal, for they then called forth from hell a certain devil whom they worshiped, and to whom they applied the Divine representatives, and therefore it is said, “Lest they go a whoring after their gods.” This law was given for the additional reason that by the “nations” were signified the evils and falsities with which the goods and truths represented by the sons of Israel were not to be commingled, consequently not diabolical and infernal things with heavenly and spiritual things (see n. 3024 at the end).

[5] But they were never forbidden to intermarry with the nations who accepted their worship, and who after being circumcised acknowledged Jehovah. These they called “sojourners sojourning with them,” who are thus spoken of in Moses:

If a sojourner shall sojourn with thee, and be willing to keep the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it, and he shall be as an inhabitant of the land; there shall be one law for the inhabitant and for the sojourner that sojourneth in the midst of you (Exodus 12:48-49).

And again:

When a sojourner shall sojourn with you, he shall keep the passover unto Jehovah; according to the statute of the passover, and according to the statutes thereof, so shall he do; one statute shall there be for you, both for the sojourner and for the native of the land (Numbers 9:14).

The reason why they were called “sojourners sojourning in the midst of them” and “with them” was that “to sojourn” signified to be instructed; and therefore a “sojourner” signified those who suffered themselves to be instructed in the statutes and doctrinal things. (That “to sojourn” and a “sojourner” have this signification may be seen above, n. 1463, 2025, 3672) In the same:

If a sojourner shall sojourn with you who shall have made a fire-offering of an odor of rest unto Jehovah, as ye do, so he shall do: as to the assembly, there is one statute for you and for the sojourner that sojourneth, a statute of eternity for your generations; as ye are, so is the sojourner before Jehovah; one law and one judgment shall be for you and for the sojourner that sojourneth with you (Numbers 15:14-16).

As the native of you shall be the sojourner that sojourneth with you (Leviticus 19:34).

One judgment shall there be for you, such as is for the sojourner, such shall be for the native (Leviticus 24:22).

[6] That this statute was known not only to Jacob and his sons, but also to Shechem and Hamor, is evident from their words; for the statutes, judgments, and laws that were given to the Israelitish and Jewish nation were not new, but such as had previously existed in the Ancient Church and in the second Ancient Church which was called Hebrew from Eber, as has been shown. That consequently this law was known is evident from the words, “The sons of Jacob said to Hamor and Shechem, We cannot do this word, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin, for this is a reproach to us; nevertheless in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, to circumcise for you every male, we will both give our daughters to you, and will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you and will be for one people” (verses); and the same is evident from the words of Hamor and Shechem, in that they not only consented, but also caused themselves and every male of their city to be circumcised (verses 18-24).

[7] Hence it is evident that Shechem became a sojourner such as is spoken of in the law, and thus could take the daughter of Jacob for a woman; so that to kill them was a wicked deed, as Jacob also testified before his death (Genesis 49:5-7). That not only Judah, but also Moses, and also the kings of the Jews and of the Israelites, and also many of the people, took wives from the nations, is evident from the historicals of the Word; and that these wives received their statutes, judgments, and laws, and were acknowledged as sojourners, is not to be doubted.

  
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