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Leviticus 7

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1 καί-C οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM νόμος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM κριός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-GSF ἅγιος-A1A-NPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

2 ἐν-P τόπος-N2--DSM οὗ-D σφάζω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--ASN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN σφάζω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASM κριός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-GSF ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN προςχέω-VF2-FAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF βάσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN κύκλος-N2--DSM

3 καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ὀσφύς-N3U-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--ASN κατακαλύπτω-V1--PAPASN ὁ- A--APN ἐνδόσθια-N2N-APN καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ἐνδόσθια-N2N-GPN

4 καί-C ὁ- A--APM δύο-M νεφρός-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN μηρίον-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λοβός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN ἧπαρ-N3T-GSN σύν-P ὁ- A--DPM νεφρός-N2--DPM περιαἱρέω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--APN

5 καί-C ἀναφέρω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM περί-P πλημμέλεια-N1A-GSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

6 πᾶς-A3--NSM ἄρσην-A3--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM ἱερεύς-N3V-GPM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἐν-P τόπος-N2--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P αὐτός- D--APN ἅγιος-A1A-NPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

7 ὥσπερ-D ὁ- A--NSN περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF οὕτως-D καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὁ- A--GSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-GSF νόμος-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPN ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ὅστις- X--NSM ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

8 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--NSM προςἄγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NSN δέρμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--GSF ὁλοκαύτωσις-N3I-GSF ὅς- --GSF αὐτός- D--NSM προςφέρω-V1--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

9 καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF θυσία-N1A-NSF ὅστις- X--NSF ποιέω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM κλίβανος-N2--DSM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὅστις- X--NSF ποιέω-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P ἐσχάρα-N1--GSF ἤ-C ἐπί-P τήγανον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ἱερεύς-N3V-GSM ὁ- A--GSM προςφέρω-V1--PAPGSM αὐτός- D--ASF αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

10 καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF θυσία-N1A-NSF ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPNSF ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN καί-C μή-D ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPNSF πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἀαρών-N---GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕκαστος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--NSN ἴσος-A1--NSN

11 οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM νόμος-N2--NSM θυσία-N1A-GSF σωτήριον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --ASF προςφέρω-VF--FAI3P κύριος-N2--DSM

12 ἐάν-C μέν-X περί-P αἴνεσις-N3I-GSF προςφέρω-V1--PAS3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF αἴνεσις-N3I-GSF ἄρτος-N2--APM ἐκ-P σεμίδαλις-N3I-GSF ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPAPM ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN λάγανον-N2N-APN ἄζυμος-A1B-APN διαχρίω-VM--XPPAPN ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN καί-C σεμίδαλις-N3I-ASF φυράω-VM--XPPASF ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN

13 ἐπί-P ἄρτος-N2--DPM ζυμίτης-N1M-DPM προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P θυσία-N1A-DSF αἴνεσις-N3I-GSF σωτήριον-N2N-GSN

14 καί-C προςἄγω-VF--FAI3S εἷς-A3--ASN ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN δῶρον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM ὁ- A--DSM προςχέω-V2--PAPDSM ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

15 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN κρέας-N3--NPN θυσία-N1A-GSF αἴνεσις-N3I-GSF σωτήριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF δωρέομαι-V2--PMI3S βιβρώσκω-VC--FPI3S οὐ-D καταλείπω-VF--FAI3P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D

16 καΐἄν-C+X εὐχή-N1--NSF ἤ-C ἑκούσιος-A1A-ASM θυσιάζω-V1--PAS3S ὁ- A--ASN δῶρον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF προςἄγω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASF θυσία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM βιβρώσκω-VC--FPI3S καί-C ὁ- A--DSF αὔριον-D

17 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN καταλείπω-VV--APPNSN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ἕως-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF τρίτος-A1--GSF ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN κατακαίω-VC--FPI3S

18 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἐσθίω-VB--AAPNSM ἐσθίω-VB--AMS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF τρίτος-A1--DSF οὐ-D δέχομαι-VQ--FPI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM προςφέρω-V1--PAPDSM αὐτός- D--ASN οὐ-D λογίζομαι-VS--FPI3S αὐτός- D--DSM μίασμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δέ-X ψυχή-N1--NSF ὅστις- X--NSF ἐάν-C ἐσθίω-VB--AMS3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3S

19 καί-C κρέας-N3--NPN ὅσος-A1--NPN ἄν-X ἅπτομαι-VA--AMS3S πᾶς-A3--GSN ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSN οὐ-D βιβρώσκω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN κατακαίω-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM καθαρός-A1A-NSM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S κρέας-N3--APN

20 ὁ- A--NSF δέ-X ψυχή-N1--NSF ὅστις- X--NSF ἐάν-C ἐσθίω-VB--AMS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

21 καί-C ψυχή-N1--NSF ὅς- --NSF ἄν-X ἅπτομαι-VA--AMS3S πᾶς-A3--GSN πρᾶγμα-N3M-GSN ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSN ἤ-C ἀπό-P ἀκαθαρσία-N1A-GSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--GPM τετράποδος-A1B-GPM ὁ- A--GPN ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GPN ἤ-C πᾶς-A3--GSN βδέλυγμα-N3M-GSN ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἐσθίω-VB--AMS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κρέας-N3--GPN ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κύριος-N2--GSM ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

22 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

23 λαλέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM πᾶς-N3--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN βοῦς-N3--GPM καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-GPN καί-C αἴξ-N3G-GPM οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P

24 καί-C στέαρ-N3T-NSN θνησιμαῖος-A1A-GPN καί-C θηριάλωτος-A1B-NSN ποιέω-VC--FPI3S εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--ASN ἔργον-N2N-ASN καί-C εἰς-P βρῶσις-N3I-ASF οὐ-D βιβρώσκω-VC--FPI3S

25 πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἐσθίω-V1--PAPNSM στέαρ-N3T-ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὅς- --GPN προςἄγω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--GPN κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

26 πᾶς-A3--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF κατοικία-N1A-DSF σύ- P--GP ἀπό-P τε-X ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN

27 πᾶς-A1S-NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ὅς- --NSF ἄν-X ἐσθίω-VB--AMS3S αἷμα-N3M-ASN ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

28 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

29 καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λαλέω-VF--FAI2S λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM προςφέρω-V1--PAPNSM θυσία-N1A-ASF σωτήριον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--DSM φέρω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASN δῶρον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κύριος-N2--DSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN

30 ὁ- A--NPF χείρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM προςφέρω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APN κάρπωμα-N3M-APN κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN στηθύνιον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λοβός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN ἧπαρ-N3T-GSN προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ὥστε-C ἐπιτίθημι-VE--AAN δόμα-N3M-ASN ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM

31 καί-C ἀναφέρω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN στηθύνιον-N2N-NSN *ἀαρών-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM

32 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM βραχίων-N3N-ASM ὁ- A--ASM δεξιός-A1A-ASM δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF θυσία-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GP

33 ὁ- A--NSM προςφέρω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN στέαρ-N3T-ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἀαρών-N---GSM αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM βραχίων-N3N-NSM ὁ- A--NSM δεξιός-A1A-NSM ἐν-P μερίς-N3D-DSF

34 ὁ- A--ASN γάρ-X στηθύνιον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ἐπίθεμα-N3M-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASM βραχίων-N3N-ASM ὁ- A--GSN ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-GSN λαμβάνω-VX--XAI1S παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF θυσία-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GP καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APN *ἀαρών-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM νόμιμος-A1--NSN αἰώνιος-A1B-NSN παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

35 οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF χρῖσις-N3I-NSF *ἀαρών-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF χρῖσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κάρπωμα-N3M-GPN κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF προςἄγω-VBI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--GSN ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM

36 καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VO--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM ὅς- --DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF χρίω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM νόμιμος-A1--NSN αἰώνιος-A1B-NSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM

37 οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM νόμος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-GPN καί-C θυσία-N1A-GSF καί-C περί-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSF πλημμέλεια-N1A-GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSF τελείωσις-N3I-GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN

38 ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN *σινα-N----S ὅς- --DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM προςφέρω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF *σινα-N----S

   

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725. "A son, a male" signifies the doctrine of truth for the church which is called "the New Jerusalem," because "son" signifies truth (as has been shown just above), and "a son, a male" signifies the truth of doctrine from the Word, consequently the doctrine of genuine truth which is for the church. It means the doctrine for the church which is called the New Jerusalem, because "the woman that brought forth a son, a male" means that church (as has also been shown above). The doctrine of truth which is for the church is also signified by "male" in the following passages. In Moses:

God created man into His image, into the image of God created He him. Male and female created He them (Genesis 1:27).

Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, in the day when they were created (Genesis 5:2).

What is involved in the things that are related in the first chapters of Genesis respecting the creation of heaven and earth, paradise, and eating from the tree of knowledge, no one can know except from the spiritual sense, for these historical things are made-up historicals, and yet they are holy, because every least particular is inwardly or in its bosom spiritual.

[2] It describes the establishment of the Most Ancient Church, which surpassed all the churches on this earth; its establishment is meant by the creation of heaven and earth, its intelligence and wisdom by the garden in Eden, and its decline and fall by eating from the tree of knowledge. From this it is clear that "Man," who is called "Adam and Eve," means that church, for it is said "male and female created He them, and called their name Man;" and as that church is meant by the two, it follows that "the male" means its truth, and "the female" its good, so too, "male" means doctrine, and "female," the life, since the doctrine of truth is also the doctrine of love and charity, thus the doctrine of life; and the life of good is also the life of love and charity, thus the life of doctrine, that is, life according to doctrine. These two are meant by "male [and female]," and these taken together and conjoined in marriage are called "Man" [Homo], and also constitute the church, which is meant by "Man," as has been said above. So, again, Adam is from a word that means ground, and ground from its reception of seeds signifies the church in respect to the truths of doctrine, for in the Word seeds signify truths; while Eve is from a word that means life, as it is said:

Because she was to be the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20).

These two, doctrine and life, when taken together and joined as it were in marriage, are called "Man," and also constitute the church, because man is man from the understanding of truth and from the will of good, consequently from the doctrine of life, since this is of the understanding, and from the life of doctrine, because this is of the will. It is similar with the church, for the church is in man, and is the man himself.

[3] That these two, which are signified by "male and female," are not to be two but one, the Lord teaches in the Gospels:

Jesus said, Have ye not read that He who made them from the beginning of creation made them male and female, and they twain shall be one flesh? Therefore they are no more twain, but one flesh (Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6, 8).

This, like every particular of the Word, must be understood not only naturally, but also spiritually, and unless it is also understood spiritually no one can know what is signified by "male and female [or husband and wife] shall be no more twain but one flesh" (as it is also said in Genesis 2:24). Here, as above, "male and female" signify in the spiritual sense truth and good, consequently the doctrine of truth, which is the doctrine of life, and the life of truth, which is the life of doctrine; these must be not two but one, since truth does not become truth with man without the good of life, nor does good become good with anyone without the truth of doctrine, for good becomes spiritual good only by means of truths, and spiritual good is good, but natural good without it is not good. When these are one, then truth is of good and good is of truth, and this one is meant by "one flesh." It is similar with doctrine and life; these also constitute one man of the church when the doctrine of life and the life of doctrine are conjoined with him, for doctrine teaches how one must live and do, and life lives the doctrine and does it. From this it can also be seen that "a son, a male" signifies the doctrine of love and charity, consequently the doctrine of life.

[4] Since the truth of doctrine or the doctrine of truth is signified by the "male," the law was given:

That every male opening the womb should be holy to Jehovah (Exodus 13:12, 15; Deuteronomy 15:19; Luke 2:23).

For from the marriage of truth and good, which, as has been said above, is meant in the spiritual sense by the marriage of man and woman, truths and goods are born, consequently these are signified in that sense by "sons and daughters," truths by "sons," and goods by "daughters;" and as every man is reformed and regenerated by means of truths, for without truths man does not know what is good, or what is the nature of good, thus does not know the way to heaven, so truth, which is what is first born from the marriage of truth and good, was sanctified to Jehovah. This truth first born is also the doctrine of truth, for that which is first is the all in what follows, thus is in all truth, and all truth is doctrine. But it must be carefully noted that "the firstborn" signifies the truth that is of the good of charity, consequently it signifies the good of charity in its form and in its quality, and therefore truth. For truth is the form of good and the quality of good. This is signified by "the firstborn," because from the good of love, which is signified by the womb and the infant in it, nothing else can be born but the good of charity; and this good does not become good until it has been formed and qualified, that is, until it is in the form in which it has its quality, and its form is called truth, and yet it is good in form.

[5] From what has now been said it can be seen why it was commanded:

That every male should appear three times in the year before the face of the Lord Jehovah (Exodus 23:17; 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16);

namely, at the three feasts, which signified everything of regeneration, from its first to its last; and as everything of regeneration is effected by the truths of doctrine that are made by the Lord to be of the life, so all males, by whom truths were signified, were to present themselves before the Lord that they might be made clean by Him and afterwards be led by Him. Moreover, "three times in the year" signifies continually, and "the face of Jehovah" the Divine love, by which man is led. And this was done because "Jerusalem" signified the church in respect to doctrine, and thence also the doctrine of the church.

[6] Because "burnt-offerings and sacrifices" signified celestial and spiritual things, "burnt-offerings" celestial things, and "sacrifices" spiritual things, the law was given:

That burnt-offerings should be of males without blemish, either from the flock or from the herd; but sacrifices might be either of males or females (Leviticus 1:2, 3; 3:1, 6).

The reasons were that celestial things are such as are of the love to the Lord, thus of the marriage of good and truth, but spiritual things are such as are of charity towards the neighbor, thus not of marriage but of the blood relationship of truth with good; and truths and goods in blood relationship are like sisters and brothers, but in marriage truths and goods are like husband and wife. This is why the burnt-offerings were "of males without blemish," which signify genuine truths from the Word, or from doctrine out of the Word, which have been conjoined to the good of love to the Lord, which good was signified by "the altar and its fire." The sacrifices were "either of males or females," because "males" signified truths, and "females" goods, conjoined not by marriage but by blood relationship; and as both of these, like brothers and sisters, are of one parent, worship was equally well pleasing from truths and from goods, that is, from males and from females.

[7] As all spiritual nourishment is from truths that are from good, the law was also given:

That the male among the priests might eat the holy things (Leviticus 6:18, 29; 7:6).

This was the law because "males" signify the truths of doctrine, which are doctrinals, as above, and "priests" the goods of love, which are the goods of life, and "their eating of the holy things" that belonged to Aaron and his sons signified spiritual nourishment.

[8] In Moses:

When thou draw near unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt invite it to peace; if it does not accept, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword, but the women, the little ones, the beasts, and the prey thou shalt take (Deuteronomy 20:10-14).

Every male in a city that did not accept peace should be smitten with the edge of the sword, but not the women, little ones, and beasts, because "city" signifies doctrine, and "a city of the nations in the land of Canaan" the doctrine of falsity, likewise the males of that city; and "not to accept peace" signifies not to agree with the truths and goods of the church, which were signified by "the sons of Israel;" "the edge of the sword," with which the males should be smitten, signifies truth destroying falsity. And because falsities alone fight against truths and goods and destroy them, but not evils without falsities, "the women, little ones, and beasts," which, with the nations, signified evils, were not smitten, since evils can be subdued, amended, and reformed by means of truths.

[9] In Jeremiah:

Cursed be the man who brought glad tidings to his father, saying, A son, a male is born to thee, in gladdening he hath made him glad; let that man be as the cities that Jehovah overthrew (Jeremiah 20:15, 16).

This is said of those who are in the devastated church, in which nothing but falsities rule and are accepted; therefore "cursed be the man who brought glad tidings to his father, saying, A male is born to thee," signifies one who acknowledges falsity and proclaims it as truth, thus the doctrine of falsity in place of the doctrine of truth; "in gladdening he hath made him glad" signifies the accepting from affection of falsity; "let that man be as the cities that Jehovah overthrew" signifies that it shall be with the doctrines that are from mere falsities, which the Lord exterminated from the church, and as with the cities of the Canaanitish nation that He destroyed; the comparison is with cities because "cities" signify doctrines.

[10] In Ezekiel:

Thou didst take the vessels of thine adorning, of My gold and of My silver which I had given to thee, and madest for thee images of a male with which thou didst commit whoredom (Ezekiel 16:17).

This is said of "the abominations of Jerusalem," which signify the falsifications and adulterations of the Word, which are made by applications to the cupidities of corporeal and earthly loves; "vessels of adorning from the gold and silver of the Lord" signify the knowledges of good and truth, which are the goods and truths of the sense of the letter of the Word; these are called "vessels" because they contain in them spiritual truths and goods, and are called "vessels of adorning" because they are the appearances and thus forms of things interior; the things that are of "gold" signify those that are from good, and those of "silver" those that are from truth; "thou madest for thee images of a male, with which thou didst commit whoredom," signifies falsities appearing as truths of doctrine, but which are falsified; "the images of a male" meaning the appearances of truth, which nevertheless are falsities, and "to commit whoredom" meaning to falsify.

[11] In Malachi:

Cursed be the defrauder in whose flock is a male and he voweth and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupted thing (Malachi 1:14).

"A male in the flock" signifies the genuine truth of doctrine from the Word; "a corrupted thing" signifies what is falsified; and "to vow and sacrifice" signifies to worship, thus from things falsified when truth is known; that this worship being fraudulent is infernal is signified by "cursed be the defrauder." From what has now been shown from the Word respecting the signification of "male" and of "sons," it can be seen that "the son, a male that was brought forth by the woman arrayed with the sun, and upon whose head was a crown of twelve stars," signifies the doctrine of truth, thus the doctrine of love and charity for the church which is called the New Jerusalem (which is treated of in the twenty-first chapter of this book).

  
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