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Numbers 15

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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαλέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὅταν-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF κατοίκησις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GP ὅς- --ASF ἐγώ- P--NS δίδωμι-V8--PAI1S σύ- P--DP

3 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN κύριος-N2--DSM ὁλοκάρπωμα-N3M-ASN ἤ-C θυσία-N1A-ASF μεγαλύνω-VA--AAN εὐχή-N1--ASF ἤ-C κατά-P ἑκούσιος-A1A-ASM ἤ-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF σύ- P--GP ποιέω-VA--AAN ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM εἰ-C μέν-X ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM βοῦς-N3--GPM ἤ-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN

4 καί-C προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM προςφέρω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN δῶρον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κύριος-N2--DSM θυσία-N1A-ASF σεμίδαλις-N3I-GSF δέκατος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN οιφι-N---GSN ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPGSF ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN ἐν-P τέταρτος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN

5 καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM εἰς-P σπονδή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN τέταρτος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN ποιέω-VF--FAI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁλοκαύτωσις-N3I-GSF ἤ-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF θυσία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--DSM ἀμνός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S τοσοῦτος- D--ASN κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM

6 καί-C ὁ- A--DSM κριός-N2--DSM ὅταν-D ποιέω-V2--PAS2P αὐτός- D--ASM ἤ-C εἰς-P ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN ἤ-C εἰς-P θυσία-N1A-ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S θυσία-N1A-ASF σεμίδαλις-N3I-GSF δύο-M δέκατος-A1--APN ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPGSF ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--ASN τρίτος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN

7 καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM εἰς-P σπονδή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN τρίτος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN προςφέρω-VF--FAI2P εἰς-P ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM

8 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM βοῦς-N3--GPM ποιέω-V2--PAS2P εἰς-P ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN ἤ-C εἰς-P θυσία-N1A-ASF μεγαλύνω-VA--AAN εὐχή-N1--ASF ἤ-C εἰς-P σωτήριον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM

9 καί-C προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM μόσχος-N2--GSM θυσία-N1A-ASF σεμίδαλις-N3I-GSF τρεῖς-A3--APN δέκατος-A1--APN ἀναποιέω-VM--XPPGSF ἐν-P ἔλαιον-N2N-DSN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN

10 καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM εἰς-P σπονδή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM

11 οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM μόσχος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--DSM κριός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀμνός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ἤ-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM αἴξ-N3G-GPM

12 κατά-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM ὅς- --GPM ἐάν-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2P οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀριθμός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM

13 πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM αὐτόχθων-N3N-NSM ποιέω-VF--FAI3S οὕτως-D τοιοῦτος-A1--APN προςφέρω-VA--AAN κάρπωμα-N3M-APN εἰς-P ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM

14 ἐάν-C δέ-X προσήλυτος-N2--NSM ἐν-P σύ- P--DP προςγίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF σύ- P--GP ἤ-C ὅς- --NSM ἄν-X γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ἐν-P σύ- P--DP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF γενεά-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3S κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ποιέω-V2--PAI2P σύ- P--NP οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--DSM

15 νόμος-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DPM προσήλυτος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--DPM προςκεῖμαι-V5--PMPDPM ἐν-P σύ- P--DP νόμος-N2--NSM αἰώνιος-A1B-NSM εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ὡς-C σύ- P--NP καί-C ὁ- A--NSM προσήλυτος-N2--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM

16 νόμος-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C δικαίωμα-N3M-ASN εἷς-A3--ASN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DSM προσήλυτος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM προςκεῖμαι-V5--PMPDSM ἐν-P σύ- P--DP

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

18 λαλέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN σύ- P--AP εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὅς- --ASF ἐγώ- P--NS εἰςἄγω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--AP ἐκεῖ-D

19 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὅταν-D ἐσθίω-V1--PAS2P σύ- P--NP ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ἄρτος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI2P ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN ἀφόρισμα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM

20 ἀπαρχή-N1--ASF φύραμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP ἄρτος-N2--ASM ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN ἀποὁρίζω-VF2-FAI2P αὐτός- D--ASN ὡς-C ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN ἀπό-P ἅλων-N3--GS οὕτως-D ἀποαἱρέω-VF2-FAI2P αὐτός- D--ASM

21 ἀπαρχή-N1--ASF φύραμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P κύριος-N2--DSM ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

22 ὅταν-D δέ-X διαμαρτυρέω-VB--AAS2P καί-C μή-D ποιέω-VA--AAS2P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF οὗτος- D--APF ὅς- --APF λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM

23 καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P σύ- P--AP ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF *μωυσῆς-N1M-GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF ὅς- --GSF συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P σύ- P--AP καί-C ἐπέκεινα-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP

24 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C ἐκ-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF γίγνομαι-VC--APS3S ἀκουσίως-D καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF μόσχος-N2--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM ἐκ-P βοῦς-N3--GPM ἄμωμος-A1B-ASM εἰς-P ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN εἰς-P ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C θυσία-N1A-ASF οὗτος- D--GSM καί-C σπονδή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF σύνταξις-N3I-ASF καί-C χίμαρος-N2--ASM ἐκ-P αἴξ-N3G-GPM εἷς-A3--ASM περί-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF

25 καί-C ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM περί-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF συναγωγή-N1--GSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἀποἵημι-VC--FPI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὅτι-C ἀκούσιος-A1B-ASM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM φέρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASN δῶρον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM κάρπωμα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM περί-P ὁ- A--GPM ἀκούσιος-A1B-GPM αὐτός- D--GPM

26 καί-C ἀποἵημι-VC--FPI3S κατά-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM προσήλυτος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM προςκεῖμαι-V5--PMPDSM πρός-P σύ- P--AP ὅτι-C πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἀκούσιος-A1B-ASM

27 ἐάν-C δέ-X ψυχή-N1--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF ἁμαρτάνω-VB--AAS3S ἀκουσίως-D προςἄγω-VF--FAI3S αἴξ-N3G-ASM εἷς-A1A-ASF ἐνιαύσιος-A1A-ASF περί-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF

28 καί-C ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἀκουσιάζω-VS--APPGSF καί-C ἁμαρτάνω-VB--AAPGSF ἀκουσίως-D ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VA--AMN περί-P αὐτός- D--GSM

29 ὁ- A--DSM ἐγχώριος-A1B-DSM ἐν-P υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM προσήλυτος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM προςκεῖμαι-V5--PMPDSM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM νόμος-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὅς- --NSM ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ἀκουσίως-D

30 καί-C ψυχή-N1--NSF ὅστις- X--NSF ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF ὑπερηφανία-N1A-GSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN αὐτόχθων-N3N-GPM ἤ-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM προσήλυτος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--NSM παραὀξύνω-V1--PAI3S ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

31 ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM φαυλίζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GSM διασκεδάζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκτρίβω-VF--FAI3S ἐκτρίβω-VD--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐκεῖνος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

32 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P ἀνήρ-N3--ASM συνλέγω-V1--PAPASM ξύλον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN

33 καί-C προςἄγω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM εὑρίσκω-VB--AAPNPM αὐτός- D--ASM συνλέγω-V1--PAPASM ξύλον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C *ἀαρών-N---ASM καί-C πρός-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF συναγωγή-N1--ASF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

34 καί-C ἀποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P φυλακή-N1--ASF οὐ-D γάρ-X συνκρίνω-VAI-AAI3P τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VA--AAS3P αὐτός- D--ASM

35 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM θάνατος-N2--DSM θανατόω-V4--PMD3S ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM λιθοβολέω-VA--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASM λίθος-N2--DPM πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF

36 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF ἔξω-P ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF καί-C λιθοβολέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF συναγωγή-N1--NSF λίθος-N2--DPM ἔξω-P ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF καθά-D συντάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM

37 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

38 λαλέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM κράσπεδον-N2N-APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πτερυγίον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GPN ἱμάτιον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF γενεά-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN κράσπεδον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GPN πτερυγίον-N2N-GPN κλῶσμα-N3M-ASN ὑακίνθινος-A1--ASN

39 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN κράσπεδον-N2N-DPN καί-C ὁράω-VF--FMI2P αὐτός- D--APN καί-C μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI2P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἐντολή-N1A-GPF κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2P αὐτός- D--APF καί-C οὐ-D διαστρέφω-VD--FPI2P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPF διάνοια-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM σύ- P--NP ἐκπορνεύω-V1--PAI2P ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GPM

40 ὅπως-C ἄν-X μιμνήσκω-VS--APS2P καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἐντολή-N1A-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἅγιος-A1A-NPM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GP

41 ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM σύ- P--AP ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF εἰμί-V9--PAN σύ- P--GP θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP

   

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576. Having breast-plates fiery, and purple (hyacinthinos) and sulphurous.- That this signifies reasonings combating from the disorderly desires of the love of self and of the love of the world, and from the falsities therefrom, is evident from the signification of breast-plates, as denoting armour for war, and specifically defences in combats, which are treated of above (n. 557); and from the signification of fire or fiery, as denoting the disorderly desire of the love of self, and thence of all evil (see above, n. 504); and from the signification of purple or purplish (hyacinthinum), as denoting the disorderly desire of the love of the world and thence of every falsity, of which in what follows; and from the signification of sulphur or sulphurous, as denoting the lust (concupiscentia) of destroying the goods and truths of the church by the falsities of evil (see below, n. 578), in this case falsity burning from those two loves. From these considerations it is evident, that breast-plates fiery, purple, and sulphurous, signify reasonings combating from the disorderly desires of the love of self and of the love of the world, and from the falsities thence.

[2] It must be observed in regard to purple (hyacinthinum) that, in the spiritual sense, it signifies the celestial love of truth, but in the opposite sense, the diabolical love of falsity, and also the love of the world. This is evident from the fact that it is of a celestial colour (coloris coelestis) and this colour signifies truth from a heavenly origin, and therefore, in the opposite sense, falsity from a diabolical origin. In the spiritual world there are seen the choicest colours, which derive their origin from good and truth; for colours there are modifications of heavenly light, thus of the intelligence and wisdom of the angels in heaven. For this reason, purple (hyacinthinum), crimson (purpura), and scarlet (coccineus) double dyed, were woven into the curtains of the tabernacle and the garments of Aaron. For the tabernacle represented the heaven of the Lord, the garments of Aaron, the Divine Truth of heaven and the church, while those things of which the tabernacle was constructed, and which formed the texture of the garments of Aaron, represented celestial and spiritual things, which are of the Divine Good and of the Divine Truth.

[3] That the veil before the ark was woven of purple, crimson, scarlet double dyed, and fine linen, may be seen in Exodus (26:31); and similarly the hanging for the door of the tent (verse 36); and also the hanging for the gate of the court (Exodus 27:16). The loops also on the edge of the curtain of the tent were made of purple (Exodus 26:4); the ephod was made of gold, purple, crimson, scarlet double dyed interwoven (Exodus 28:6); and also the breast-plate of judgment (verse 15); and when they went forward in the wilderness, Aaron and his sons spread a covering of purple upon the ark, upon the table of faces, upon the lampstand and its lamps, upon the golden altar, and upon all the vessels of ministry (Num. 4:6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12). The reason of these things was, that the Divine Truth proceeding from the Divine Love, and which was signified by the cloth of purple, embraces and defends all the holy things of heaven and the church, which are represented by these things.

[4] Since purple signified the celestial love of truth, therefore it was commanded that the sons of Israel should make a

"fringe upon the borders of their garments, and put upon the fringe a thread of purple (hyacinthinum), that they might look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them" (Num. 15:38, 39).

The thread of purple was clearly a means of calling to remembrance the commandments of Jehovah. The commandments of Jehovah are the essential truths of heaven and the church, and those who are in the celestial love of truth alone call them to remembrance.

[5] That purple signifies the love of truth, is plain also from the following passages in Ezekiel:

"Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy spreading forth to be thy sign; purple (hyacinthinum) and crimson (purpura) from the isles of Elisha was thy covering; thy merchants with perfect things, with wrappings of purple, and broidered work and with treasures of rich apparel" (27:7, 24).

These things are said of Tyrus, which signifies the church as to the cognitions of truth thus also the cognitions of truth pertaining to the church, while the merchandize and tradings mentioned in that chapter describe the procuring of intelligence by means of those cognitions. Broidered work from Egypt signifies the knowledge (scientia) of such things as pertain to the church, and this being in a lower place, and thus round about or without, it is called spreading forth, and said to be for a sign. Purple and crimson from the isles of Elisha, signify the spiritual affection of truth and good; they are therefore said to be for a covering, a covering denoting truth. By wrappings of purple and broidered work, are signified all truths spiritual and natural, and these, together with cognitions from the Word, are meant by treasures of rich apparel.

[6] Since purple (hyacinthinum) signifies the celestial love of truth, therefore also, in the opposite sense, it signifies the diabolical love of falsity; in which sense also purple (hyacinthinum) is used in the Word. Thus in Ezekiel it is said:

"Two women, the daughters of one mother; In Egypt they committed whoredoms in their youth. Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah. And Oholah played the harlot while subject to me; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, which were clothed with purple (hyacinthinum), governors and leaders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses" (23:2-6).

Here Samaria and Jerusalem signify the church, Samaria, the spiritual church, and Jerusalem, the celestial church, which are called Oholah and Oholibah, because those names signify a tent, and a tent signifies the church as to worship. A woman also, in the Word, signifies the church. By their committing whoredoms in Egypt, is signified that they falsified the truths of the church by the scientifics of the natural man. By doting on the Assyrians, is signified that they falsified by reasonings from those scientifics, Ashur and Assyria denoting reasonings. They are said to be clothed in purple, by reason of fallacies and falsities, which in the external form appear like truths, because drawn from the sense of the letter of the Word perversely applied. And from the same appearance they are also called governors and rulers, desirable young men, riding upon horses. For those who reason from their own intelligence appear to themselves, and to others who are in a similar state, to be intelligent and wise, and the things which they speak, to be truths of intelligence and goods of wisdom, when nevertheless they are falsities, and these they love because they are from the proprium. Governors and leaders signify chief truths, and riding upon horses, the intelligent.

[7] So in Jeremiah:

"Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the goldsmith; purple (hyacinthinum) and crimson (purpura) is their clothing; they are all the work of wise men" (10:9).

The subject here treated of is the idols of the house of Israel, which signify false doctrinals because they are from [man's] own intelligence, therefore they are called the work of the workman, and of the hands of the goldsmith, and all the work of wise men, and this for the reason that they appear to them as truths and goods. Silver from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, signifies what appears in external form as truth and good, because from the sense of the letter of the Word. From these considerations it is evident that, purple (hyacinthinum) signifies the love of falsity, because from the proprium, or [man's] own intelligence. Purple also signifies the love of the world, because the love of the world corresponds to the love of falsity, as the love of self, signified by fire, corresponds to the love of evil. For all evil is from the love of self, and all falsity from the love of the world originating in the love of self, for spiritual evil, which is signified by the love of the world, is, in its essence, falsity, just as spiritual good is, in its essence, truth, as may be seen in Heaven and Hell 15).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.