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1 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ο- A--DSF *σινα-N---DS εν-P ο- A--DSF σκηνη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSN δευτερος-A1A-GSN ετος-N3E-GSN δευτερος-A1A-GSM εκερχομαι-VB--AAPGPM αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P αρχη-N1--ASF πας-A1S-GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM εκ-P ονομα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NSM αρσην-A3--NSN

3 απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P δυναμις-N3I-DSF *ισραηλ-N---DSM επισκεπτω-VA--AMD2P αυτος- D--APM συν-P δυναμις-N3I-DSF αυτος- D--GPM συ- P--NS και-C *ααρων-N---NSM επισκεπτω-VA--AMD2P αυτος- D--APM

4 και-C μετα-P συ- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3P εκαστος-A1--NSM κατα-P φυλη-N1--ASF εκαστος-A1--GSM αρχων-N3--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF ειμι-VF--FMI3P

5 και-C ουτος- D--APN ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM οστις- X--NPM παραιστημι-VF--FMI3P μετα-P συ- P--GP ο- A--GPM *ρουβην-N---GSM *ελισουρ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *σεδιουρ-N---GSM

6 ο- A--GPM *συμεων-N---GSM *σαλαμιηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *σουρισαδαι-N---GSM

7 ο- A--GPM *ιουδα-N---GSM *ναασσων-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *αμιναδαβ-N---GSM

8 ο- A--GPM *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM *ναθαναηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *σωγαρ-N---GSM

9 ο- A--GPM *ζαβουλων-N---GSM *ελιαβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *χαιλων-N---GSM

10 ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM ο- A--GPM *εφραιμ-N---GSM *ελισαμα-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *εμιουδ-N---GSM ο- A--GPM *μανασση-N---GSM *γαμαλιηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *φαδασσουρ-N---GSM

11 ο- A--GPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM *αβιδαν-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *γαδεωνι-N---GSM

12 ο- A--GPM *δαν-N---GSM *αχιεζερ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *αμισαδαι-N---GSM

13 ο- A--GPM *ασηρ-N---GSM *φαγαιηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *εχραν-N---GSM

14 ο- A--GPM *γαδ-N---GSM *ελισαφ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ραγουηλ-N---GSM

15 ο- A--GPM *νεφθαλι-N---GSM *αχιρε-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *αιναν-N---GSM

16 ουτος- D--NPM επικλητος-A1B-NPM ο- A--GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF αρχων-N3--NPM ο- A--GPF φυλη-N1--GPF κατα-P πατρια-N1A-APF χιλιαρχος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3P

17 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ουτος- D--APM ο- A--APM ανακαλεω-VC--APPAPM εκ-P ονομα-N3M-GSN

18 και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF συναγω-VBI-AAI3P εν-P εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--GSM δευτερος-A1A-GSN ετος-N3E-GSN και-C επαξονεω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P γενεσις-N3I-APF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P πατρια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--ASN αρσενικος-A1--ASN κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

19 ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM και-C επισκεπτω-VDI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ο- A--DSF *σινα-N---DS

20 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ρουβην-N---GSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

21 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *ρουβην-N---GSM εξ-M και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

22 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *συμεων-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

23 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *συμεων-N---GSF εννεα-M και-C πεντηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τριακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

24 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ιουδα-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

25 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *ιουδα-N---GSM τεσσαρες-A3--NPM και-C εβδομηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C εξακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

26 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

27 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM τεσσαρες-A3--NPM και-C πεντηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τετρακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

28 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ζαβουλων-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

29 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *ζαβουλων-N---GSM επτα-M και-C πεντηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τετρακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

30 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM υιος-N2--DPM *εφραιμ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

31 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *εφραιμ-N---GSF τεσσαρακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

32 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *μανασση-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

33 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *μανασση-N---GSM δυο-M και-C τριακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C διακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

34 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

35 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *βενιαμιν-N---GSM πεντε-M και-C τριακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τετρακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

36 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *γαδ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

37 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *γαδ-N---GSM πεντε-M και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C εξακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C πεντηκοντα-M

38 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *δαν-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

39 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *δαν-N---GSM δυο-M και-C εξηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C επτακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

40 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ασηρ-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

41 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *ασηρ-N---GSM εις-A1A-NSF και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

42 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *νεφθαλι-N---GSM κατα-P συγγενεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P δημος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P οικος-N2--APM πατρια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P αριθμος-N2--ASM ονομα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--APN αρσενικος-A1--APN απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF δυναμις-N3I-DSF

43 ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF *νεφθαλι-N---GSM τρεις-A3--NPM και-C πεντηκοντα-M χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τετρακοσιοι-A1A-NPM

44 ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF ος- --ASF επισκεπτω-VAI-AMI3P *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δωδεκα-M ανηρ-N3--NPM ανηρ-N3--NSM εις-A3--NSM κατα-P φυλη-N1--ASF εις-A1A-ASF κατα-P φυλη-N1--ASF οικος-N2--GPM πατρια-N1A-GSF ειμι-V9--IAI3P

45 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF επισκεψις-N3I-NSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM συν-P δυναμις-N3I-DSF αυτος- D--GPM απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM παρατασσω-VA--AMN εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM

46 εξακοσιοι-A1A-NPF χιλιας-N3D-NPF και-C τρισχιλιοι-A1A-NPM και-C πεντακοσιοι-A1A-NPM και-C πεντηκοντα-M

47 ο- A--NPM δε-X *λευιτης-N1M-NPM εκ-P ο- A--GSF φυλη-N1--GSF πατρια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D επισκεπτω-VDI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

48 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

49 οραω-V3--PAD2S ο- A--ASF φυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF *λευι-N---GSM ου-D συν επισκεπτομαι-VF--FMI2S και-C ο- A--ASM αριθμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM ου-D λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

50 και-C συ- P--NS επιιστημι-VA--AAD2S ο- A--APM *λευιτης-N1M-APM επι-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C επι-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3--APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C επι-P πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF αυτος- D--NPM αιρω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3--APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C αυτος- D--NPM λειτουργεω-VF--FAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF παρα ενβαλλω-VF2-FAI3P

51 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN εκαιρω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF κατααιρεω-VF2-FAI3P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--NPM *λευιτης-N1M-NPM και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN παρα ενβαλλω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF αναιστημι-VF--FAI3P και-C ο- A--NSM αλλογενης-A3S-NSM ο- A--NSM προςπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM αποθνησκω-VB--AAD3S

52 και-C παρα ενβαλλω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF εαυτου- D--GSM ταξις-N3I-DSF και-C ανηρ-N3--NSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF εαυτου- D--GSM ηγεμονια-N1A-ASF συν-P δυναμις-N3I-DSF αυτος- D--GPM

53 ο- A--NPM δε-X *λευιτης-N1M-NPM παρα ενβαλλω-VB--AAD3P εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S αμαρτημα-N3M-ASN εν-P υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C φυλασσω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM *λευιτης-N1M-NPM αυτος- D--NPM ο- A--ASF φυλακη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

54 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM κατα-P πας-A3--APN ος- --APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM και-C *ααρων-N---DSM ουτως-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P

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10225. 'From a son of twenty years and over' means the state in which the understanding of truth and good exists. This is clear from the meaning of the word 'twenty', when it refers to a person's age, as the state in which the understanding of truth and good exists. The reason why 'twenty' means the state in which the understanding of truth and good exists is that when a person attains twenty years he starts to think for himself. For from earliest childhood to extreme old age a person passes inwardly through a number of states, which are those of understanding (or intelligence) and wisdom. The first state lasts from birth to the person's fifth year. It is a state of ignorance and of innocence within ignorance; and it is called early childhood. The second state lasts from the fifth to the twentieth year. This is a state in which instruction is received and knowledge is acquired; and it is called later childhood. The third state lasts from the twentieth to the sixtieth year, which is a state in which understanding exists; and it is called adulthood, maturity, or full manhood. The fourth or last state lasts from the sixtieth year onwards, which is a state of wisdom and of innocence within wisdom.

[2] These consecutive states of a person's life are meant in Moses by the numbers five, twenty, and sixty, used in Moses to describe the following age-groups,

When anyone makes a particular vow, the valuation for a male from a son of twenty years to a son of sixty years shall be fifty shekels of silver; if it is a female the valuation shall be thirty shekels. But from a son of five years to a son of twenty years the valuation shall be, if a male, twenty shekels; if a female, ten shekels. But from the son of a month to a son of five years the valuation of a male shall be five shekels, of a female three shekels. But from a son of sixty years onwards the valuation [of a male] shall be fifteen shekels, of a female ten shekels. Leviticus 27:2-7.

[3] The fact that the first state is a state of ignorance and also of innocence within ignorance is self-evident. While this state exists the inner levels of the mind are being put into shape for the use they will serve, and consequently are not yet opened up. Only the most external levels, those of the senses, are open; and when these alone are open ignorance exists. For a person's understanding and perception of anything at all springs from those inner levels. From this it also becomes clear that the innocence which exists at this time and is called the innocence of young childhood is of a most external nature.

[4] The fact that the second state is one in which instruction is received and knowledge is acquired is also self-evident. This is not yet a state in which understanding exists because the young person does not arrive at any conclusion by himself; neither by himself does he draw any distinction between one truth and another, nor even between truth and falsity, only with the help of others. His thought and speech consist purely of matters contained in his memory, thus solely of acquired knowledge; nor does he see or perceive whether something is true unless he takes it on trust from his teacher, consequently because another says it is.

[5] The third state however is called a state in which understanding exists because the person now thinks for himself, drawing distinctions and arriving at conclusions; and the conclusions are his, not another's. At this time belief begins; for belief is not a person's own until he has confirmed what he believes with ideas that are the product of his own thinking. Till then the belief is not his but another's within him; for till then he trusts in the person, not in the matter of belief. From this it becomes clear that the state in which understanding exists begins with a person when not his teacher's but his own ideas constitute what he thinks, which does not happen until inner levels of the mind are opened towards heaven. It should be remembered that the outer levels of the human mind exist in the world and the inner ones in heaven, and that the amount of light flowing from heaven into ideas derived from the world determines how much understanding and wisdom a person has. This comes about according to how far and in what kind of way the inner levels have been opened; and how far they are open depends on how far the person leads a life looking to heaven and not to the world.

[6] The last state however is one of wisdom and of innocence within wisdom, which exists when a person is no longer concerned just to gain an understanding of truths and forms of good, but is concerned to make them part of his will and life; for then the person has wisdom. And how far that person is able to make them part of his will and life depends on how much innocence he has, that is, on how far he believes that left to himself he has no wisdom at all, but that whatever wisdom he has is derived from the Lord, and also on how far he loves this to be so. So it is that this state is also one of innocence within wisdom.

[7] From the way in which these states follow one another the person possessing wisdom can also see the marvels of Divine Providence, namely these: An earlier state serves as the basis for those following on continuously; and, The opening up or unclosing of inner levels advances in consecutive stages from the outermost right through to the inmost ones, till at length they have been so opened up that what existed initially on outermost levels - that is to say, ignorance and innocence - also exists finally on inmost levels. For anyone who knows that by himself he is ignorant of everything and that whatever he knows is derived from the Lord has the ignorance of wisdom and also the innocence of wisdom within him. All this now makes clear what the state of understanding is, meant by 'twenty' when this number is used in reference to a person's age.

[8] This number is used with a similar meaning elsewhere in the Word, for example in Moses,

Take the sum of all the congregation, from a son of twenty years and over - every [male] going into the army in Israel. Numbers 1:2-3, 18ff.

This refers to the encampment and journeying of the children of Israel according to their tribes, which too means the arrangement in order by the Lord of the truths and forms of the good of faith and love, this arrangement in order being meant by the encampment of them, 4236, 8103 (end), 8130, 8131, 8155, and the forms of good and the truths of faith in their entirety by their tribes, 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060, 6335, 6337, 6397. Consequently 'a son of twenty years and over' is used to mean those who are in the state when understanding exists, because in their case truths and forms of the good of faith and love are able to be arranged and set in order by the Lord. For the Lord flows into their understanding and will, where He arranges and sets those things in order, and also removes and casts aside falsities and evils. This explains why it says 'from a son of twenty years and over, every [male] going into the army; for 'the army' means truths drawn up in order, in such a way that they may have no fear of falsities and evils, but may drive them back if they attack. The fact that such truths are meant in the internal sense by 'the army', see 3448, 7236, 7988, 8019.

[9] But in the case of those who are in the state of early childhood or that of later childhood, thus those who are under twenty years old, truths and forms of good are not so well arranged that they can go into the army and perform military service. They cannot do so because, as has been stated above, they do not as yet draw distinctions or arrive at conclusions by themselves, and cannot therefore as yet use reason to banish any falsity or evil at all; and those who cannot do this are not sent into battle, either. This is why a person is not allowed to undergo temptations, which are spiritual conflicts against falsities and evils, until he has entered the state in which understanding exists, that is, when he can judge things for himself, 3928, 4248, 4249, 8963.

[10] Twenty years of age and over is used with the same meaning elsewhere in Moses,

Jehovah said to Moses and Eleazar, Take the sum of the whole assembly of the children of Israel from a son of twenty years and over - everyone going into military service in Israel. Numbers 26:1, 2.

In the spiritual sense 'going into military service' means going into battles against falsities and evils which come from hell.

[11] Anyone who does not know that 'a son of twenty years and over' means the state in which understanding exists, or those who are in that state, cannot know either why it was declared, when the people grumbled against Jehovah, that all who came up from Egypt, from a son of twenty years and over, would die in the wilderness, Numbers 14:29; 32:10-11. For those who are in the state of understanding, in which they are able to draw distinctions, arrive at conclusions, and make judgements for themselves, are guilty of the wrong they do, but not so those who are not as yet in that state. From this also it is evident that 'twenty years', used in reference to an age, means the state in which understanding or judgement exists. But the number 'twenty' has a different meaning when used in reference to any other subject, see above in 10222.

  
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