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1 και-C αναλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF και-C κλαιω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF

2 και-C διαγογγυζω-V1I-IAI3P επι-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--APM πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF οφειλω-VB--AAPNSN αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF η-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF ει-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P

3 και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF πιπτω-VB--AAN εν-P πολεμος-N2--DSM ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPN παιδιον-N1A-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3P εις-P διαρπαγη-N1--ASF νυν-D ουν-X βελτιων-A3C-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποστρεφω-VD--APN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

4 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ετερος-A1A-NSM ο- A--DSM ετερος-A1A-DSM διδωμι-VO--AAS1P αρχηγος-N2--ASM και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAS1P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

5 και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C *ααρων-N---NSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εναντιον-P πας-A1S-GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

6 *ιησους-N---NSM δε-X ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ο- A--GPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMPGPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF διαρηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ιματιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM

7 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P πας-A1S-ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI1P αυτος- D--ASF αγαθος-A1--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D

8 ει-C αιρετιζω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF εγω- P--DP γη-N1--NSF οστις- X--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S ρεω-V2--PAPNSF γαλα-N3--ASN και-C μελι-N3T-ASN

9 αλλα-C απο-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM μη-D αποστατης-N1M-NPM γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2P συ- P--NP δε-X μη-D φοβεω-VC--APD2P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οτι-C καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποιστημι-VXI-XAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM απο-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P εγω- P--DP μη-D φοβεω-VC--APS2P αυτος- D--APM

10 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF καταλιθοβολεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM εν-P λιθος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM οραω-VVI-API3S εν-P νεφελη-N1--DSF επι-P ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εως-P τις- I--GSN παραοξυνω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM και-C εως-P τις- I--GSN ου-D πιστευω-V1--PAI3P εγω- P--DS εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN σημειον-N2N-DPN ος- --DPN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

12 πατασσω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM θανατος-N2--DSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN και-C πολυς-A1P-ASN μαλλον-D η-C ουτος- D--ASN

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-D ακουω-VF--FMI3S *αιγυπτος-N2--NSF οτι-C ανααγω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF συ- P--GS ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM

14 αλλα-C και-D πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ουτος- D--GSF ακουω-VX--XAI3P οτι-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM οστις- X--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM οπταζομαι-V1--PPI2S κυριος-N2--VSM και-C ο- A--NSF νεφελη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS επιιστημι-VXI-XAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM νεφελη-N1--GSF συ- P--NS πορευομαι-V1--PMI2S προτερος-A1A-NSMC αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM πυρ-N3--GSN ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF

15 και-C εκτριβω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM ωσει-D ανθρωπος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οσος-A1--NPM ακουω-VX--XAI3P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAPNPM

16 παρα-P ο- A--ASN μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMN κυριος-N2--ASM ειςαγω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM καταστρωννυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

17 και-C νυν-D υψοω-VC--APD3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3U-NSF συ- P--GS κυριος-N2--VSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI2S λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 κυριος-N2--NSM μακροθυμος-A1B-NSM και-C πολυελεος-A1B-NSM και-C αληθινος-A1--NSM αποαιρεω-V2--PAPNSM ανομια-N1A-GSF και-C αδικια-N1A-GSF και-C αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C καθαρισμος-N2--DSM ου-D καθαριζω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--ASM ενοχος-A1B-ASM αποδιδωμι-V8--PAPNSM αμαρτια-N1A-GSF πατηρ-N3--GPM επι-P τεκνον-N2N-APN εως-C τριτος-A1--GSF και-C τεταρτος-A1--GSF

19 αποιημι-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ελεος-N3E-ASN συ- P--GS καθαπερ-D ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S απο-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM νυν-D

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM ειμι-V9--PAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS

21 αλλα-C ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS και-C ζαω-V3--PAPNSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

22 οτι-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM οραω-V3--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF δοξα-N1S-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN σημειον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C πειραζω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS ουτος- D--ASN δεκατος-A1--ASN και-C ου-D ειςακουω-V1--PAPASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF

23 η-C μην-X ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3 -DPM αυτος- D--GPM αλλα-C η-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ος- --APN ειμι-V9--PAI3S μετα-P εγω- P--GS ωδε-D οσος-A1--NPM ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI3P αγαθος-A1--ASN ουδε-C κακος-A1--ASN πας-A3--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC απειρος-A1B-NSM ουτος- D--DPM διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πας-A3--NPM δε-X ο- A--NPM παραοξυνω-VA--AAPNPM εγω- P--AS ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASF

24 ο- A--NSM δε-X παις-N3D-NSM εγω- P--GS *χαλεβ-N---NSM οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S πνευμα-N3M-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C επιακολουθεω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εις-P ος- --ASF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκει-D και-C ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

25 ο- A--NSM δε-X *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF κοιλας-N3D-DSF αυριον-D επιστρεφω-VD--APS2P συ- P--NP και-C αποαιρω-VA--AAD2P εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF οδος-N2--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ερυθρος-A1A-ASF

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 εως-P τις- I--GSN ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF πονηρος-A1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --APN αυτος- D--NPM γογγυζω-V1--PAI3P εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASF γογγυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --ASF γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P περι-P συ- P--GP ακουω-VX--XAI1S

28 ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM η-C μην-X ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM λαλεω-VX--XAI2P εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN εγω- P--GS ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--DP

29 εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF επισκοπη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPM κατααριθμεω-VX--XMPNPM συ- P--GP απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D οσος-A1--NPM γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P εγω- P--DS

30 ει-C συ- P--NP ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF επι-P ος- --ASF εκτεινω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS κατασκηνοω-VA--AAN συ- P--AP επι-P αυτος- D--GSF αλλα-C η-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM και-C *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM

31 και-C ο- A--APN παιδιον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ειπον-VAI-AAI2P εν-P διαρπαγη-N1--DSF ειμι-VF--FMN ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF συ- P--NP αποιστημι-VHI-AAI2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSF

32 και-C ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

33 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM συ- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3P νεμω-V1--PMPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GP εως-C αν-X ανααλισκω-VC--APS3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

34 κατα-P ο- A--ASM αριθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF οσος-A1--APF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS

35 εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S η-C μην-X ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S ο- A--DSF συναγωγη-N1--DSF ο- A--DSF πονηρος-A1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF επι συνιστημι-VH--AMPDSF επι-P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF εκ ανααλισκω-VC--FPI3P και-C εκει-D αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3P

36 και-C ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ος- --APM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C παραγιγνομαι-VC--APPNPM διαγογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P αυτος- D--GSF προς-P ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF εκφερω-VA--AAN ρημα-N3M-APN πονηρος-A1A-APN περι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

37 και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM καταειπον-VB--AAPNDM κατα-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πονηρος-A1A-APN εν-P ο- A--DSF πληγη-N1--DSF εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

38 και-C *ιησους-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ζαω-VAI-AAI3P απο-P ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM εκεινος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM πορευομαι-VM--XMPGPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

39 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN προς-P πας-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πενθεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM σφοδρα-D

40 και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ιδου-I οδε- D--NPM εγω- P--NP αναβαινω-VF--FMI1P εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P

41 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ινα-C τις- I--ASN συ- P--NP παραβαινω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM ου-D ευοδος-A1B-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP

42 μη-D αναβαινω-V1--PAI2P ου-D γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP

43 οτι-C ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εκει-D εμπροσθεν-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF ος- --GSM εινεκεν-P αποστρεφω-VDI-API2P απειθεω-V2--PAPNPM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P συ- P--DP

44 και-C διαβιαζομαι-VA--AMPNPM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--NSF δε-X κιβωτος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ου-D κινεω-VCI-API3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF

45 και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εν καταημαι-V5--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN εκεινος- D--DSN και-C τρεπω-VAI-AMI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C κατακοπτω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εως-P *ερμαν-N---GSM και-C αποστρεφω-VDI-API3P εις-P ο- A--ASF παρεμβολη-N1--ASF

   

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10225. From a son of twenty years and upward. That this signifies the state of the intelligence of truth and good, is evident from the signification of “twenty,” when said of a man’s age, as being a state of the intelligence of truth and good. That “twenty” denotes a state of the intelligence of truth and good, is because when a man attains the age of twenty years he begins to think from himself; for from earliest infancy to extreme old age a man passes through a number of states in respect to his interiors that belong to intelligence and wisdom. The first state is from birth to his fifth year; this is a state of ignorance and of innocence in ignorance, and is called infancy. The second state is from the fifth year to the twentieth; this is a state of instruction and of memory-knowledge, and is called childhood and youth. The third state is from the twentieth year to the sixtieth, which is a state of intelligence, and is called adolescence, young manhood, and manhood. The fourth or last state is from the sixtieth year upward, which is a state of wisdom, and of innocence in wisdom.

[2] These successive states of the life of man are signified by the numbers of the years of age—“five,” “twenty,” and “sixty,” in the following passages in Moses:

When anyone shall make a special vow, the estimation of a male shall be from a son of twenty years even to a son of sixty years, fifty shekels of silver. If it be a female, the estimation shall be thirty shekels. And if from a son of five years even unto to a son of twenty years, the estimation shall be, if a male, twenty shekels; and if a female, ten shekels. And if it be from the son of a month even unto five years, the estimation of a male shall be five shekels; of a female three shekels. And if it be from a son of sixty years upward, the estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and of a female ten shekels (Leviticus 27:2-7).

[3] That the first state is a state of ignorance and also of innocence in ignorance is plain. During the continuance of this state, the interiors are being formed for use, consequently are not manifest, but only those most external, that belong to the sensuous man; and when these alone are manifest, there is ignorance; for whatever man understands and perceives is from the interiors; from which it can also be seen that the innocence which exists at that time and is called the innocence of infancy, is innocence most external.

[4] That the second state is a state of instruction and of memory-knowledge is also plain; this state is not as yet a state of intelligence, because at that time the child or youth does not form any conclusions from himself, neither does he from himself discriminate between truths and truths, nor even between truths and falsities, but from others; he merely thinks and speaks things of memory, thus from mere memory-knowledge; nor does he see and perceive whether a thing is so, except on the authority of his teacher, consequently because another has said so.

[5] But the third is called a state of intelligence, because the man then thinks from himself, and discriminates and forms conclusions; and that which he then concludes is his own, and not another’s. At this time faith begins, for faith is not the faith of the man himself until he has confirmed what he believes by the ideas of his own thought. Previous to this, faith was not his, but another’s in him, for his belief was in the person, not in the thing. From this it can be seen that the state of intelligence commences with man when he no longer thinks from a teacher, but from himself; which is not the case until the interiors are opened toward heaven. Be it known that the exteriors with man are in the world, and the interiors in heaven; and that in proportion as light flows in from heaven into what is from the world, the man is intelligent and wise; and this according to the degree and quality of the opening of his interiors, which are so far opened as the man lives for heaven and not for the world.

[6] But the last state is a state of wisdom and of innocence in wisdom; which is when the man is no longer concerned about understanding truths and goods, but about willing and living them; for this is to be wise. And a man is able to will truths and goods, and to live them, just insofar as he is in innocence, that is, insofar as he believes that he has nothing of wisdom from himself, but that whatever he has of wisdom is from the Lord; also insofar as he loves to have it so; hence it is that this state is also a state of innocence in wisdom.

[7] From the succession of these states the man who is wise may also see the wonderful things of the Divine Providence, which are that a prior state is constantly the plane of the states which follow, and that the opening or unfolding of the interiors proceeds successively from outermosts even to inmosts; and at last so that what was first (namely, ignorance and innocence), but in outermosts, is also last, but in inmosts; for he who knows that of himself he is ignorant of all things, and that whatever he knows is from the Lord, is in the ignorance of wisdom, and also in the innocence of wisdom. From all this it can be seen what is the state of intelligence which is signified by “twenty,” when this number is predicated of man’s age.

[8] The like is also meant by this number in other passages of the Word, as in Moses:

Take ye the sum of all the congregation, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone that goeth forth into the army in Israel (Numbers 1:2-3, 18, and following verses).

The subject treated of in this passage is the encampment and journeying of the sons of Israel according to the tribes, and thereby is also signified the setting in order and disposing by the Lord of the truths and goods of faith and love; by the “encampment,” the setting in order and disposing (n. 4236, 8103, 8130, 8131, 8155); and by the “tribes,” the goods and truths of faith and love in the whole complex (n. 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060, 6335, 6337, 6397). Hence by “a son of twenty years and upward” are meant those who are in a state of intelligence, for with these the truths and goods of faith and love can be set in order and disposed by the Lord, because the Lord flows into their understanding and will, and sets them in order and disposes them, and also removes and casts down falsities and evils. Therefore it is said “from a son of twenty years and upward everyone that goeth forth into the army,” for by “the army” is signified truths disposed in this order-that they do not fear falsities and evils; but repel them if they assault. (That such truths are meant in the internal sense by an “army,” see n. 3448, 7236, 7988, 8019)

[9] But with those who are in a state of infancy and childhood, thus who are under twenty years of age, truths and goods have not been so set in order as to enable them to go forth into the army and into warfare, because, as before said, they do not as yet from themselves discriminate, and form any conclusions; consequently they cannot as yet by means of the rational dispel anything of falsity or evil; and they who are not able to do this are not let into combats. For this reason a man is not admitted into temptations, which are spiritual combats against falsities and evils, until he is in a state of intelligence, that is, until he comes to his own judgment (n. 3928, 4248, 4249, 8963).

[10] The like is signified by the age of “twenty years and upward” in other passages in Moses:

Jehovah said to Moses and Eleazar, Take ye the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone that goeth forth to warfare in Israel (Numbers 26:2-3);

in the spiritual sense by “going forth to warfare” is signified to go forth into combats against the falsities and evils which are from hell.

[11] One who does not know that a “son of twenty years and upward” signifies a state of intelligence, or those who are in this state, cannot know either why, when they murmured against Jehovah, it is said that they should “die in the wilderness from twenty years and upward, all who came up out of Egypt” (Numbers 14:29; 32:10-11); for they who are in such a state of intelligence that they can discriminate, conclude, and judge from themselves are blamable for their evil; but not those who are not yet in this state. From this also it is evident that by “twenty years,” when said of a person’s age, is signified a state of understanding, or of judgment. But the number “twenty” has a different signification when said of a different subject (see above, n. 10222).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.