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Brojevi 34

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1 Još reče Gospod Mojsiju govoreći:

2 Zapovedi sinovima Izrailjevim i reci im: Kad dođete u zemlju hanansku, ta će vam zemlja pripasti u nasledstvo, zemlja hananska s međama svojim.

3 Južni kraj da vam je od pustinje Sina, uz među edomsku, i da vam je južna međa od brega slanog mora na istok;

4 I ta međa neka se savije od juga k Akravimu i ide do Sina, i neka se pruži od juga preko Kadis-Varnije, a otuda neka iziđe na selo Adar i ide do Aselmona;

5 Potom neka se savije ta međa od Aselmona do potoka misirskog i ide do mora.

6 A zapadna međa da vam bude veliko more; to da vam je zapadna međa.

7 A severna međa ovo da vam bude: od velikog mora povucite sebi među do gore Ora;

8 A od gore Ora povucite sebi među kako se ide u Emat, i ta međa neka ide na Sedad;

9 I neka ide ta međa do Zefrona, i kraj neka joj bude kod sela Enana, to da vam bude severna međa.

10 A s istoka povucite sebi među od sela Enana do Sefama;

11 A od Sefama neka ide ta međa k Rivli, s istoka Ainu, i neka ide dalje ta međa dokle dođe do mora Hinerota k istoku;

12 I neka se spusti ta međa ka Jordanu, i neka izađe na slano more. Ta će zemlja biti vaša s međama svojim unaokolo.

13 I kaza Mojsije sinovima Izrailjevim govoreći: To je zemlja koju ćete dobiti u nasledstvo žrebom, za koju je zapovedio Gospod da je dobije devet plemena i po.

14 Jer pleme sinova Ruvimovih po porodicama otaca svojih, i pleme sinova Gadovih po porodicama otaca svojih, i polovina plemena Manasijinog primiše svoje nasledstvo.

15 Ova dva plemena i po primiše nasledstvo svoje s ovu stranu Jordana prema Jerihonu s istočne strane.

16 Opet reče Gospod Mojsiju govoreći:

17 Ovo su imena ljudi koji će vam razdeliti u nasledstvo zemlju: Eleazar sveštenik i Isus sin Navin.

18 I po jednog kneza iz svakog plemena uzmite da deli zemlju.

19 A ovo su imena tih ljudi: od plemena Judinog Halev sin Jefonijin,

20 Od plemena sinova Simeunovih Samuilo sin Emijudov,

21 Od plemena Venijaminovog Eldad sin Haslonov,

22 Od plemena sinova Danovih knez Vokor sin Jeklinov,

23 Od sinova Josifovih: od plemena sinova Manasijinih knez Anilo sin Sufidov,

24 Od plemena sinova Jefremovih, knez Kamuilo sin Saftanov,

25 Od plemena sinova Zavulonovih knez Elisafan sin Harnahov,

26 Od plemena sinova Isaharovih knez Faltilo sin Ozainov,

27 Od plemena sinova Asirovih knez Ahior sin Selemijin,

28 I od plemena Neftalimovog knez Fadailo sin Amijudov.

29 Ovima zapovedi Gospod da razdele nasledstvo sinovima Izrailjevim u zemlji hananskoj.

   

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Two

  

The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see if we consider the conflicts we tend to have between our "hearts" and our "heads" -- between what we want and what we know. Our "hearts" tell us that we want pie with ice cream for dinner; our "heads" tell us we should have grilled chicken and salad. If we can bring those two together and actually want what's good for us, we'll be pretty happy. We're built that way -- with our emotions balanced against our intellect -- because the Lord is built that way. His essence is love itself, or Divine Love, the source of all caring, emotion and energy. It is expressed as Divine Wisdom, which gives form to that love and puts it to work, and is the source of all knowledge and reasoning. In His case the two aspects are always in conjunction, always in harmony. It's easy also to see how that duality is reflected throughout creation: plants and animals, food and drink, silver and gold. Most importantly, it's reflected in the two genders, with women representing love and men representing wisdom. That's the underlying reason why conjunction in marriage is such a holy thing. So when "two" is used in the Bible to indicate some sort of pairing or unity, it means a joining together. In rare cases, however, "two" is used more purely as a number. In these cases it stands for a profane or unholy state that comes before a holy one. This is because "three" represents a state of holiness and completion (Jesus, for instance, rose from the tomb on the third day), and "two" represents the state just before it.