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If the death of a son or of a daughter has been caused, the punishment is to be in agreement with this rule.
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If the death of a son or of a daughter has been caused, the punishment is to be in agreement with this rule.
9083. 'And the ox shall be stoned' means the punishment for destroying truth and good in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'being stoned' as the punishment for the destruction of the truth and good of faith, dealt with in 5156, 7456, 8575, 8799. The reason for its being in the natural is that the ox was to be stoned, and by 'the ox' is meant an affection for evil in the natural that has caused the destruction.
8575. 'Yet a little, and they stone me' means that they are not far from doing violence to the truth from God. This is clear from the meaning of 'yet a little' as not far from; and from the meaning of 'stoning' as punishing for the violation of truth that relates to worship, dealt with in 7456, though here it is used in the contrary sense and so means doing violence to the truth from God, which 'Moses' represents. The fact that 'Moses' represents the truth from God has been shown rather often.