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1 利亚给雅各所生的女儿底拿出去,要见那的女子们。

2 的主─希未人、哈抹的儿子示剑见他,就拉住他,与他行淫,玷辱他。

3 示剑的系恋雅各的女儿底拿,喜这女子,甜言蜜语地安慰他。

4 示剑对他父亲哈抹:求你为我聘这女子为妻。

5 雅各见示剑玷污了他的女儿底拿。那时他的儿子们正和群畜在田野,雅各就闭口不言,等他们回

6 示剑的父亲哈抹出来见雅各,要和他商议。

7 雅各的儿子们见这事,就从田野回,人人忿恨,十分恼怒;因示剑在以色列家作了丑事,与雅各的女儿行淫,这本是不该做的事。

8 哈抹和他们商议:我儿子示剑的心恋慕这女子,求你们将他我的儿子为妻。

9 你们与我们彼此结亲;你们可以把女儿我们,也可以娶我们女儿

10 你们与我们罢!这都在你们面前,只管在此居住,做买卖,置产业。

11 示剑对女儿的父亲弟兄们:但愿我在你们眼前蒙恩,你们向我要甚麽,我必你们。

12 任凭向我要多重的聘金和礼物,我必照你们所你们;只要把女子我为妻。

13 雅各的儿子们因为示剑玷污了他们的妹子底拿,就用诡诈的话回答示剑和他父亲哈抹,

14 对他们我们不能把我们的妹子没有受割礼的人为妻,因为那是我们的羞辱。

15 惟有一件才可以应允:若你们所有的男丁都受割礼,和我们一样,

16 我们就把女儿你们,也娶你们的女儿我们便与你们同,两下成为样的人民。

17 倘若你们不我们割礼我们就带着妹子走了。

18 哈抹和他的儿子示剑喜欢这

19 那少年人做这事并不迟延,因为他喜爱雅各的女儿;他在他父亲家中也是人最尊重的。

20 哈抹和他儿子示剑到本城的门口,对本城的人

21 这些人与我们和睦,不如许他们在这居住,做买卖;这也宽阔,足可容下他们。我们可以娶他们的女儿为妻,也可以把我们女儿他们。

22 惟有件事我们必须做,他们才肯应允和我们,成为样的人民:就是我们中间所有的男丁都要受割礼,和他们样。

23 他们的群畜、货财,和一切的牲口岂不都归我们麽?只要依从他们,他们就与我们

24 凡从城出入的人就都从哈抹和他儿子示剑的话;於是凡从城出入的男丁都受了割礼

25 第三,众正在疼痛的时候,雅各的两个儿子,就是底拿的哥哥西缅和利未,各拿刀,趁着众想不到的时候到城中,把一切杀了,

26 又用刀杀了哈抹和他儿子示剑,把底拿从示剑家里带出来就走了。

27 雅各的儿子们因为他们的妹子受了玷污,就被杀的人那里,掳掠那城,

28 夺了他们的羊群牛群,和,并城里田间所有的;

29 又把他们一切货财、孩子、妇女,并各房中所有的,都掳掠去了。

30 雅各西缅和利未:你们连累我,使我在这居民中,就是在迦南人和比利洗人中,有了名。我的人丁既然稀少,他们必聚集来击杀我,我和全家的人都必灭绝。

31 他们:他岂可待我们的妹子如同妓女麽?

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4453

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4453. And range through it trading, and get you possession therein. That this signifies doctrinal tenets from what is general that would agree together, is evident from the signification of “trading,” as being to acquire knowledges for one’s self, and also to communicate them (see n. 2967), hence “to range through the land trading” denotes to enter into the knowledges of good and truth signified by Shechem the son of Hamor and his city; and from the signification of “getting possession therein,” as being to make one, thus to agree together, for they who possess a land together, make one and agree. That “to trade” denotes to acquire knowledges, and also to communicate them, is because in heaven, where the Word is perceived according to its internal sense, there is no trading, for in heaven there is no gold, silver, or anything else such as are traded with in this world; and therefore when we read in the Word of “trading,” this is understood in a spiritual sense, and there is perceived something that corresponds to trading, which-to speak generally-is the acquisition and communication of knowledges, and specifically, is that [which is indicated by the object] named. Thus, if “gold” is named, the good of love and wisdom is understood (n. 113, 1551, 1552); if “silver,” the truth which is of intelligence and faith (n. 1551, 2048, 2954); if “sheep,” “rams,” “kids,” or “lambs,” in which they traded in ancient times, such things are understood as these animals signify, and so on.

[2] As in Ezekiel:

Say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entrances of the sea, the trader of the peoples unto many isles, Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; in silver, in iron, in tin and lead they furnished thy fairs. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, these were thy traders in the soul of man, and in vessels of brass they furnished thy commerce. The sons of Dedan were thy traders, many isles were the merchandise of thine hand. Syria was thy merchant in the multitude of thy works. Judah and the land of Israel, these were thy traders in wheat, minnith, and pannag, and in honey and oil and balm they furnished thy commerce. Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of thy works, by reason of the multitude of all riches, in wine of Heshbon and wool of Zachar. Dan and Javan furnished yarn in thy fairs. Dedan was thy trader in garments of freedom for the chariot. The Arabian and all the princes of Kedar, these were the merchants of thy hand, in lambs and rams and he-goats, in these were they thy merchants. The traders of Shebah and Raamah, these were thy traders in the chief of all spice and by every precious stone and gold they furnished thy tradings. Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur, Chilmad was thy trader. These were thy traders with perfections, with balls of blue, and broidered work; and with treasures of precious garments bound with cords and in cedar they were in thy merchandise; whence thou hast been filled and become honored exceedingly in the heart of the seas (Ezekiel 27:3, 12-13, 15-19, 21-25).

[3] From this and many other passages in the Word it appears that “tradings,” “commerce,” “merchandise,” and “wares,” are nothing else than things which relate to the knowledges of good and truth. For what has the prophetic Word to do with the tradings of Tyre unless things spiritual and celestial are signified by them? And because this is so, it must be very evident not only that by the wares are other things signified, but also that by the nation there named are signified those possessed of these other things; and that except from the internal sense it cannot be known what all these signify, as for instance what is signified by “Tarshish,” “Javan,” “Tubal,” “Meshech,” the “sons of Dedan,” “Syria,” “Judah,” “Israel,” “Dan,” “Javan,” “Dedan,” the “Arabian,” “Sheba,” “Raamah,” “Haran,” “Canneh,” “Eden,” “Assyria,” “Chilmad;” and also what is signified by their wares, such as “silver,” “iron,” “tin,” “lead,” “vessels of brass,” “wheat,” “minnith,” “pannag,” “honey,” “oil,” “balm,” “wine of Heshbon,” “wool of Zachar,” “yarn,” “garments of freedom for the chariot,” “lambs,” “rams,” “he-goats,” “spice,” “precious stone,” “gold,” “balls of blue,” “broidered work,” “cords bound,” and “cedar.” These and the like things signify the goods and truths of the church and the Lord’s kingdom, and also the knowledges of these goods and truths. It is for this reason that Tyre is here treated of, because by “Tyre” are signified knowledges (n. 1201). And because such wares, that is, goods and truths, are in the Lord’s church and kingdom, the land of Canaan (which signifies the Lord’s church and kingdom) bore from the most ancient time a name that is derived from “wares” or “merchandise,” for such is the meaning of the name “Canaan” in the original language. From all that has been said it is now evident what is signified by “ranging through the land trading.”

  
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