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Ezekiel 46

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1 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πύλη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF αὐλή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--NSF βλέπω-V1--PAPNSF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S κλείω-VT--XPPNSF ἕξ-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--APF ἐνεργός-A1B-APF ἐν-P δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN ἀναοἴγω-VQ--FPI3S καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF νεομηνία-N1A-GSF ἀναοἴγω-VQ--FPI3S

2 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἔξωθεν-D καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM ὁ- A--APN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C προςκυνέω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN πρόθυρον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF πύλη-N1--NSF οὐ-D μή-D κλείω-VC--APS3S ἕως-P ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF

3 καί-C προςκυνέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN σάββατον-N2N-DPN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF νεομηνία-N1A-DPF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM

4 καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN προςφέρω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN ἕξ-M ἀμνός-N2--APM ἄμωμος-A1B-APM καί-C κριός-N2--ASM ἄμωμος-A1B-ASM

5 καί-C μαναα-N---ASN πέμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM κριός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἀμνός-N2--DPM θυσία-N1A-ASF δόμα-N3M-ASN χείρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἔλαιον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ὁ- A--DSN πέμμα-N3M-DSN

6 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF νεομηνία-N1A-GSF μόσχος-N2--ASM ἄμωμος-A1B-ASM καί-C ἕξ-M ἀμνός-N2--APM καί-C κριός-N2--NSM ἄμωμος-A1B-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

7 καί-C πέμμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSM κριός-N2--DSM καί-C πέμμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSM μόσχος-N2--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S μαναα-N---NSN καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἀμνός-N2--DPM καθώς-D ἐάν-C ἐκποιέω-V2--PAS3S ὁ- A--NSF χείρ-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἔλαιον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ὁ- A--DSN πέμμα-N3M-DSN

8 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--ASM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPASM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

9 καί-C ὅταν-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF ὁ- A--NSM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM προςκυνέω-V2--PAN ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM οὐ-D ἀναστρέφω-VF--FAI3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF εἰςἔρχομαι-VX--XAI3S ἀλλά-C ἤ-C κατά-P εὐθύς-A3U-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

10 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

11 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πανήγυρις-N3I-DPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN πέμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM μόσχος-N2--DSM καί-C πέμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM κριός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἀμνός-N2--DPM καθώς-D ἄν-X ἐκποιέω-V2--PAS3S ὁ- A--NSF χείρ-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἔλαιον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ὁ- A--DSN πέμμα-N3M-DSN

12 ἐάν-C δέ-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM ὁμολογία-N1A-ASF ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VF--FAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF βλέπω-V1--PAPASF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὁ- A--GSN σωτήριον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ποιέω-V2--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPN σάββατον-N2N-GPN καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C κλείω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--APF θύρα-N1A-APF μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM

13 καί-C ἀμνός-N2--ASM ἐνιαύσιος-A1A-ASM ἄμωμος-A1B-ASM ποιέω-VF--FAI3S εἰς-P ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN κατά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM πρωΐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM

14 καί-C μαναα-N---ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D ἕκτος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN μέτρον-N2N-GSN καί-C ἔλαιον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--ASN τρίτος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἀναμίγνυμι-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF σεμίδαλις-N3I-ASF μαναα-N---GSN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN διά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM

15 ποιέω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--ASM ἀμνός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-ASN διά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM

16 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐάν-C δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM δόμα-N3M-ASN εἷς-A3--DSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κληρονομία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S κατάσχεσις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P κληρονομία-N1A-DSF

17 ἐάν-C δέ-X δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S δόμα-N3M-ASN εἷς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF ἄφεσις-N3I-GSF καί-C ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--DSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPDSM πλήν-D ὁ- A--GSF κληρονομία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM αὐτός- D--DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

18 καί-C οὐ-D μή-D λαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κληρονομία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM καταδυναστεύω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κατάσχεσις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM κατακληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὅπως-C μή-D διασκορπίζω-V1--PPS3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κατάσχεσις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

19 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF εἴσοδος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF κατά-P νῶτον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐξέδρα-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--GPM ἱερεύς-N3V-GPM ὁ- A--ASF βλέπω-V1--PAPASF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἰδού-I τόπος-N2--NSM ἐκεῖ-D χωρίζω-VT--XMPNSM

20 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM τόπος-N2--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --GSM ἕψω-VF--FAI3P ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἄγνοια-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF καί-C ἐκεῖ-D πέσσω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN ὁ- A--ASN παράπαν-D ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἐκφέρω-V1--PAN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξώτερος-A1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN ἁγιάζω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM

21 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξώτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C περιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τέσσαρες-A3--APN μέρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF καί-C ἰδού-I αὐλή-N1--NSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF αὐλή-N1--NSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF

22 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τέσσαρες-A3--APN κλίτος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF αὐλή-N1--NSF μικρός-A1A-NSF μῆκος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM τριάκοντα-M μέτρον-N2N-ASN εἷς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--DPF τέσσαρες-A3--DPF

23 καί-C ἐξέδρα-N1--NPF κύκλος-N2--DSM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DPF τέσσαρες-A3--DPF καί-C μαγειρεῖον-N2N-NPN γίγνομαι-VX--XAPNPN ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GPF ἐξέδρα-N1--GPF κύκλος-N2--DSM

24 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM οἶκος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPM μαγειρεῖον-N2N-GPN ὅς- --GSM ἕψω-VF--FAI3P ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--APN θῦμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #10253

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10253. 'Five hundred [shekels]' means what is complete. This is clear from the meaning of the number 'five hundred' as what is complete. The reason why 'five hundred' has this meaning is that this number is the product of five multiplied by ten tens, or fives times a hundred; and 'five' means much, as do 'ten' and 'a hundred', and therefore 'five hundred' means what is complete.

'Five' means much, see 5708, 5956, 9102, as likewise does 'ten', 3107, 4638, and also 'a hundred', 4400, 6582, 6594.

All numbers in the Word mean spiritual realities, see in the places referred to in 9488.

Compound numbers have a similar meaning to the simple ones that give rise to them through multiplication, 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973.

[2] The fact that numbers mean spiritual realities is perfectly clear in Ezekiel, where the house of God, together with everything there inside and outside, and also the new earth or land, are measured and are described by numbers pertaining to measure, in Chapters 40-48. By the new land there the Church should be understood, and by the house of God its holiness. The same is so in John, in the Book of Revelation, where also a new Jerusalem is described by the numbers where measurements are given, by which too a new Church should be understood. Unless the numbers had meant spiritual realities all those measurements would have been pointless.

[3] 'Five hundred' means the whole from one end to the other, thus what is complete. This is clear from those chapters in Ezekiel,

He measured outside the house (or the temple), to the east quarter five hundred rods round about, to the north quarter five hundred rods round about, to the south quarter five hundred rods, and to the west quarter 1 five hundred rods. Its wall round about, the length was five hundred rods, and the breadth five hundred rods, to distinguish between the holy and the profane. Ezekiel 42:15-20.

From these words it is evident that 'five hundred' means the whole in its entirety, or everything holy from one end to the other, thus what is complete; for it says that the wall, which - according to this account of its length and breadth - formed a square, served to distinguish the holy from the profane.

[4] 'Five hundred' also means much, while a tenth of that number or fifty means some. This is clear from the Lord's words addressed to Simon, in Luke,

Jesus said, There were two debtors who had a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii, but the other fifty. When they did not have [anything with which] to repay, he forgave them both. Which of the two loves him more? Simon answered, The one to whom he forgave more. Jesus said, So have the many sins of the woman been forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, [that person] loves little. Luke 7:41-end.

The reason why the Lord used those numbers was that they meant much and some; for He spoke from a Divine [perspective], thus used words carrying a spiritual meaning, in accord with correspondences. The same is so everywhere else, as when He spoke about the virgins, of whom - He said - there were ten, and that five were wise and five were foolish. He spoke of ten because that number means all, that is to say, all who belong to the Church, and of five because this number means some, see 4637, 4638.

Footnotes:

1. literally, the quarter of the sea

  
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