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Ezekiel 1

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN τριακοστος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM τεταρτος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM πεμπτος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM και-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9I-IAI1S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF επι-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS και-C αναοιγω-VQI-API3P ο- A--NPM ουρανος-N2--NPM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S ορασις-N3I-APF θεος-N2--GSM

2 πεμπτος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN ετος-N3E-NSN ο- A--NSN πεμπτος-A1--NSN ο- A--GSF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *ιωακιμ-N---GSM

3 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *ιεζεκιηλ-N---ASM υιος-N2--ASM *βουζι-N---GSM ο- A--ASM ιερευς-N3V-ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM επι-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S επι-P εγω- P--AS χειρ-N3--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM

4 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I πνευμα-N3M-NSN εκαιρω-V1--PAPNSN αρχω-V1I-IMI3S απο-P βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C νεφελη-N1--NSF μεγας-A1--NSF εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C φεγγος-N3E-NSN κυκλος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πυρ-N3--NSN εκαστραπτω-V1--PAPNSN και-C εν-P ο- A--DSM μεσος-A1--DSN αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF ηλεκτρον-N2N-GSN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSN πυρ-N3--GSN και-C φεγγος-N3E-ASN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM

5 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN μεσος-A1--DSN ως-C ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN τεσσαρες-A3--GPN ζωον-N2N-GPN και-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPN ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM επι-P αυτος- D--DPN

6 και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPN προσωπον-N2N-NPN ο- A--DSN εις-A3--DSN και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPF πτερυξ-N3G-NPF ο- A--DSN εις-A3--DSN

7 και-C ο- A--NPN σκελος-N3E-NPN αυτος- D--GPN ορθος-A1--NPN και-C πτερωτος-A1--NPM ο- A--NPM πους-N3D-NPM αυτος- D--GPN και-C σπινθηρ-N3--NPM ως-C εκαστραπτω-V1--PAPNSM χαλκος-N2--NSM και-C ελαφρος-A1A-NPF ο- A--NPF πτερυξ-N3G-NPF αυτος- D--GPN

8 και-C χειρ-N3--NSF ανθρωπος-N2--GSM υποκατωθεν-D ο- A--GPF πτερυξ-N3G-GPF αυτος- D--GPN επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPN και-C ο- A--NPN προσωπον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPN ο- A--GPN τεσσαρες-A3--GPN

9 ου-D επιστρεφω-V1I-IMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN βαδιζω-V1--PAN αυτος- D--APN εκαστος-A1--NSN κατεναντι-D ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P

10 και-C ομοιωσις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GPN προσωπον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GPN προσωπον-N2N-NSN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C προσωπον-N2N-NSN λεων-N3--GSM εκ-P δεξιος-A1A-GPN ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN και-C προσωπον-N2N-NSN μοσχος-N2--GSM εκ-P αριστερος-A1A-GPN ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN και-C προσωπον-N2N-NSN αετος-N2--GSM ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN

11 και-C ο- A--NPF πτερυξ-N3G-NPF αυτος- D--GPN εκτεινω-VM--XMPNPF ανωθεν-D ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN εκατερος-A1A-DSN δυο-M συνζευγνυμι-VM--XPPNPF προς-P αλληλω- D--APF και-C δυο-M επικαλυπτω-V1I-IAI3P επανω-D ο- A--GSN σωμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GPN

12 και-C εκατερος-A1A-NSN κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S ος- --GSN αν-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSN πνευμα-N3M-NSN πορευομαι-V1--PMPNSN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P και-C ου-D επιστρεφω-V1I-IAI3P

13 και-C εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GPN ζωον-N2N-GPN ορασις-N3I-NSF ως-C ανθραξ-N3K-GPM πυρ-N3--GSN καιω-V1--PMPGPM ως-C οψις-N3I-NSF λαμπας-N3D-GPF συνστρεφω-V1--PPPGPF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPN ζωον-N2N-GPN και-C φεγγος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSN πυρ-N3--GSN και-C εκ-P ο- A--GSN πυρ-N3--GSN εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S αστραπη-N1--NSF

15 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I τροχος-N2--NSM εις-A3--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εχω-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GPN ζωον-N2N-GPN ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN

16 και-C ο- A--NSN ειδος-N3E-NSN ο- A--GPM τροχος-N2--GPM ως-C ειδος-N3E-NSN θαρσις-N---GS και-C ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN εις-A3--NSN ο- A--DPN τεσσαρες-A3--DPN και-C ο- A--NSN εργον-N2N-NSN αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--IAI3S καθως-D αν-X ειμι-V9--PAO3S τροχος-N2--NSM εν-P τροχος-N2--DSM

17 επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPM πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P ου-D επιστρεφω-V1I-IAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN πορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APN

18 ουδε-C ο- A--NPM νωτος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C υψος-N3E-NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S αυτος- D--DPM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--NPM νωτος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM πληρης-A3H-NPM οφθαλμος-N2--GPM κυκλοθεν-D ο- A--DPM τεσσαρες-A3--DPM

19 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN πορευομαι-V1--PMN ο- A--APN ζωον-N2N-APN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--NPM τροχος-N2--NPM εχω-V1--PMPNPM αυτος- D--GPN και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN εκαιρω-V1--PAN ο- A--APN ζωον-N2N-APN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εκαιρω-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--NPM τροχος-N2--NPM

20 ος- --GSM αν-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSF νεφελη-N1--NSF εκει-D ο- A--NSN πνευμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSN πορευομαι-V1--PMN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--NPN ζωον-N2N-NPN και-C ο- A--NPM τροχος-N2--NPM και-C εκαιρω-V1I-IMI3P συν-P αυτος- D--DPM διοτι-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN ζωη-N1--GSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DPM τροχος-N2--DPM

21 εν-P ο- A--DSN πορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APN πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ιστημι-VXI-XAN αυτος- D--APN ιστημι-VXI-YAI3P και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN εκαιρω-V1--PAN αυτος- D--APN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εκαιρω-V1I-IMI3P συν-P αυτος- D--DPN οτι-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN ζωη-N1--GSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DPM τροχος-N2--DPM

22 και-C ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN υπερ-P κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--GPN ζωον-N2N-GPN ωσει-C στερεωμα-N3M-NSN ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF κρυσταλλος-N2--GSM εκτεινω-VM--XPPNSN επι-P ο- A--GPF πτερυξ-N3G-GPF αυτος- D--GPN επανωθεν-D

23 και-C υποκατω-P ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--NPF πτερυξ-N3G-NPF αυτος- D--GPN εκτεινω-VM--XMPNPF πτερυσσομαι-V1--PMPNPF ετερος-A1A-NSF ο- A--DSF ετερος-A1A-DSF εκαστος-A1--DSM δυο-M συνζευγνυμι-VM--XPPNPF επικαλυπτω-V1--PAPNPF ο- A--APN σωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPN

24 και-C ακουω-V1I-IAI1S ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPF πτερυξ-N3G-GPF αυτος- D--GPN εν-P ο- A--DSN πορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APN ως-C φωνη-N1--ASF υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ιστημι-VXI-XAN αυτος- D--APN καταπαυω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--NPF πτερυξ-N3G-NPF αυτος- D--GPN

25 και-C ιδου-I φωνη-N1--NSF υπερανωθεν-D ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM ειμι-V9--PAPGSM υπερ-P κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPN

26 ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF λιθος-N2--GSM σαπφειρος-N2--GSF ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN θρονος-N2--GSM επι-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--GSN ομοιωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM θρονος-N2--GSM ομοιωμα-N3M-NSN ως-C ειδος-N3E-NSN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ανωθεν-D

27 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S ως-C οψις-N3I-ASF ηλεκτρον-N2N-GSN απο-P ορασις-N3I-GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF και-C επανω-D και-C απο-P ορασις-N3I-GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF και-C εως-D κατω-D οραω-VBI-AAI1S ως-C ορασις-N3I-ASF πυρ-N3--GSN και-C ο- A--ASN φεγγος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM

28 ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF τοξον-N2N-GSN οταν-D ειμι-V9--PAS3S εν-P ο- A--DSF νεφελη-N1--DSF εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF υετος-N2--GSM ουτως-D ο- A--NSF στασις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSN φεγγος-N3E-GSN κυκλοθεν-D ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF ομοιωμα-N3M-GSN δοξα-N1S-GSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S και-C πιπτω-V1--PAI1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C ακουω-VAI-AAI1S φωνη-N1--ASF λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM

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Arcana Coelestia #10262

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10262. 'A hin' means how far things are joined together. This is clear from the meaning of 'a hin' - which was a liquid measure, at this point a measure of oil - as the extent to which things are joined together. 'Oil' means the Lord's celestial Divine Good, which is the essential power that binds all things together in heaven; consequently the measure of the oil means how far things are joined together, and the fullness of their being joined together. The reason why the Lord's celestial Divine Good is the essential power that binds all things together is that it is the essential being (ipsum esse) of the life that all things have. For that Divine Good imparts life to all things through the Divine Truth emanating from itself; and it imparts life in accordance with the specific character of whatever receives it. Angels are recipients; so too are people in the world. The truths and forms of good they have form their specific character, and this conditions the reception that takes place within them, and so conditions any joining together.

[2] Two measures which were used for sacred purposes are mentioned in the Word; one was for liquids, which was called the hin, the other was for dry substances, which was called the ephah. The hin served to measure oil and wine, and the ephah to measure flour and fine flour. The hin, used for oil and wine, was divided into four, whereas the ephah was divided into ten. The reason why the hin was divided into four was in order that it might mean that which binds things together; for 'four' means a joining together. But the reason why the ephah was divided into ten was in order that it might mean reception, the nature of which was indicated by the numbers; for 'ten' means much, all, and what is complete.

'Four' means a joining together, see 8877, 9601, 9674, 10136, 10137.

'Ten' means much, all, and what is complete, as 'a hundred' does, 1988, 3107, 4400, 4638, 8468, 8540, 9745, 10253.

[3] The fact that the hin was used for the oil and wine in the sacrifices, and was divided into four, whereas the ephah was used for the flour and fine flour, which were for the minchah in the sacrifices, and that it was divided into ten, becomes clear in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 5:11; 23:13; Numbers 15:3-10; 28:5, 7, 14. From these verses it is evident that 'a hin' means the extent to which things are joined together, and 'an ephah' the amount of reception. Furthermore the oil served to bind the fine flour together, and the fine flour to receive the oil; for a minchah consisted of oil and fine flour.

[4] In addition there were other measures that were used for ordinary purposes, both for dry substances and for liquids. The measures for dry substances were called the homer and the omer, and the measures for liquids the cor and the bath. A homer contained ten ephahs, and an ephah ten omers, whereas a cor contained ten baths, and a bath ten smaller parts; regarding all these, see Exodus 16:36; Ezekiel 45:11, 13, 24.

[5] But where the new temple is dealt with in Ezekiel a different division of the ephah and the bath occurs. There the ephah and the bath are divided not into ten but into six, and the hin corresponds to the ephah, as is evident in the same prophet, in Ezekiel 45:13-14, 24; 46:5, 7, 11, 14. The reason for this is that in those places the subject is not celestial good and its ability to bind things together, but spiritual good and its ability to do so; and the numbers 'twelve', 'six', and 'three' have their correspondence in the spiritual kingdom, because they mean all and, when used in reference to truths and forms of good, mean all aspects of truth and good in their entirety. The fact that these are meant by 'twelve', see 3272, 3858, 3913, 7973, also by 'six', 3960(end), 7973, 8148, 10217; and in like manner 'three', by which from beginning to end, thus what is complete, is meant, and - in respect of real things - all, 2788, 4495, 5159, 7715, 9825, 10127. The reason why these numbers imply similar things is that larger numbers are similar in meaning to the simple ones which when multiplied produce them, 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973.

[6] Since 'a hin' also means how far something is joined to spiritual truth, a third part of a hin of oil was taken for the minchah in the sacrifices of a ram, and a third part of wine for the drink offering, Numbers 15:6-7; for spiritual good is meant by 'a ram', 2830, 9991. From all this it is again plainly evident that numbers are used in the Word to mean real things. What other reason could there be for the numbers used so often in Moses, Ezekiel, and elsewhere to specify amounts and measures?

  
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