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1 και-C μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN οσος-A1--NPN ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF κιβωτος-N2--DSF και-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM πνευμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κοπαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN

2 και-C επικαλυπτω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF πηγη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSF αβυσσος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--NPM καταρρακτης-N1M-NPM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C συνεχω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM υετος-N2--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM

3 και-C ενδιδωμι-V8I-IAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN πορευομαι-V1--PMPNSN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ενδιδωμι-V8I-IAI3S και-C ελαττονεω-V2I-IMI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN μετα-P πεντηκοντα-M και-C εκατον-M ημερα-N1A-APF

4 και-C καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF κιβωτος-N2--NSF εν-P μην-N3--DSM ο- A--DSM εβδομος-A1--DSM εβδομος-A1--DSF και-C εικας-N3D-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--APN *αραρατ-N---GS

5 ο- A--NSN δε-X υδωρ-N3--NSN πορευομαι-V1--PMPASN ελαττονεω-V2I-IMI3S εως-P ο- A--GSM δεκατος-A1--GSM μην-N3--GSM εν-P δε-X ο- A--DSM ενδεκατος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM ο- A--DSF πρωτος-A1--DSFS ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM οραω-VVI-API3P ο- A--NPF κεφαλη-N1--NPF ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN

6 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM ο- A--ASF θυρις-N3D-ASF ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S

7 και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM κοραξ-N3K-ASM ο- A--GSN οραω-VB--AAN ει-C κοπαζω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ου-D υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S εως-P ο- A--GSN ξηραινω-VC--APN ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

8 και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF περιστερα-N1A-ASF οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM οραω-VB--AAN ει-C κοπαζω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

9 και-C ου-D ευρισκω-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF περιστερα-N1A-NSF αναπαυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM αυτος- D--GSF υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF οτι-C υδωρ-N3--NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S επι-P πας-A3--DSN προσωπον-N2N-DSN πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C εκτεινω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF προς-P εαυτου- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF

10 και-C επιεχω-VB--AAPNSM ετι-D ημερα-N1A-APF επτα-M ετερος-A1A-APF παλιν-D εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF περιστερα-N1A-ASF εκ-P ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF

11 και-C αναστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSF περιστερα-N1A-NSF ο- A--ASN προς-P εσπερα-N1A-ASF και-C εχω-V1I-IAI3S φυλλον-N2N-ASN ελαια-N1A-GSF καρφος-N3E-ASN εν-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM οτι-C κοπαζω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

12 και-C επιεχω-VB--AAPNSM ετι-D ημερα-N1A-APF επτα-M ετερος-A1A-APF παλιν-D εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF περιστερα-N1A-ASF και-C ου-D προςτιθημι-VEI-AMI3S ο- A--GSN επιστρεφω-VA--AAN προς-P αυτος- D--ASM ετι-D

13 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM εις-A3--DSM και-C εξακοσιοστος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSF ζωη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πρωτος-A1--GSMS μην-N3--GSM εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C αποκαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM ο- A--ASF στεγη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S οτι-C εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

14 εν-P δε-X ο- A--DSM μην-N3--DSM ο- A--DSM δευτερος-A1A-DSM εβδομος-A1--DSF και-C εικας-N3D-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *νωε-N---DSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

16 εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S εκ-P ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF συ- P--NS και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--GS

17 και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN οσος-A1--NPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C πας-A1S-NSF σαρξ-N3K-NSF απο-P πετεινον-N2N-GPN εως-P κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A3--ASN ερπετον-N2N-ASN κινεω-V2--PMPASN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εκαγω-VB--AAD2S μετα-P σεαυτου- D--GSM και-C αυξανω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληθυνω-V1--PMD2P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

19 και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN και-C πας-A3--NSN πετεινον-N2N-NSN και-C πας-A3--NSN ερπετον-N2N-NSN κινεω-V2--PMPNSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GPM εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF

20 και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN καθαρος-A1A-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN καθαρος-A1A-GPN και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S ολοκαρπωσις-N3I-APF επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

21 και-C οσφραινομαι-VCI-API3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM διανοεομαι-VC--APPNSM ου-D προςτιθημι-VF--FAI1S ετι-D ο- A--GSN κατααραομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF δια-P ο- A--APN εργον-N2N-APN ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM οτι-C ενκειμαι-V5--PMI3S ο- A--NSF διανοια-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM επιμελως-D επι-P ο- A--APN πονηρος-A1A-APN εκ-P νεοτης-N3T-GSF ου-D προςτιθημι-VF--FAI1S ουν-X ετι-D πατασσω-VA--AAN πας-A1S-ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ζαω-V3--PAPASF καθως-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S

22 πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF σπερμα-N3M-NSN και-C θερισμος-N2--NSM ψυχος-N3E-NSN και-C καυμα-N3M-NSN θερος-N3E-NSN και-C εαρ-N3--NSN ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C νυξ-N3--ASF ου-D καταπαυω-VF--FAI3P

   

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Arcana Coelestia #922

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922. And took of every clean beast and of every clean fowl. That this signifies the goods of charity and the truths of faith, has been shown above; that “beast” signifies the goods of charity n. 45-46vvv3, 142-143, 246); and that “fowl” signifies the truths of faith n. 40, 776). Burnt-offerings were made of oxen, of lambs and goats, and of turtledoves and young pigeons (Leviticus 1:3-17; Numbers 15:2-15; 28:1-31). These were clean beasts, and each one of them signified some special heavenly thing. And because they signified these things in the Ancient Church and represented them in the churches that followed, it is evident that burnt-offerings and sacrifices were nothing else than representatives of internal worship; and that when they were separated from internal worship they became idolatrous. This anyone of sound reason may see. For what is an altar but something of stone, and what is burnt-offering and sacrifice but the slaying of a beast? If there be Divine worship, it must represent something heavenly which they know and acknowledge, and from which they worship Him whom they represent.

[2] That these were representatives of the Lord no one can be ignorant, unless he is unwilling to understand anything about the Lord. It is by internal things, namely, charity and the faith therefrom, that He who is represented is to be seen and acknowledged and believed, as is clearly evident in the Prophets, for example, in Jeremiah:

Thus saith Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, Add your burnt-offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat ye flesh for I spake not unto your fathers, and I commanded them not in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices; but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto My voice, and I will be your God (Jeremiah 7:21-23).

To “hearken to” or obey, “the voice” is to obey the law, which all relates to the one command: to love God above all things, and the neighbor as one’s self; for in this is the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 22:35-40; 7:12).

In David:

O Jehovah, sacrifice and offering Thou hast not desired, burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required; I have desired to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is within my heart (Psalms 40:7, 9).

[3] In Samuel, who said to Saul,

Hath Jehovah as great pleasure in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22).

What is meant by “hearkening to the voice” may be seen in Micah:

Shall I come before Jehovah with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old? will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovih require of thee, but to do judgment, and to love mercy; and to humble thyself in walking with thy God? (Micah 6:6-8).

This is what is signified by “burnt-offerings and sacrifices of clean beasts and birds.”

So in Amos:

Though you offer Me your burnt-offerings and gifts I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offering of your fat ones; let judgment flow like waters, and righteousness like a mighty river (Amos 5:22, 24).

“Judgment” is truth, and “righteousness” is good, both from charity, and these are the “burnt-offerings and sacrifices” of the internal man.

In Hosea:

For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings (Hosea 6:6).

From these passages it is evident what sacrifices and burnt-offerings are where there is no charity and faith; and it is also evident that clean beasts and clean birds represented, because they signified, the goods of charity and of faith.

  
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