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Exodus 29

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1 και-C ουτος- D--NPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --APN ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM αγιαζω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM ωστε-C ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS αυτος- D--APM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S μοσχαριον-N2N-ASN εκ-P βους-N3--GPM εις-A3--ASN και-C κριος-N2--APM δυο-M αμωμος-A1B-APM

2 και-C αρτος-N2--APM αζυμος-A1B-APM φυραω-VM--XMPAPM εν-P ελαιον-N2N-DSN και-C λαγανον-N2N-APN αζυμος-A1B-APN χριω-VT--XMPAPN εν-P ελαιον-N2N-DSN σεμιδαλις-N3I-ASF εκ-P πυρος-N2--GPM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APN

3 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APN επι-P κανουν-N2N-ASN εις-A3--ASN και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APN επι-P ο- A--DSN κανουν-N2N-DSN και-C ο- A--ASN μοσχαριον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M κριος-N2--APM

4 και-C *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM προςαγω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C λουω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM εν-P υδωρ-N3T-DSN

5 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ενδυω-VF--FAI2S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASM χιτων-N3W-ASM ο- A--ASM ποδηρης-A3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN και-C συναπτω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN προς-P ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF

6 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN πεταλον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιασμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF

7 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN χρισμα-N3M-GSN και-C επιχεω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C χριω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASM

8 και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM προςαγω-VF--FAI2S και-C ενδυω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM χιτων-N3W-APM

9 και-C ζωννυμι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--DPF ζωνη-N1--DPF και-C περιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--APF κιδαρις-N3I-APF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM ιερατεια-N1A-NSF εγω- P--DS εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM και-C τελειοω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

10 και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

11 και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

12 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--GPN κερας-N3T-GPN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS ο- A--ASN δε-X λοιπος-A1--ASN πας-A3--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-VF2-FAI2S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN

13 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιλια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

14 ο- A--APN δε-X κρεας-N3--APN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN δερμα-N3M-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF κοπρος-N2--ASF κατακαιω-VF--FAI2S πυρ-N3--DSN εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S

15 και-C ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

16 και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN προςχεω-VF2-FAI2S προς-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

17 και-C ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM διχοτομεω-VF--FAI2S κατα-P μελος-N3E-APN και-C πλυνω-VF2-FAI2S ο- A--APN ενδοσθιον-N2--APN και-C ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM υδωρ-N3T-DSN και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--APN διχοτομημα-N3M-APN συν-P ο- A--DSF κεφαλη-N1--DSF

18 και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI2S ολος-A1--ASM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--DSM εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF θυσιασμα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--DSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S

19 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

20 και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ους-N3T-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM ο- A--GSN δεξιος-A1A-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF δεξιος-A1A-GSF και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSM πους-N3D-GSM ο- A--GSM δεξιος-A1A-GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APM λοβος-N2--APM ο- A--GPN ους-N3T-GPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GPN δεξιος-A1A-GPN και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPF δεξιος-A1A-GPF και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM δεξιος-A1A-GPM

21 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN απο-P ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF και-C ραινω-VF2-FAI2S επι-P *ααρων-N---ASM και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF στολη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C αγιαζω-VS--FPI3S αυτος- D--NSM και-C ο- A--NSF στολη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPF στολη-N1--NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN δε-X αιμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM προςχεω-VF2-FAI2S προς-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

22 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S απο-P ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3--ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3--ASN ο- A--ASN κατακαλυπτω-V1--PAPASN ο- A--ASF κοιλια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3--ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--ASM δεξιος-A1A-ASM ειμι-V9--PAI3S γαρ-X τελειωσις-N3I-NSF ουτος- D--NSF

23 και-C αρτος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM εκ-P ελαιον-N2N-GSN και-C λαγανον-N2N-ASN εις-A3--ASN απο-P ο- A--GSN κανουν-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPM αζυμος-A1B-GPM ο- A--GPM προτιθημι-VT--XMPGPM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

24 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APN πας-A3--APN επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποοριζω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--APM αφορισμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

25 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S αυτος- D--APN εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF ολοκαυτωσις-N3I-GSF εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM καρπωμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S κυριος-N2--DSM

26 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASN στηθυνιον-N2--ASN απο-P ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C αποοριζω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN αφορισμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS εν-P μερις-N3D-DSF

27 και-C αγιαζω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN στηθυνιον-N2--ASN αφορισμα-N3M-ASN και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--GSN αφαιρεμα-N3M-GSN ος- --NSM αποοριζω-VT--XMI3S και-C ος- --NSM αποαιρεω-VM--XMI3S απο-P ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF απο-P ο- A--GSM *ααρων-N---GSM και-C απο-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

28 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN παρα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S γαρ-X αφαιρεμα-N3M-NSN ουτος- D--NSN και-C αφαιρεμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S παρα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM απο-P ο- A--GPN θυμα-N3M-GPN ο- A--GPM σωτηριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αφαιρεμα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--DSM

29 και-C ο- A--NSF στολη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *ααρων-N---DSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--ASM χριω-VC--APN αυτος- D--APM εν-P αυτος- D--DPM και-C τελειοω-VA--AAN ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM

30 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ενδυω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM αντι-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM ος- --NSM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN λειτουργεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DPN αγιος-A1A-DPN

31 και-C ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S και-C εψω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM αγιος-A1A-DSM

32 και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI3P *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DSN κανουν-N2N-DSN παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

33 εσθιω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--APN εν-P ος- --DPN αγιαζω-VSI-API3P εν-P αυτος- D--DPN τελειοω-VA--AAN ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM αγιαζω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM και-C αλλογενης-A3H-NSM ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S γαρ-X αγιος-A1A-NPN

34 εαν-C δε-X καταλειπω-VV--APS3S απο-P ο- A--GPN κρεας-N3--GPN ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF και-C ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM εως-P πρωι-D κατακαιω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APN λοιπος-A1--APN πυρ-N3--DSN ου-D βιβρωσκω-VC--FPI3S αγιασμα-N3M-NSN γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S

35 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S *ααρων-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM ουτως-D κατα-P πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI1S συ- P--DS επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF τελειοω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF

36 και-C ο- A--ASN μοσχαριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSM καθαρισμος-N2--GSM και-C καθαριζω-VF2-FAI2S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN εν-P ο- A--DSN αγιαζω-V1--PAN συ- P--AS επι-P αυτος- D--DSN και-C χριω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN ωστε-C αγιαζω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASN

37 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF καθαριζω-VF2-FAI2S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C αγιαζω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM απτομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN αγιαζω-VS--FPI3S

38 και-C ουτος- D--NPN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --APN ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN αμνος-N2--APM ενιαυσιος-A1A-APM αμωμος-A1B-APM δυο-M ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ενδελεχως-D καρπωμα-N3M-ASN ενδελεχισμος-N2--GSM

39 ο- A--ASM αμνος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM εις-A3--ASM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN πρωι-D και-C ο- A--ASM αμνος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN δειλινος-A1--ASN

40 και-C δεκατος-A1--ASN σεμιδαλις-N3I-GSF φυραω-VM--XPPGSF εν-P ελαιον-N2N-DSN κοπτω-VP--XMPDSN ο- A--DSN τεταρτος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN και-C σπονδη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASN τεταρτος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN οινος-N2--GSM ο- A--DSM αμνος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM εις-A3--DSM

41 και-C ο- A--ASM αμνος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN δειλινος-A1--ASN κατα-P ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF πρωινος-A1--ASF και-C κατα-P ο- A--ASF σπονδη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF καρπωμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--DSM

42 θυσια-N1A-ASF ενδελεχισμος-N2--GSM εις-P γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP επι-P θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM εν-P ος- --DPM γιγνωσκω-VS--FPI1S συ- P--DS εκειθεν-D ωστε-C λαλεω-VA--AAN συ- P--DS

43 και-C τασσω-VF--FMI1S εκει-D ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αγιαζω-VS--FPI1S εν-P δοξα-N1S-DSF εγω- P--GS

44 και-C αγιαζω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM αγιαζω-VF--FAI1S ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS

45 και-C επικαλεω-VC--FPI1S εν-P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--GPM θεος-N2--NSM

46 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM αυτος- D--APM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF επικαλεω-VC--APN αυτος- D--DPM και-C θεος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--PAN αυτος- D--GPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2178

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2178. Verse 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a young bull, 1 tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he hastened to make it ready.

'Abraham ran to the herd' means natural good. 'And took a young bull, tender and good' means a conformable celestial-natural which the rational took to itself in order that it might join itself to perception from the Divine. 'And gave it to the servant, and he hastened to make it ready' means the joining together of this good with rational good, 'servant' here being the natural man.

Fotnoter:

1. literally, a son of an ox

  
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Arcana Coelestia #925

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925. 'Jehovah smelled an odour of rest' means that worship stemming from these was pleasing to the Lord, that is to say, worship stemming from charity and from faith deriving from charity, meant by 'a burnt offering', as stated in the previous verse. In various places in the Word it is said that 'Jehovah smelled an odour of rest', especially that from burnt offerings, and wherever this occurs that which is pleasing or acceptable is meant. For references to His smelling an odour of rest from burnt offerings, see Exodus 29:18, 25, 41; Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17; 23:12-13, 18; Numbers 28:6, 8, 13; 29:2, 6, 8, 13, 36; also from other sacrifices, Leviticus 2:2, 9; 6:15, 21; 8:21, 28; Numbers 15:3, 7, 13. They are also called 'that which has been made by fire as an odour of rest to Jehovah' which means that it stems from love and charity. In the Word when 'fire' or 'made by fire' is used in reference to the Lord and to worship of Him, it means love. And the same applies to 'bread', which also is why representative worship by means of burnt offerings and sacrifices is called 'bread offered by fire to Jehovah as an odour of rest', Leviticus 3:11, 16.

[2] The reason why 'an odour' means that which is pleasing and acceptable, and so why in the Jewish Church an odour was also representative of that which is pleasing and is ascribed to Jehovah or the Lord, is that good stemming from charity, and the truth of faith deriving from charity, correspond to sweet and pleasant odours. What the correspondence itself is and the character of it becomes clear from the spheres in heaven which surround spirits and angels. The spheres there are spheres of love and faith, and are clearly perceived. These spheres are such that when a good spirit or angel, that is, a community of good spirits or angels, approaches, the nature of the spirit or angel - that is, of the community - as regards love and faith is, as often as the Lord pleases, instantly perceived. It is perceived even when they are a long way off, more so still when they are closer at hand. This is unbelievable but nevertheless perfectly true. Such is the communication in the next life, and such the perception. Consequently, when the Lord pleases there is no necessity to make extensive enquiries to discover the character of a soul or spirit, for it is recognizable the moment he approaches. It is to these spheres that spheres belonging to odours in the world correspond. That they do correspond in this way becomes clear from the fact that when the Lord pleases the spheres of love and faith are readily converted in the world of spirits into spheres of sweet and pleasant odours, which are clearly perceived.

[3] From these considerations it is now clear from where and why 'an odour of rest' means that which is pleasing, why in the Jewish Church an odour became a representative, and why 'an odour of rest' is here ascribed to Jehovah or the Lord. 'An odour of rest' is descriptive of peace, that is, of the pleasantness of peace. Peace in one embrace takes in every single feature of the Lord's kingdom; for the state of the Lord's kingdom is a state of peace. It is within the state of peace that all the happy states occur which flow from love and faith in the Lord. All that has now been stated shows not only what representatives were essentially, but also why the Jewish Church had an altar for burning incense in front of the veil and the Mercy-seat, why offerings of frankincense accompanied sacrifices, and also why so many fragrant substances were used in incense, in frankincense, and in the anointing oil too. It shows therefore what 'an odour of rest', 'incense', and 'fragrances' mean in the Word, namely celestial things of love, and spiritual things of faith deriving from these, in general everything pleasing that derives from love and faith.

[4] As in Ezekiel,

On My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel, there all the house of Israel, all of it in the land, will serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions, and the first fruits comprising your gifts in all your holy acts. Through the odour of rest I will accept you. Ezekiel 20:40-41.

Here 'an odour of rest' has reference to burnt offerings and gifts, that is, to worship stemming from charity and attendant faith, which worship is meant by burnt offerings and gifts, and is consequently acceptable, which is meant by 'the odour'. In Amos,

I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell your solemn assemblies 1 [as a pleasant odour], for though you offer Me your burnt offerings and gifts, they will not be accepted. Amos 5:21-22.

This clearly means that which is pleasing or acceptable. The passage which describes Isaac's blessing Jacob instead of Esau reads,

Jacob went near and Isaac kissed him. He smelled the odour of his clothes, and he blessed him and said, See, the odour of my son, like the odour of a field that Jehovah has blessed. Genesis 27:26-27.

'The odour of his clothes' means natural good and truth whose pleasantness stems from their harmony with celestial and spiritual good and truth. Their pleasantness is described by 'the odour of the field'.

Fotnoter:

1. literally, cessations i.e. cessations from work

  
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