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νυκτὸς προφυλακή ἐστιν τῷ κυρίῳ ὥστε ἐξαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς αἰγύπτου ἐκείνη ἡ νὺξ αὕτη προφυλακὴ κυρίῳ ὥστε πᾶσι τοῖς υἱοῖς ισραηλ εἶναι εἰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν
Exodus 12:42
Arcana Coelestia #2575
2575. 'Behold, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother' means an infinite abundance of rational truth joined to [celestial] good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a thousand' as much and countless, here, as infinite, or an infinite abundance, since the expression has reference to the Lord, a meaning dealt with below; from the meaning of 'silver' as rational truth, dealt with in 1551, 2048; and from the meaning of 'a brother' as celestial good joined to rational truth, like a brother to a sister, 2524, 2557. From this it is evident that 'I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother' means an infinite abundance of rational truth joined to [celestial] good. The reason this abundance was granted to good, meant by 'a brother', but not to truth, is that truth derives from good, not good from truth. Regarding that infinite abundance, see 2572.
[2] That 'a thousand' in the Word means much and countless, and infinite when it has reference to the Lord, is evident from the following places: In Moses,
I, Jehovah your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generations of those who hate Me; and showing mercy to thousands of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Exodus 20:5-6; 34:7; Deuteronomy 5:9-10.
And in Jeremiah,
Jehovah shows mercy to thousands and He repays the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their sons after them. Jeremiah 32:18.
In these two places 'thousands' does not mean a definite number but that which is infinite, for the Lord's mercy, being Divine, is infinite. In David,
The chariots of God are myriad on myriad, thousands on thousands; 1 the Lord is within them, Sinai within holiness. Psalms 68:17.
Here 'myriads' and 'thousands' stand for things that are countless.
[3] In the same author,
A thousand will fall at your side, and a myriad at your right hand; it will not come near you. Psalms 91:7.
Here also 'a thousand' and 'a myriad' stand for things that are countless, and as it has reference to the Lord, who is meant by 'David' in the Psalms, those numbers stand for all who are His enemies. In the same author,
Our garners are full, yielding food and still more food; our flocks bring forth a thousand, and ten thousand in our streets. Psalms 144:13.
Here also 'a thousand', and 'ten thousand' or a myriad, stand for things that are countless. In the same author,
A thousand years in Your eyes are but as yesterday when it is past. Psalms 90:4.
'A thousand years' stands for that which is outside time, thus for eternity, which is infinity of time. In Isaiah,
One thousand at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five will you flee until you are left like a flagstaff on top of a mountain. Isaiah 30:17.
Here 'one thousand' or a chiliad stands for a large indefinite number, 'five' for few, 649. In Moses,
May Jehovah the God of your fathers add to you, as you are, a thousand times, and may He bless you. Deuteronomy 1:11.
Here 'a thousand times' stands for things that are countless, as in everyday speech in which also a thousand is an expression for many, as when one speaks of things being said thousands of times, or done in thousands of ways. Similarly in Joshua,
One man of you will chase a thousand, for Jehovah your God fights for you. Joshua 23:10.
[4] Being a definite calculable number, the word 'thousand' when used in prophetical parts, especially when these are linked together as historical descriptions, appears to mean a thousand. But in fact it means people who are many or countless - an unspecified number. For historical descriptions are of such a nature that they restrict people's ideas to the most immediate and proper meanings that the words possess, as they also do with the names that occur there, when in fact numbers in the Word, like names also, mean real things, as may become clear from what has been shown already concerning numbers in 482, 487, 575, 647, 648, 755, 813, 1963, 1988, 2075, 2252. This explains why some people suppose that the thousand years referred to in Revelation 20:1-7 means a thousand years or periods of time, for the reason, as has been stated, that prophecies are declared in that book through historical descriptions. But in fact 'a thousand years' there means nothing else than that which is large and indeterminate, and elsewhere infinity of time, or eternity.
Примітки:
1. literally, two myriads, thousands doubled.
Numbers 33
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καὶ οὗτοι σταθμοὶ τῶν υἱῶν ισραηλ ὡς ἐξῆλθον ἐκ γῆς αἰγύπτου σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν ἐν χειρὶ μωυσῆ καὶ ααρων
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καὶ ἔγραψεν μωυσῆς τὰς ἀπάρσεις αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς σταθμοὺς αὐτῶν διὰ ῥήματος κυρίου καὶ οὗτοι σταθμοὶ τῆς πορείας αὐτῶν
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ἀπῆραν ἐκ ραμεσση τῷ μηνὶ τῷ πρώτῳ τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ πρώτου τῇ ἐπαύριον τοῦ πασχα ἐξῆλθον οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ ἐν χειρὶ ὑψηλῇ ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν αἰγυπτίων
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καὶ οἱ αἰγύπτιοι ἔθαπτον ἐξ αὑτῶν τοὺς τεθνηκότας πάντας οὓς ἐπάταξεν κύριος πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐν γῇ αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ἐν τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν ἐποίησεν τὴν ἐκδίκησιν κύριος
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καὶ ἀπάραντες οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ ἐκ ραμεσση παρενέβαλον εἰς σοκχωθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ σοκχωθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς βουθαν ὅ ἐστιν μέρος τι τῆς ἐρήμου
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ βουθαν καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπὶ στόμα εϊρωθ ὅ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι βεελσεπφων καὶ παρενέβαλον ἀπέναντι μαγδώλου
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἀπέναντι εϊρωθ καὶ διέβησαν μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς τὴν ἔρημον καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὁδὸν τριῶν ἡμερῶν διὰ τῆς ἐρήμου αὐτοὶ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν πικρίαις
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ πικριῶν καὶ ἦλθον εἰς αιλιμ καὶ ἐν αιλιμ δώδεκα πηγαὶ ὑδάτων καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα στελέχη φοινίκων καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐκεῖ παρὰ τὸ ὕδωρ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ αιλιμ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπὶ θάλασσαν ἐρυθράν
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἐρυθρᾶς καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον σιν
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου σιν καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ραφακα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ραφακα καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν αιλους
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ αιλους καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν ραφιδιν καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὕδωρ τῷ λαῷ πιεῖν ἐκεῖ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ραφιδιν καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ σινα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου σινα καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν μνήμασιν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ μνημάτων ἐπιθυμίας καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν ασηρωθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ ασηρωθ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν ραθαμα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ραθαμα καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν ρεμμων φαρες
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ρεμμων φαρες καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν λεμωνα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ λεμωνα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς δεσσα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ δεσσα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς μακελλαθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ μακελλαθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς σαφαρ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ σαφαρ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς χαραδαθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ χαραδαθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς μακηλωθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ μακηλωθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς κατααθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ κατααθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ταραθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ταραθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ματεκκα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ ματεκκα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς σελμωνα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ σελμωνα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς μασσουρουθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ μασσουρουθ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς βαναια
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ βαναια καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς τὸ ὄρος γαδγαδ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους γαδγαδ καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ετεβαθα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ ετεβαθα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς εβρωνα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ εβρωνα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς γεσιωνγαβερ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ γεσιωνγαβερ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ σιν καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου σιν καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον φαραν αὕτη ἐστὶν καδης
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ καδης καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ωρ τὸ ὄρος πλησίον γῆς εδωμ
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καὶ ἀνέβη ααρων ὁ ἱερεὺς διὰ προστάγματος κυρίου καὶ ἀπέθανεν ἐκεῖ ἐν τῷ τεσσαρακοστῷ ἔτει τῆς ἐξόδου τῶν υἱῶν ισραηλ ἐκ γῆς αἰγύπτου τῷ μηνὶ τῷ πέμπτῳ μιᾷ τοῦ μηνός
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καὶ ααρων ἦν τριῶν καὶ εἴκοσι καὶ ἑκατὸν ἐτῶν ὅτε ἀπέθνῃσκεν ἐν ωρ τῷ ὄρει
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καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ χανανις βασιλεὺς αραδ καὶ οὗτος κατῴκει ἐν γῇ χανααν ὅτε εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ υἱοὶ ισραηλ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ ωρ τοῦ ὄρους καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς σελμωνα
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ σελμωνα καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς φινω
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ φινω καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς ωβωθ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐξ ωβωθ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν γαι ἐν τῷ πέραν ἐπὶ τῶν ὁρίων μωαβ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ γαι καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς δαιβων γαδ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ δαιβων γαδ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν γελμων δεβλαθαιμ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ γελμων δεβλαθαιμ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη τὰ αβαριμ ἀπέναντι ναβαυ
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καὶ ἀπῆραν ἀπὸ ὀρέων αβαριμ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπὶ δυσμῶν μωαβ ἐπὶ τοῦ ιορδάνου κατὰ ιεριχω
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καὶ παρενέβαλον παρὰ τὸν ιορδάνην ἀνὰ μέσον αισιμωθ ἕως βελσαττιμ κατὰ δυσμὰς μωαβ
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καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς μωυσῆν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν μωαβ παρὰ τὸν ιορδάνην κατὰ ιεριχω λέγων
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λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς ισραηλ καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς ὑμεῖς διαβαίνετε τὸν ιορδάνην εἰς γῆν χανααν
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καὶ ἀπολεῖτε πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν τῇ γῇ πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν καὶ ἐξαρεῖτε τὰς σκοπιὰς αὐτῶν καὶ πάντα τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χωνευτὰ αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖτε αὐτὰ καὶ πάσας τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν ἐξαρεῖτε
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καὶ ἀπολεῖτε πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν γῆν καὶ κατοικήσετε ἐν αὐτῇ ὑμῖν γὰρ δέδωκα τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν ἐν κλήρῳ
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καὶ κατακληρονομήσετε τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν ἐν κλήρῳ κατὰ φυλὰς ὑμῶν τοῖς πλείοσιν πληθυνεῖτε τὴν κατάσχεσιν αὐτῶν καὶ τοῖς ἐλάττοσιν ἐλαττώσετε τὴν κατάσχεσιν αὐτῶν εἰς ὃ ἐὰν ἐξέλθῃ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ αὐτοῦ ἔσται κατὰ φυλὰς πατριῶν ὑμῶν κληρονομήσετε
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ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀπολέσητε τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν καὶ ἔσται οὓς ἐὰν καταλίπητε ἐξ αὐτῶν σκόλοπες ἐν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ βολίδες ἐν ταῖς πλευραῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ἐχθρεύσουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐφ' ἣν ὑμεῖς κατοικήσετε
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καὶ ἔσται καθότι διεγνώκειν ποιῆσαι αὐτούς ποιήσω ὑμῖν
