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Exodus第28章

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1 καί-C σύ- P--NS προςἄγω-VB--AMD2S πρός-P σεαυτοῦ- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM τε-X *ααρων-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS *ααρων-N---ASM καί-C *ναδαβ-N---ASM καί-C *αβιουδ-N---ASM καί-C *ελεαζαρ-N---ASM καί-C *ιθαμαρ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM

2 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S στολή-N1--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS εἰς-P τιμή-N1--ASF καί-C δόξα-N1S-ASF

3 καί-C σύ- P--NS λαλέω-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM σοφός-A1--DPM ὁ- A--DSF διάνοια-N1A-DSF ὅς- --APM ἐνπίμπλημι-VAI-AAI1S πνεῦμα-N3M-GSN αἴσθησις-N3I-GSF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἱερατεύω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

4 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPF ὁ- A--NPF στολή-N1--NPF ὅς- --APF ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASN περιστήθιον-N2N-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐπωμίς-N3D-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ποδήρης-A3--ASM καί-C χιτών-N3W-ASM κοσυμβωτός-A1--ASM καί-C κίδαρις-N3I-ASF καί-C ζωνή-N1--ASF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3P στολή-N1--APF ἅγιος-A1A-APF *ααρων-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS

5 καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--ASN χρυσίον-N2N-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ὑάκινθος-N2--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF πορφύρα-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN κόκκινος-A1--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF βύσσος-N2--ASF

6 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπωμίς-N3D-ASF ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM

7 δύο-M ἐπωμίς-N3D-NPF συνἔχω-V1--PAPNPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--ASF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN δύο-M---DP μέρος-N3E-DPN ἐκἀρτάω-VM--XPPNPF

8 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὕφασμα-N3T-NSN ὁ- A--GPF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GPF ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ποίησις-N3I-ASF ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN διανήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF

9 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--APM δύο-M λίθος-N2--APM λίθος-N2--APM σμάραγδος-N2--GSF καί-C γλύφω-VF--FAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

10 ἕξ-M ὄνομα-N3M-APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λίθος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἕξ-M ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--APN λοιπός-A1--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λίθος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM δεύτερος-A1A-ASM κατά-P ὁ- A--APF γένεσις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GPM

11 ἔργον-N2N-ASN λιθουργικός-A1--GSF τέχνη-N1--GSF γλύμμα-N3M-ASN σφραγίς-N3D-GSF διαγλύφω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM δύο-M λίθος-N2--APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN ὄνομα-N3M-DPN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

12 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM δύο-M λίθος-N2--APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM ὦμος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF λίθος-N2--NPM μνημόσυνον-N2N-GSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPM δύο-M ὦμος-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM μνημόσυνον-N2N-ASN περί-P αὐτός- D--GPM

13 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἀσπιδίσκη-N1--APF ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καθαρός-A1A-GSN

14 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S δύο-M κροσσωτός-A1--APN ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καθαρός-A1A-GSN καταμίγνυμι-VK--XPPAPN ἐν-P ἄνθος-N3E-DPN ἔργον-N2N-ASN πλοκή-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APN κροσσωτός-A1--APN ὁ- A--APN πλέκω-VK--XPPAPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF ἀσπιδίσκη-N1--APF κατά-P ὁ- A--APF παρωμίς-N3D-APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἐμπρόσθιος-A1B-GPN

15 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S λογεῖον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GPF κρίσις-N3I-GPF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASM ῥυθμός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN

16 τετράγωνος-A1B-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-NSN σπιθαμή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C σπιθαμή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N2--ASN

17 καί-C καταὑφαίνω-VF2-FAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ὕφασμα-N3M-ASN κατάλιθος-A1B-ASN τετράστιχος-A1B-ASN στίχος-N2--NSM λίθος-N2--GPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σάρδιον-N2N-NSN τοπάζιον-N2N-NSN καί-C σμάραγδος-N2--NSF ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM

18 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM δεύτερος-A1A-NSM ἄνθραξ-N3K-NSM καί-C σάπφειρος-N2--NSF καί-C ἴασπις-N3D-NSF

19 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM τρίτος-A1--NSM λιγύριον-N2N-NSN ἀχάτης-N1M-NSM καί-C ἀμέθυστος-N2--NSF

20 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM στίχος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM τέταρτος-A1--NSM χρυσόλιθος-N2--NSM καί-C βηρύλλιον-N2N-NSN καί-C ὀνύχιον-N2N-NSN περικαλύπτω-VM--XPPNPN χρυσίον-N2N-DSN συνδέω-VM--XPPNPN ἐν-P χρυσίον-N2N-DSN εἰμί-V9--PAD3P κατά-P στίχος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM

21 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM λίθος-N2--NPM εἰμί-V9--PAD3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄνομα-N3M-GPN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM δέκα-M δύο-M κατά-P ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPM γλυφή-N1--NPF σφραγίς-N3D-GPF ἕκαστος-A1--NSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN εἰμί-V9--PAD3P εἰς-P δέκα-M δύο-M φυλή-N1--APF

22 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN κροσός-N2--APM συνπλέκω-VK--XMPAPM ἔργον-N2N-ASN ἁλυσιδωτός-A1--ASN ἐκ-P χρυσίον-N2N-GSN καθαρός-A1A-GSN

29 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN λογεῖον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF κρίσις-N3I-GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN στῆθος-N3E-GSN εἰςεἶμι-V9--PAPDSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN μνημόσυνον-N2N-ASN ἔναντι-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

29a καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κρίσις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--APM κροσός-N2--APM ὁ- A--APN ἁλυσιδωτός-A1--APN ἐπί-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--GPN κλίτος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSN λογεῖον-N2N-GSN ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S καί-C ὁ- A--APF δύο-M ἀσπιδίσκη-N1--APF ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APM ὁ- A--APM ὦμος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSF ἐπωμίς-N3D-GSF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN

30 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λογεῖον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κρίσις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--ASF δήλωσις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀλήθεια-N1A-ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN στῆθος-N3E-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM ὅταν-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C φέρω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--APF κρίσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN στῆθος-N3E-GSN ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM διά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM

31 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὑποδύτης-N1M-ASM ποδήρης-A3--ASM ὅλος-A1--ASM ὑακίνθινος-A1--ASM

32 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN περιστόμιον-N2N-NSN ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSM μέσος-A1--ASN ὤ|α-N1A-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAPASN κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSN περιστόμιον-N2N-GSN ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφάντης-N1M-GSM ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF συνὑφαίνω-VT--XMPASF ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἵνα-C μή-D ῥηγνύναι-VD--APS3S

33 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN λῶμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κάτωθεν-D ὡσεί-D ἐκἀνθέω-V2--PAPGSF ῥοά-N1--APF ῥοίσκος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN διανήθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN λῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN δέ-X εἶδος-N3E-ASN ῥοίσκος-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM καί-C κώδων-N3--APM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN οὗτος- D--GPM περικύκλῳ-D

34 παρά-P ῥοίσκος-N2--ASM χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASM κώδων-N3--ASM καί-C ἄνθινος-A1--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN λῶμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ὑποδύτης-N1M-GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

35 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἀκουστός-A1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF φωνή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰςεἶμι-V9--PAPDSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἅγιος-A1A-ASN ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκεἶμι-V9--PAPDSM ἵνα-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S

36 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S πέταλον-N2N-ASN χρυσοῦς-A1C-ASN καθαρός-A1A-ASN καί-C ἐκτυπόω-VF--FAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἐκτύπωμα-N3M-ASN σφραγίς-N3D-GSF ἁγίασμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM

37 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐπί-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF μίτρα-N1A-GSF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF μίτρα-N1A-GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

38 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN μέτωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VF2-FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--APN ἁμάρτημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ἁγιάζω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--GSN δόμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN μέτωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM διά-P πᾶς-A3--GSM δεκτός-A1--ASN αὐτός- D--DPM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM

39 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM κόσυμβος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPM χιτών-N3W-GPM ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κίδαρις-N3I-ASF βύσσινος-A1--ASF καί-C ζωνή-N1--ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἔργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM

40 καί-C ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ααρων-N---GSM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S χιτών-N3W-APM καί-C ζωνή-N1--APF καί-C κίδαρις-N3I-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P τιμή-N1--ASF καί-C δόξα-N1S-ASF

41 καί-C ἐνδύω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APN *ααρων-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C χρίω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐνπίμπλημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF καί-C ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM ἵνα-C ἱερατεύω-V1--PAS3P ἐγώ- P--DS

42 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM περισκελής-A3--APN λινοῦς-A1C-APN καλύπτω-VA--AAN ἀσχημοσύνη-N1--ASF χρώς-N3T-GSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπό-P ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF ἕως-P μηρός-N2--GPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

43 καί-C ἔχω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM αὐτός- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὡς-C ἄν-X εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN ἤ-C ὅταν-D προςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P λειτουργέω-V2--PAN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSN ἅγιος-A1A-GSN καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιἄγω-VF--FMI3P πρός-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF ἵνα-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3P νόμιμος-A1--NSN αἰώνιος-A1B-NSN αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASM

   

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Arcana Coelestia#9905

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9905. 'And you shall put into the breastplate of judgement the Urim and Thummim' means the radiance of Divine Truth from the Lord in last and lowest things. This is clear from the meaning of 'the breastplate of judgement' as Divine Truth shining forth from the Lord's Divine Good, dealt with in 9857; and from the meaning of 'the Urim and Thummim' as the light and radiance from there. The reason why light and radiance are meant by 'the Urim and Thummim' is that through the stones in the breastplate varying radiations of the light of heaven were emitted, these being determined by the answers given through them. This also explains why they assumed different colours. For the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good manifests itself to the angels as light; it is the source of all the light of heaven. The colours from it, which are modifications of that light among the angels, are variations of intelligence and wisdom among them; for all wisdom and intelligence is a product of that Divine Truth or light. From this it may be recognized that radiations of that light in various colours are the medium through which Divine Truths coming as answers present themselves in the heavens. A similar function was served by the Urim and Thummim when God was asked something. But it should be remembered that whenever a radiance was seen in them the answer was declared at the same time by an audible voice. This declaration was made through angels, to whom what they declared had been revealed by the Lord through such a radiance; for as has been stated, this is how Divine Truths coming as answers present themselves in heaven.

[2] The light of heaven is Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3094, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3337, 3339, 3341, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4060, 4180, 4302, 4408, 4414, 4415, 4419, 4527, 4598, 5400, 6032, 6313, 6315, 6608, 6907, 7174, 8644, 8707, 8861, 9399, 9407, 9570, 9571 (end).

Colours appear in heaven, being modifications of that light among the angels, and so variations of intelligence and wisdom among them, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742, 4922, 9466, 9467, 9865.

[3] The meaning of the words 'Urim' and 'Thummim' also goes to show that all this is so; for 'Urim' means a shining fire, and 'Thummim' the radiance from it. A shining fire is the Divine Truth emanating from the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Love, and the radiance is that Truth on last and lowest levels, thus in effects. It should be recognized however that 'Thummim' in the Hebrew language means wholeness; it is in the angelic language that it means radiance. The expression 'in the angelic language' is used because when angels talk to one another they are thinking of the very essence of some matter as perceived deep within themselves, thus they speak in terms of its essential nature. What they express flows from those insights into appropriate sounds audible to the angels alone. The appropriate sound for the radiance of Divine Truth is Thummim. This then is the source of the term. Angels have a similar understanding of the word thum, meaning that which is whole or wholeness, whenever someone reads it in the Hebrew language. This explains why in the internal sense of the Word 'that which is whole' is used to mean Divine Truth on the level of effects, which is a life led in keeping with Divine commandments, as is made clear in a large number of places in the Word, such as Joshua 24:14; Judges 9:16, 19; Psalms 25:21; 37:37; 84:11; 101:2; 119:1.

[4] This also explains why the Urim and Thummim are called the judgement of the children of Israel, as well as the breastplate of judgement, and also the judgement of the Urim; for 'judgement' means Divine Truth in doctrine and life, see above in 9857. From all this it may now become clear that by means of the Urim and Thummim, that is, by means of the radiance produced by the light of heaven, the breastplate revealed Divine Truths in the natural sphere, thus on last and lowest levels. A like radiance also presents itself in the minds of those who are guided by truths springing from good. This radiance declares to them, so to speak provides the answers, when with heartfelt desire they seek to know what is true and love it as that which is good. That this kind of radiance is the means by which Divine Truth from heaven is revealed in the natural man of those who are enlightened by the Word is something which the world has no idea of, because the world does not know of any light from heaven that shines in the human understanding. But I have been allowed to realize and actually see that all this is so.

[5] In addition it should be recognized that this radiance appears on last and lowest levels because all forms of light from the Divine reach right down to the furthest ends; and since they reach down that far they also shine in them and from them. This now explains why the breastplate was placed over the ephod and above the girdle of it; for the ephod represented Divine Truth on last and lowest levels, 9824, while its girdle represented a common bond that existed to hold all things in connection, 9828, 9837. This is why verse 28 of the present chapter says, And they shall tie the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that it is above the girdle of the ephod and the breastplate will not come away from upon the ephod. The reason why the names of the sons of Israel were in addition engraved [on the stones] was that the twelve tribes also represented all aspects of Divine Good and Truth in the heavens, consequently heaven and all the communities there, though that representation varied according to the order in which they are mentioned in the Word, see 3858, 3862, 3926, 3939, 4060, 4603, 6335, 6337, 6397, 6640, 7836, 7891, 7973, 7996, 7997.

  
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