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Genesis第47章

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1 ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN και-C ο- A--NPM βους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN αυτος- D--GPM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *χανααν-N---GS και-C ιδου-I ειμι-V9--PAI3P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S

2 απο-P δε-X ο- A--GPM αδελφος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S πεντε-M ανηρ-N3--APM και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εναντιον-P *φαραω-N---GSM

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--DPM αδελφος-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM τις- I--NSN ο- A--NSN εργον-N2N-NSN συ- P--GP ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM ποιμην-N3--NPM προβατον-N2N-GPN ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM συ- P--GS και-C εγω- P--NP και-C ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM εγω- P--GP

4 ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM παραοικεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ηκω-V1--PAI1P ου-D γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S νομη-N1--NSF ο- A--DPN κτηνος-N3E-DPN ο- A--GPM παις-N3D-GPM συ- P--GS ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM λιμος-N2--NSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S νυν-D ουν-X καταοικεω-VF--FAI1P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM συ- P--GS εν-P γη-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S

5 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιωσφη-N---DSM καταοικεω-VA--AAD3P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S ει-C δε-X επισταμαι-V6--PMI2S οτι-C ειμι-V9--PAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ανηρ-N3--NPM δυνατος-A1--NPM καταιστημι-VA--AAD2S αυτος- D--APM αρχων-N3--APM ο- A--GPN εμος-A1--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δε-X εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3S *φαραω-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *φαραω-N---NSM προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS ηκω-V1--PAI3P προς-P συ- P--AS

6 ιδου-I ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εναντιον-P συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF βελτιων-A1--DSFS γη-N1--DSF καταοικιζω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM συ- P--GS

7 ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εναντιον-P *φαραω-N---GSM και-C ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *φαραω-N---ASM

8 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM ποσος-A1A-NPN ετος-N3E-NPN ημερα-N1A-GPF ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPN ετος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS ος- --APF παραοικεω-V2--PAI1S εκατον-M τριακοντα-M ετος-N3E-NPN μικρος-A1A-NPF και-C πονηρος-A1A-NPF γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPN ετος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS ου-D αποικνεομαι-VBI-AMI3P εις-P ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GPN ετος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM εγω- P--GS ος- --APF ημερα-N1A-APF παραοικεω-VAI-AAI3P

10 και-C ευλογεω-VA--AAPNSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *φαραω-N---ASM εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSM

11 και-C καταοικιζω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM και-C ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSF βελτιων-A1--DSFS γη-N1--DSF εν-P γη-N1--DSF *ραμεσση-N----SF καθα-D προςτασσω-VAI-AAI3S *φαραω-N---NSM

12 και-C σιτομετρεω-V2I-IAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM και-C ο- A--DPM αδελφος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--DSM ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM σιτος-N2--ASM κατα-P σωμα-N3M-ASN

13 σιτος-N2--NSM δε-X ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM λιμος-N2--NSM σφοδρα-D εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF *χανααν-N----S απο-P ο- A--GSM λιμος-N2--GSM

14 συναγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN ευρισκω-VC--APPASN εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ο- A--GSM σιτος-N2--GSM ος- --GSM αγοραζω-V1I-IAI3P και-C σιτομετρεω-V2I-IAI3S αυτος- D--DPM και-C ειςφερω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *φαραω-N---GSM

15 και-C εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3S πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN αργυριον-N2N-NSN εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *χανααν-N---GS ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δε-X πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM διδωμι-VO--AAD2S εγω- P--DP αρτος-N2--APM και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN αποθνησκω-V1--PAI1P εναντιον-P συ- P--GS εκλειπω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSN αργυριον-N2N-NSN εγω- P--GP

16 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM φερω-V1--PAD2P ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN συ- P--GP και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DP αρτος-N2--APM αντι-P ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN συ- P--GP ει-C εκλειπω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSN αργυριον-N2N-NSN

17 αγω-VBI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM αρτος-N2--APM αντι-P ο- A--GPM ιππος-N2--GPM και-C αντι-P ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN και-C αντι-P ο- A--GPM βους-N3--GPM και-C αντι-P ο- A--GPM ονος-N2--GPM και-C εκτρεφω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εν-P αρτος-N2--DPM αντι-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM εκεινος- D--DSM

18 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSN ετος-N3E-NSN εκεινος- D--NSN και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN ο- A--DSN δευτερος-A1A-DSN και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM μηποτε-D εκτριβω-VD--APS1P απο-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP ει-C γαρ-X εκλειπω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSN αργυριον-N2N-NSN και-C ο- A--NPN υποαρχω-V1--PAPNPN και-C ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN προς-P συ- P--AS ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM και-C ου-D υπολειπω-V1--PPI3S εγω- P--DP εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP αλλα-C η-C ο- A--NSN ιδιος-A1A-NSN σωμα-N3M-NSN και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GP

19 ινα-C ουν-X μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1P εναντιον-P συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ερημοω-VC--APS3S κταομαι-VA--AMD2S εγω- P--AP και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GP αντι-P αρτος-N2--GPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1P εγω- P--NP και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GP παις-N3D-NPM *φαραω-N---GSM διδωμι-VO--AAD2S σπερμα-N3M-ASN ινα-C σπειρω-VA--AAS1P και-C ζαω-V3--PAI1P και-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1P και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ου-D ερημοω-VC--FPI3S

20 και-C κταομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM αποδιδωμι-VOI-AMI3P γαρ-X ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM επικρατεω-VAI-AAI3S γαρ-X αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM λιμος-N2--NSM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF *φαραω-N---DSM

21 και-C ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM καταδουλοω-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P παις-N3D-APM απο-P ακρος-A1A-GPN οριον-N2N-GPN *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GPN ακρος-A1A-GPN

22 χωρις-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPM ιερευς-N3V-GPM μονον-D ου-D κταομαι-VAI-AMI3S ουτος- D--ASF *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εν-P δοσις-N3I-DSF γαρ-X διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S δομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DPM ιερευς-N3V-DPM *φαραω-N---GSM και-C εσθιω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--ASF δοσις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *φαραω-N---NSM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ου-D αποδιδωμι-VOI-AMI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

23 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM ιδου-I κταομαι-VM--XMI1S συ- P--AP και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF συ- P--GP σημερον-D ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P εαυτου- D--DPM σπερμα-N3M-ASN και-C σπειρω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

24 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NPN γενημα-N3M-NPN αυτος- D--GSF διδωμι-VF--FAI2P ο- A--ASN πεμπτος-A1--ASN μερος-N3E-ASN ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM ο- A--NPN δε-X τεσσαρες-A3--NPN μερος-N3E-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP αυτος- D--DPM εις-P σπερμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF και-C εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF συ- P--DP και-C πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM εν-P ο- A--DPM οικος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP

25 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P σωζω-VX--XAI2S εγω- P--AP ευρισκω-VB--AAI1P χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1P παις-N3D-NPM *φαραω-N---GSM

26 και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εις-P προσταγμα-N3M-ASN εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF επι-P γη-N1--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM αποπεμπτοω-V4--PAPNSM χωρις-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPM ιερευς-N3V-GPM μονον-D ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM

27 καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ισραηλ-N---NSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF *γεσεμ-N----S και-C κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C αυξανω-VCI-API3P και-C πληθυνω-VCI-API3P σφοδρα-D

28 επιζαω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF δεκα-M επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δε-X ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM εκατον-M τεσσαρακοντα-M επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN

29 εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--GSN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ει-C ευρισκω-VX--XAI1S χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P συ- P--GS υποτιθημι-VE--AAD2S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GS υπο-P ο- A--ASM μηρος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS ελεημοσυνη-N1--ASF και-C αληθεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSN μη-D εγω- P--AS θαπτω-VA--AAN εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF

30 αλλα-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI1S μετα-P ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM εγω- P--GS και-C αιρω-VF2-FAI2S εγω- P--AS εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C θαπτω-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSM ταφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS ποιεω-VA--AAS1S κατα-P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS

31 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ομνυμι-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM και-C προςκυνεω-VAI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSF ραβδος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--GSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained#548

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548. But that they should torment them five months.- That this signifies that the understanding should be darkened by the falsities of evil, and be drawn away from seeing truth, so long as they are in that state, is evident from the signification of tormenting, which denotes to darken as to the understanding, and to be withdrawn from seeing truth, of which we shall treat presently; and from the signification of five months, as denoting so long as they remain in that state. To torment here signifies to darken as to the understanding, and to be drawn away from seeing truth, because it is stated of the locusts, and their power of hurting like scorpions, and by the locusts is meant the ultimate of the life of man, which is called the Sensual, and by the power of hurting like scorpions is signified the persuasive [power], which is of such a nature, as to take away from the understanding the light of truth, and bring on infernal darkness; therefore it now follows, that their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he strikes a man, for the scorpion signifies such a persuasive [power], as may be seen above (n. 544). This is said to torment, because it is said above, that the locusts should hurt men, but should not kill them; and he who hurts, and does not kill, torments. The persuasive [power] also in the sensual man, that is in the falsities of evil, hurts the understanding by darkening and drawing it away from seeing truth, although it does not deprive it of the power of understanding and perceiving; and because it is compared with the pain inflicted by a scorpion when it strikes a man, it is said to torment.

[2] The reason why five months signify so long as men are in that state, is, that a month signifies a state, and the number five signifies somewhat, and hence also, so long as. Months signify states, because all times, in the Word, as ages, years, weeks, days, and hours, signify states of life; hence also months, see the Heaven and Hell 162-169).

That five signifies somewhat, is evident from those passages in the Word, where that number occurs. For the numbers 10, 100, 1000, signify much and all, hence five signifies somewhat. For those numbers which signify much, arise from the number five, which signifies somewhat, and the numbers that are compounded and derived, take their signification from the simple numbers, from which, by multiplication, they are compounded and derived, see above (n. 429, 430:2). The number five also signifies so long as, because it is said, five months, and by five months is there signified a state of duration. This signification of five months appears to be a remote one, from this fact, that man so long as he lives in the world, is in natural thought, and natural thought derives its ideas from spaces and times, and also from numbers and measures; for these things are proper to nature, because all things in nature are determined by them. But spiritual thought is without any fixed idea of space, time, number, and measure; and therefore it appears far fetched and strange to man in the world, that five months should signify "so long as that state continues," that is to say, so long as the state of the persuasion of falsity continues, for so long is the understanding darkened, and drawn away from seeing the truth; but when the persuasion of falsity is removed, man comes into the faculty of seeing truth, if he desire to see it, and this faculty is given to every man.

[3] That five, in the Word, signifies somewhat and some, also all of such a quality, and similar things, is clear from the following: Jesus said that the kingdom of the heavens is like to ten virgins of whom "five were wise, and five were foolish" (Matthew 25:1, 2). The Lord compared the kingdom of the heavens to ten virgins, because the kingdom of the heavens signifies the church, and a virgin has a similar signification; and ten virgins signify all who are of the church. It is said, that five were wise and five foolish, because five signifies some of them, or all who are of such a quality on one part. That a virgin signifies the church, is evident from many passages in the Word, where mention is made of the virgin of Zion, the virgin of Jerusalem, the virgin of Israel, for these signify the church.

[4] The same is signified by ten, and by five, in the parable of the Lord concerning the nobleman who gave talents (minoe, mna [Greek]) to his servants to trade with, and one made of his talent ten talents, and another made five talents of his talents, and therefore they had authority over as many cities (Luke 19:13-20). The numbers ten and five were mentioned by the Lord, because ten signifies much, and five, somewhat; but by their trading is signified the acquisition and procuring of heavenly intelligence; and by their having authority over cities, is signified intelligence and wisdom, for a city signifies in the Word, doctrine, and to have authority over it, signifies to be intelligent and wise, and over ten cities, signifies much, and over five, signifies some.

[5] Also some, and all who are of such quality, are signified by the number five in the parable of the Lord concerning the rich man and Lazarus, in which it is said that the rich man told Abraham that he had five brethren, and he besought that Lazarus might be sent to them (Luke 16:27, 28). The rich man said that he had five brethren because by five are signified all who are of such a quality.

Similarly, in the parable of the Lord concerning those who were invited to the great supper, one of them excused himself on the ground that he had bought five yoke of oxen, and must go to prove them (Luke 14:19). By oxen in the Word are signified the natural affections, and by five yoke of oxen are signified all those affections or disorderly desires that lead away from heaven; heaven and the church, in regard to spiritual nourishment or instruction, are signified by the great supper to which they were invited. Who cannot see that the number five in these four parables involves some interior truth, since it is used by the Lord?

[6] So again, in Isaiah:

"In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking with the lips of Canaan, and swearing to Jehovah of hosts. In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt" (19:18, 19).

In that day, signifies the coming of the Lord; "five cities in the land of Egypt speaking with the lips of Canaan," signifies, that some who are then natural shall become spiritual, and shall acknowledge the truths of genuine doctrine, and shall worship the Lord from the good of charity. These things are explained in detail above (n. 223:14). Here, therefore, mention is made of five cities, as some at that time are meant, and also some truths of doctrine.

[7] So again:

"Gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two-three berries in the top of the bough, four-five in the branches of the fruitful tree" (17:6).

And Jesus said in Luke:

"From henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three" (12:52).

That in these passages five also signifies some, and all who are of such a quality, may be seen above (n. 532), where both these passages are explained.

A law was given to the Israelites that he who stole, or slew, or sold an ox, should restore five oxen (Exodus 22:1). Here an ox, in the spiritual sense, means the good of the natural man; by restoring five oxen for an ox, is signified that he shall sufficiently amend what he had perverted and extinguished. To steal means to take away, to kill is to extinguish, and to sell is to pervert.

[8] By the fifth part also is signified as much as is sufficient in the following passages: Leviticus 5:16; 6:5; 22:14; 27:13, 15, 19, 27, 31; Num. 5:6-8. The same is also signified by the fifths which Pharaoh took up from the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty (Genesis 41:34; 47:24). Again, the same is signified by Abner's smiting Asahel with the hinder end of his spear at the fifth [rib] (2 Sam. 2:23); at the fifth rib signifies as much as was sufficient for death; for the same number that signifies somewhat, and the all of one part, also signifies as much as is sufficient, when it is used of quantity, and so long as, when it is used of time.

[9] Since this number signifies some, and the all of one part, therefore it also signifies little and few, when a great quantity, which is also marked by numbers, follows or precedes; for then the all of one part is respectively few.

Thus in Isaiah:

"One thousand at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee" (30:17).

And in Moses it is said among the curses that five should chase a hundred, and a hundred, ten thousand (Leviticus 26:8). And in the Evangelists it is stated that the Lord fed five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes (Matthew 14:15-22; Mark 6:38-43; Luke 9:13-16; John 6:9-13). The taking up of twelve baskets of the fragments on that occasion signifies fulness, thus fulness of instruction, and also full benediction.

[10] In Luke by five are signified few, where it is said,

"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows" (12:6, 7).

Here five sparrows are mentioned, because five denotes what is few and of little value compared to men, for it is afterwards said, "ye are of more value than many sparrows." Any one can see that this number would not have been mentioned so often by the Lord unless it had been significative. Since five signifies all of one part, therefore it was also commanded that over the tabernacle they should make ten curtains, five curtains to be coupled together one to another, and five curtains to be coupled one to another (Exodus 26:1, 3). That ten signifies all in the aggregate, and five the all of one and of the other part, may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 9595, 9604).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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