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Leviticus第4章

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1 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S προς-P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ψυχη-N1--NSF εαν-C αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM ακουσιως-D απο-P ο- A--GPN προσταγμα-N3M-GPN κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --GPN ου-D δεω-V2--PAI3S ποιεω-V2--PAN και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S εις-A3--ASN τις- I--ASN απο-P αυτος- D--GPN

3 εαν-C μεν-X ο- A--NSM αρχιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριω-VT--XPPNSM αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--GSN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αμαρτανω-VB--AAN και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

4 και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM παρα-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM

5 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριστος-A1--NSM ο- A--NSM τελειοω-VM--XPPNSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

6 και-C βαπτω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--ASM δακτυλος-N2--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN και-C προςραινω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επτακις-D εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN καταπετασμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN

7 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN θυμιαμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSF συνθεσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF σκηνη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

8 και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN κατακαλυπτω-V1--PAPASN ο- A--APN ενδοσθια-N2N-APN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GPN ενδοσθια-N2N-GPN

9 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 ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P ο- A--GPN μηριον-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN συν-P ο- A--DPM νεφρος-N2--DPM περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN

10 ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM αποαιρεω-V2--PMI3S απο-P ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF καρπωσις-N3I-GSF

11 και-C ο- A--ASN δερμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A1S-ASF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF συν-P ο- A--DSF κεφαλη-N1--DSF και-C ο- A--DPN ακρωτηριον-N2N-DPN και-C ο- A--DSF κοιλια-N1A-DSF και-C ο- A--DSF κοπρος-N2--DSF

12 και-C εκφερω-VF--FAI3P ολος-A1--ASM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF εις-P τοπος-N2--ASM καθαρος-A1A-ASM ου-D εκχεω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASF σποδια-N1A-ASF και-C κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ξυλον-N2N-GPN εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN επι-P ο- A--GSF εκχυσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSF σποδια-N1A-GSF καιω-VC--FPI3S

13 εαν-C δε-X πας-A1S-NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM αγνοεω-VA--AAS3S ακουσιως-D και-C λανθανω-VB--AAS3S ρημα-N3M-NSN εκ-P οφθαλμος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3P εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C πλημμελεω-VA--AAS3P

14 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C προςαγω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM παρα-P ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

15 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1--NPM ο- A--GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF 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 και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

16 και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM χριστος-A1--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

17 και-C βαπτω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--ASM δακτυλος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM και-C ραινω-VF2-FAI3S επτακις-D εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM κατενωπιον-P ο- A--GSN καταπετασμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM

18 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN θυμιαμα-N3M-GPN ο- A--GSF συνθεσις-N3I-GSF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF σκηνη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S προς-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPF καρπωσις-N3I-GPF ο- A--GPF προς-P ο- A--DSF θυρα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

19 και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

20 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ουτως-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF

21 και-C εκφερω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ολος-A1--ASM εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF και-C κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM προτερος-A1A-ASM αμαρτια-N1A-NSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S

22 εαν-C δε-X ο- A--NSM αρχων-N3--NSM αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS3S εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S ακουσιως-D και-C αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S και-C πλημμελεω-VA--AAS3S

23 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN δωρον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM χιμαρος-N2--ASM εκ-P αιξ-N3G-GPM αρσην-A3--ASN αμωμος-A1B-ASN

24 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM χιμαρος-N2--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S

25 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN

26 και-C ο- A--ASN πας-A3--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN αυτος- D--GSM αναφερω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ωσπερ-D ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN θυσια-N1A-GSF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

27 εαν-C δε-X ψυχη-N1--NSF εις-A1A-NSF αμαρτανω-VB--AAS3S ακουσιως-D εκ-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSN ποιεω-VA--AAN εις-A1A-ASF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF εντολη-N1A-GPF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSF ου-D ποιεω-VC--FPI3S και-C πλημμηλεω-VA--AAS3S

28 και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--APS3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ος- --ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C φερω-VF--FAI3S χιμαιρα-N1A-ASF εκ-P αιξ-N3G-GPM θηλυς-A3U-ASF αμωμος-A1B-ASF φερω-VF--FAI3S περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S

29 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN αμαρτημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF χιμαιρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN

30 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-GPN και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN

31 και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM περιαιρεω-V2--PMI3S στεαρ-N3T-ASN απο-P θυσια-N1A-GSF σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF κυριος-N2--DSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

32 εαν-C δε-X προβατον-N2N-ASN προςφερω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASN δωρον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM εις-P αμαρτια-N1A-ASF θηλυς-A3U-ASN αμωμος-A1B-ASN προςφερω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN

33 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C σφαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASN εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM ου-D σφαζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN

34 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ολοκαυτωσις-N3I-GSF και-C πας-A3--ASN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-VF2-FAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ολοκαυτωσις-N3I-GSF

35 και-C πας-A3--ASN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN περιαιρεω-VF2-FAI3S ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM περιαιρεω-V2--PMI3S στεαρ-N3T-ASN προβατον-N2N-GSN εκ-P ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--NSM ιερευς-N3V-NSM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S και-C αποιημι-VC--FPI3S αυτος- D--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia#3519

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3519. 'And take for me from there two good kids of the she-goats' means truths born from that good. This is clear from the meaning of 'kids of the she-goats' as truths born from good, dealt with below. The reason for having 'two' was that as in the rational so in the natural there are things of the will and those of the understanding. Things in the natural that belong to the will are delights, while those that belong to the understanding are facts. These two have to be joined together if they are to be anything at all.

[2] As regards 'kids of the she-goats' meaning truths born from good, this becomes clear from those places in the Word where kids and she-goats are mentioned. It should be recognized that all gentle and useful beasts mentioned in the Word mean in the genuine sense celestial things, which are forms of good, and spiritual things, which are forms of truth, see 45, 46, 142, 143, 246, 714, 715, 776, 2179, 2180, 2781, 3218. And since there are various genera of celestial things or forms of good, and consequently there are various genera of spiritual things or forms of truth, one beast has a different meaning from another; that is to say, a lamb has one meaning, a kid another, and a sheep, she-goat, ram, he-goat, young bull, or ox another, while a horse or a camel has yet another meaning. Birds have a different meaning again, as also do beasts of the sea, such as sea monsters, and fish. The genera of celestial and spiritual things, and consequently of forms of good and truth, are more than anyone can number, even though when that which is celestial or good is mentioned, and also when that which is spiritual or truth, this is not envisaged as being anything complex, consisting of many parts, but as a single entity. Yet how complex both of these are, that is, how countless the genera are of which they consist, may be seen from what has been stated about heaven in 3241, to the effect that it is distinguished into countless separate communities, according to the genera of celestial and spiritual things, that is, of goods of love and of derivative truths of faith. Furthermore each genus of good and each genus of truth has countless species into which the communities of each genus are separated. And each species in a similar way has separate sub-species.

[3] The commonest genera of good and truth are what the living creatures offered as burnt offerings and sacrifices represented. And because the genera are quite distinct and separate, people were explicitly commanded to use those living creatures and no others, that is to say, in some sacrifices lambs and ewe-lambs, and also kids and female kids of she-goats were to be used, in other sacrifices rams and sheep, and also he-goats, were to be used, while in other sacrifices again, calves, young bulls, and oxen, or else pigeons and doves, were to be used, see 992, 1823, 2180, 2805, 2807, 2830, 3218. What kids and she-goats meant however becomes clear both from the sacrifices in which they used to be offered and from other places in the Word. These show that lambs and ewe-lambs meant innocence belonging to the internal or rational man, and kids and she-goats innocence belonging to the external or natural man, and so the truth and the good of the latter.

[4] The fact that truth and good present in the innocence that belongs to the external or natural man is meant by a kid and a she-goat is clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the kid, the calf also and the young lion and the sheep together; and a little child will lead them. Isaiah 11:6.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom and to the state there in which people have no fear of evil, that is, no dread of hell, because they are with the Lord. 'The lamb' and 'the kid' stand for people who have innocence within them, and who, being the most secure of all, are mentioned first.

[5] When all the firstborn of Egypt were smitten the people were commanded to kill from among the lambs or among the kids a male without blemish, and to put some of the blood on the doorposts and on the lintel of their houses; and so the destroyer would not strike them with the plague, Exodus 12:5, 7, 13. 'The firstborn of Egypt' means the good of love and charity that was wiped out, 3325. 'The lambs' and 'the kids' are states of innocence, in which those with whom these exist are secure from evil. Indeed all in heaven are kept secure by the Lord through states of innocence. That security was represented by the killing of the lamb or kid, and putting the blood on the doorposts and on the lintel of the houses. .

[6] To avert his own death when a person saw Jehovah manifested as an angel he would sacrifice 'a kid of the she-goats', as Gideon did when he saw Him, Judges 6:19, and also Manoah, Judges 13:15-16, 19. The reason they offered a kid was that Jehovah or the Lord cannot appear to anybody, not even to an angel, unless the one to whom He appears is in a state of innocence. Therefore as soon as the Lord is present people are brought into a state of innocence, for the Lord enters in by way of innocence, even with angels in heaven. Consequently no one is able to enter heaven unless he has a measure of innocence, according to the Lord's words recorded in Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17. Regarding people's belief that they would die when Jehovah appeared to them if they did not offer such a burnt offering, see Judges 13:22-23.

[7] Since genuine conjugial love is innocence itself, 2736, it was customary in the representative Church for a man to go to his wife with the gift of a kid of the she-goats, as one reads of Samson in Judges 15:1, and also of Judah when he visited Tamar, Genesis 38:17, 20, 23. The fact that 'a kid' and 'a she-goat' meant innocence is also evident from the sacrifices made as guilt offerings that a person would offer if he had sinned through error, Leviticus 1:10; 4:28; 5:6. Sinning through error is sinning through ignorance that has innocence within it. The same is evident from the following Divine command in Moses,

You shall bring the first of the firstfruits of your land to the house of Jehovah your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk. Exodus 23:19; 34:26.

Here the requirement 'to bring the firstfruits of the land to the house of Jehovah' means the state of innocence which exists in early childhood; and 'not boiling a kid in its mother's milk' means that they were not to destroy the innocence of early childhood. This being their meaning, the one command, in both places referred to, follows directly after the other. In the literal sense there seems to be no connection at all between them as there is in the internal sense.

[8] Because kids and she-goats, as has been stated, meant innocence it was also required that the curtains over the tabernacle should be made from she-goat hair, Exodus 25:4; 26:7; 35:5-6, 23, 26; 36:14, as a sign that all the holy things represented in it depended for their very being on innocence. 'She-goat hair' means the last or outermost degree of innocence present in ignorance, such as exists with gentiles who in the internal sense are meant by the curtains of the tabernacle. These considerations now show what truths born of good are, and what the nature of these is, meant by the two good kids of the she-goats which Rebekah his mother spoke about to Jacob. That is to say, they are truths belonging to innocence or early childhood, meant also by the things which Esau was to bring to Isaac his father, dealt with in 3501, 3508. They were not in fact such truths, but initially they appeared to be. Thus it was that Jacob pretended by means of them to be Esau.

  
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