1486、“亚伯兰得了羊群、牛群、公驴、仆婢、母驴、骆驼”表示总体上构成记忆知识或事实知识的一切事物，或说记忆知识或事实的一切总的类别，这从圣言中这一切事物的含义清楚可知。不过，要说明各自的具体含义，如羊群和牛群、公驴和男仆、母驴和女婢，以及骆驼，需要花很长时间。它们各自都有自己特定的含义，但总体上表示属于由知识或认知构成的记忆知识的所有事物，以及属于记忆知识的所有事物，或说作为一个群体表示宗教知识和世俗知识研究的各个方面。就它们本身而言，记忆知识或事实是“公驴和（男）仆”；它们所产生的满足或愉悦是“母驴和（女）婢”；“骆驼”是服务的总体事物；“羊群和牛群”是财产。这适用于整部圣言。凡居于外在人中的事物都只是服务的事物，或一个仆人，也就是说，它们的存在只是为了服务内在人。一切记忆知识都是如此，它们只属于外在人，因为它们是通过感官印象从尘世和世俗事物中获得的，以便它们可以服务于内层人或理性人；这内层人可以服务于属灵人，属灵人可以服务于属天人，属天人可以服务于主。它们就这样安排自己彼此从属，更外在的事物按次序在更内在的事物之下；因而每一个事物都依次从属于主。所以记忆知识或事实是最低和最外层的事物，内层事物则按其次序终止于其中；或说记忆知识或事实是最终的基础，内层事物依次止于其上；并且记忆知识或事实因是最低和最外层的事物，或说最终的基础，故必然比其它一切事物都更是服务的事物。若反思并追问自己，它们究竟有什么用？谁都能看出，这些知识或事实能起到服务的作用。当以这种方式反思它们的功用时，他也能明白这种功用的性质。一切记忆知识或事实都必是为了某种功用而存在的，这是它所提供的服务。
创世记12:17.耶和华因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故，就以大灾击打法老和他的房屋。
“耶和华就以大灾击打法老”表示记忆知识或事实被摧毁；“和他的房屋”表示祂收集的记忆知识或事实；“因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故”表示因为真理要与某种属天之物结合。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1486. The fact that and flock and herd, and male donkeys and male servants, and female servants and female donkeys, and camels, symbolize all the general categories of fact can be seen from the symbolism of all these in the Word. It would take too long to demonstrate the specific symbolism of each, though 钬?of flock and herd, of male donkeys and male servants, of female servants and female donkeys, and of camels.{*1} Each has its own symbolism. As a group, they symbolize all facets of the study of religious knowledge and secular fact. Facts, viewed in themselves, are the male donkeys and servants. The satisfaction they yield are the female servants and donkeys. The camels are general knowledge whose purpose is to serve. The flock and herd are what we possess. And this applies throughout the Word.
Nothing whatever in our outer self is anything but a servant; it exists only to serve our inner self. This is true of all the facts we know, since they belong exclusively to our outer self. After all, they have been collected from earthly and worldly sources through our senses in order to serve our intermediate or rational self, so that this can serve our spiritual self, so that this can serve our heavenly self, so that this can serve the Lord. So they arrange themselves in subordination to one another, the most outward elements ranking below the more inward ones in succession and therefore each and every one of them in order below the Lord.
Facts, as a result, are the final foundation on which the inner layers rest in sequence. And as they are the final foundation, they are inherently more subservient than the other levels. Anyone can see what role facts are capable of filling; all you have to do is reflect on it, or ask yourself what use they are. When you ponder their function in this way, you can grasp what the quality of that function is. Every bit of factual information has to exist for some purpose, and this is the service it performs.
[2] Genesis 12:17. And Jehovah struck Pharaoh 钬?and his household 钬?with great plagues because of this word of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Jehovah struck Pharaoh with great plagues means that facts were destroyed. And his household symbolizes the facts he had collected. Because of this word of Sarai, Abram's wife, means because truth needs to be connected with something heavenly.
Footnotes:
{*1} For more details elsewhere on the symbolism of flocks and herds, see 搂搂1565, 10609; of donkeys, 搂2781; of servants, or slaves, 搂2567; of camels, 搂3048. [LHC]
Potts(1905-1910) 1486
1486. And he had flock and herd, and he-asses and menservants, and maidservants and she-asses, and camels. That these words signify all things in general that belong to memory knowledges, is evident from the signification of all these things in the Word. But it would be too tedious to show what is signified by each in particular, as what by the "flock and herd," the "he-asses and menservants," the "maidservants and she-asses," and the "camels." Each has its own peculiar signification. In general they signify all things that belong to the memory-knowledge of knowledges, and to memory-knowledges. Regarded in themselves, memory-knowledges are "he-asses and menservants;" their pleasures are "maidservants and she-asses;" "camels" are general things of service; "flock and herd" are possessions; and so in the Word throughout. All things whatever that are in the external man, are nothing but things of service, that is, they are for the service of the internal man. So it is with all memory-knowledges, which belong solely to the external man; for they are procured from earthly and worldly things by means of sensuous impressions, in order that they may serve the interior or rational man, and this the spiritual man, this the celestial, and this the Lord. Thus are they subordinated one to another, as are the more external things to the more internal, in their order; and thus all things whatever, both in general and in particular, are, in their order, subordinated to the Lord. Memory-knowledges are therefore the lowest and outermost things, in which are terminated in their order the things that are more interior; and because they are the lowest and outermost things, they must be pre-eminently things of service. Everyone may know for what such knowledges may be serviceable, if he reflects or inquires in himself for what use they are; and when he is thus reflecting upon their use, he can also apprehend the quality of the use. Every memory-knowledge must be for the sake of some use, and this is its service. Verse 17. And Jehovah smote Pharaoh with great plagues, and his house, because of the word of Sarai, Abram's wife. "Jehovah smote Pharaoh with great plagues," signifies that the memory-knowledges were destroyed; "and his house," signifies which He had collected; "because of the word of Sarai, Abram's wife," signifies because of the truth that was to be adjoined to the celestial.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1486
1486. 'And [he had] flocks and herds, and asses and menservants, and maidservants and she-asses, and camels' means all things in general which constitute factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of all of these in the Word. But what each one means specifically would take far too long to show, that is, to show what is meant by flocks and herds, what by asses and menservants, what by maidservants and she-asses, and what by camels. Each has its own particular meaning, but in general they mean all the things constituting the knowledge that is comprised of cognitions and all those constituting factual knowledge. Regarded in themselves facts are 'asses and menservants'; the pleasures that go with them are 'maidservants and she-asses'; 'camels' are general things of service; 'flocks and herds' are possessions. This applies throughout the Word. All things whatever residing with the external man are nothing else than a body of servants, that is, they exist to serve the internal man. This is how it is with all facts, which belong solely to the external man; for these are acquired from earthly and worldly things by means of sensory impressions so that they might serve the interior or rational man; and that this interior man might serve the spiritual man, the spiritual man the celestial man, and the celestial man the Lord. Thus these exist in subordination to one another as things that are exterior beneath those that are interior; and thus also every single thing exists subordinate to the Lord. Facts therefore are the ultimate and outermost things, in which in their order interior things are inclosed; and because facts are ultimate and outermost things, these more than all other things must be things of service. Anyone may recognize what it is that facts are able to serve if he reflects or asks himself the question, What is their use? When he reflects in this way on the use they serve he may also apprehend the nature of the use. Every fact must exist for the sake of a use, and this is its service.
[1486a] Verse 17 And Jehovah struck Pharaoh with great plagues, and his house, because of Sarai,a Abram's wife.
'Jehovah struck Pharaoh with great plagues' means that facts were destroyed. 'And his house' means which He had gathered together. 'Because of Sarai,a Abram's wife' means because of the truth that was to be allied to the celestial.
Latin(1748-1756) 1486
1486. 'Et grex et armentum, et asini et servi, et ancillae et asinae, et cameli': quod significent omnia in genere quae sunt scientificorum, constat a significatione omnium horum in Verbo; sed quid unumquodvis in specie significat, prolixum nimis foret ostendere, ut quid hic grex et armentum, quid asini et servi, quid ancillae et asinae, quid cameli; quodlibet suam peculiarem significationem habet, in genere omnia quae sunt scientiae cognitionum, et scientificorum; scientifica in se spectata sunt 'asini et servi,' eorum voluptates sunt 'ancillae et asinae,' 'cameli' sunt servitia communia, 'grex et armentum' sunt possessiones, ita passim in Verbo. Omnia quaecumque apud externum hominem sunt, non sunt aliud quam servitia, hoc est, ut inserviant interno homini; ita omnia scientifica, quae non sunt nisi quam externi hominis; sunt enim comparata ex terrestribus et mundanis per sensualia ut inservire possent interiori seu rationali homini, hic spirituali, et hic caelesti, et hic Domino; ita sibi mutuo subordinata sunt ut exteriora interioribus ordine, ita omnia et singula secundum ordinem Domino: scientifica itaque sunt ultima et extima, in quibus terminantur ordine interiora, quae quia ultima et extima, prae ceteris erunt servitia; quisque scire potest ad quae scientifica inservire possint, si reflectat, aut apud se quaerat, cui usui; cum sic reflectit super usum, capere etiam potest qualis usus; omne scientificum erit propter usum, et hoc est servitium ejus. Vers. 17. Et percussit Jehovah Pharaonem plagis magnis, et domum ejus, propter verbum Sarai, uxoris Abrami. 'Percussit Jehovah Pharaonem plagis magnis' significat quod destructa sint scientifica: 'et domum ejus' significat quae collegit: 'propter verbum Sarai, uxoris Abrami' significat propter verum adjungendum caelesti.