承叶七背末句:只可借烛光,因烛的光宜于搜查。此事虽无铁证,却有明示可寻——仍是出埃及记 12:19、创世记 44:12、西番雅书 1:12、箴言 20:27 那四节。
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因为烛的光宜于搜查。
because the light of a lamp is effective for searching.
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这一事虽无铁证,却有明示可寻,如经上所记:「七日之内,你们各家中不可有酵」(出埃及记 12:19);又说:「他就搜查,从年长的起,到年幼的为止;那杯就在便雅悯的口袋里搜了出来……」(创世记 44:12)。
And even though there is no proof for this matter, there is an allusion to this matter, as it is stated: “Seven days leaven shall not be found in your houses” (Exodus 12:19), and it says: “And he searched, starting with the eldest, and ending with the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin’s sack…” (Genesis 44:12).
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又说:「那时,我必用灯巡查耶路撒冷」(西番雅书 1:12);又说:「人的灵是耶和华的灯,鉴察人的心腹」(箴言 20:27)。
And it says: “At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps” (Zephaniah 1:12), and it says: “The spirit of man is the lamp of God, searching all the inward parts” (Proverbs 20:27).