9998. And the bullock and the two rams. That this signifies the natural or external of man, and his spiritual or internal, which are to be purified, is evident from the signification of "the bullock," as being the natural or external of man, which is to be purified (see n. 9990); and from the signification of "the rams," as being the spiritual or internal of man, which is to be purified (see n. 9991).