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Genesis 32

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1 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM δέ-X *λαβαν-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καταφιλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPNSM *λαβαν-N---NSM ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

2 καί-C *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM ὁδός-N2--ASF καί-C ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAPNSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S παρεμβολή-N1--ASF θεός-N2--GSM παρα ἐνβάλλω-VX--XAPASF καί-C συνἀντάω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

3 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἡνίκα-D ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM *παρεμβολή-N1--NSF θεός-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--NSF καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM *παρεμβολή-N1--NPF

4 ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἄγγελος-N2--APM ἔμπροσθεν-P αὐτός- D--GSM πρός-P *ησαυ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *σηιρ-N----S εἰς-P χώρα-N1A-ASF *εδωμ-N----S

5 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὕτως-D εἶπον-VF2-FAI2P ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ησαυ-N---DSM οὕτως-D λέγω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS *ἰακώβ-N---NSM μετά-P *λαβαν-N---GSM παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C χρονίζω-VAI-AAI1S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D

6 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ἐγώ- P--DS βοῦς-N3--NPM καί-C ὄνος-N2--NPM καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-NPN καί-C παῖς-N3D-NPM καί-C παιδίσκη-N1--NPF καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI1S ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ησαυ-N---DSM ἵνα-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS

7 καί-C ἀναστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM πρός-P *ἰακώβ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS *ησαυ-N---ASM καί-C ἰδού-I αὐτός- D--NSM ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--DS καί-C τετρακόσιοι-A1A-NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

8 φοβέω-VCI-API3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM σφόδρα-D καί-C ἀπορέω-V2I-IMI3S καί-C διααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APM βοῦς-N3--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN εἰς-P δύο-M παρεμβολή-N1--APF

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἐάν-C ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S *ησαυ-N---NSM εἰς-P παρεμβολή-N1--ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF καί-C ἐκκόπτω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF παρεμβολή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF δεύτερος-A1A-NSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN σώζω-V1--PMN

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ισαακ-N---GSM κύριος-N2--VSM ὁ- A--NSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ἀποτρέχω-V1--PAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF γένεσις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C εὖ-D σύ- P--AS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S

11 ἱκανόω-V4--PMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--GSF καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF ἀλήθεια-N1A-GSF ὅς- --GSF ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--DSM παῖς-N3D-DSM σύ- P--GS ἐν-P γάρ-X ὁ- A--DSF ῥάβδος-N2--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS διαβαίνω-VZI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-ASM οὗτος- D--ASM νῦν-D δέ-X γίγνομαι-VX--XAI1S εἰς-P δύο-M παρεμβολή-N1--APF

12 ἐκαἱρέω-VB--AMD2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ησαυ-N---GSM ὅτι-C φοβέω-V2--PMI1S ἐγώ- P--NS αὐτός- D--ASM μήποτε-D ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM πατάσσω-VA--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C μήτηρ-N3--ASF ἐπί-P τέκνον-N2N-DPN

13 σύ- P--NS δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S καλῶς-D εὖ-D σύ- P--AS ποιέω-VF--FAI1S καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASF ἄμμος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὅς- --NSF οὐ-D ἀριθμέω-VC--FPI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πλῆθος-N3E-GSN

14 καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὅς- --GPM φέρω-V1I-IAI3S δῶρον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM

15 αἴξ-N3G-APF διακόσιοι-A1A-APF τράγος-N2--APM εἴκοσι-M πρόβατον-N2N-APN διακόσιοι-A1A-APN κριός-N2--APM εἴκοσι-M

16 κάμηλος-N2--APF θηλάζω-V1--PAPAPF καί-C ὁ- A--APN παιδίον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM τριάκοντα-M βοῦς-N3--APM τεσσαράκοντα-M ταῦρος-N2--APM δέκα-M ὄνος-N2--APM εἴκοσι-M καί-C πῶλος-N2--APM δέκα-M

17 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S διά-P χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--DPM παῖς-N3D-DPM αὐτός- D--GSM ποίμνιον-N2N-ASN κατά-P μόνος-A1--APF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DPM παῖς-N3D-DPM αὐτός- D--GSM προπορεύομαι-V1--PMD2P ἔμπροσθεν-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C διάστημα-N3M-ASN ποιέω-V2--PAI2P ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ποίμνη-N1--GSF καί-C ποίμνη-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM πρῶτος-A1--DSMS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἐάν-C σύ- P--DS συνἀντάω-VA--AAS3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐρωτάω-V3--PAI3S σύ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM τίς- I--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C ποῦ-D πορεύομαι-V1--PAS3S καί-C τίς- I--GSN οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN προπορεύομαι-V1--PMPAPN σύ- P--GS

19 εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GS *ἰακώβ-N---GSM δῶρον-N2N-APN ἀποστέλλω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ησαυ-N---GSM καί-C ἰδού-I αὐτός- D--NSM ὀπίσω-P ἐγώ- P--GP

20 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM πρῶτος-A1--DSMS καί-C ὁ- A--DSM δεύτερος-A1A-DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM τρίτος-A1--DSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM προπορεύομαι-V1--PMPDPM ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPN ποίμνιον-N2N-GPN οὗτος- D--GPN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN λαλέω-VA--AAD2P *ησαυ-N---DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εὑρίσκω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AP αὐτός- D--ASM

21 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2P ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS *ἰακώβ-N---NSM παραγίγνομαι-V1--PMI3S ὀπίσω-P ἐγώ- P--GP εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN δῶρον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--DPN προπορεύομαι-V1--PMPDPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὁράω-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἴσως-D γάρ-X προςδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS

22 καί-C παραπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM αὐτός- D--NSM δέ-X κοιμάω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF παρεμβολή-N1--DSF

23 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM δέ-X ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APF δύο-M γυνή-N3K-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APF δύο-M παιδίσκη-N1--APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἕνδεκα-M παιδίον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C διαβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF διάβασις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ιαβοκ-N---GSM

24 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C διαβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM χειμάρρους-N2--ASM καί-C διαβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN αὐτός- D--GSM

25 ὑπολείπω-VVI-API3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM μόνος-A1--NSM καί-C παλαίω-VBI-AAI3S ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἕως-P πρωΐ-D

26 ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὅτι-C οὐ-D δύναμαι-V6--PMI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἅπτομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--GSN πλάτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSM μηρός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ναρκάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM μηρός-N2--GSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN παλαίω-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

27 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM ὄρθρος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D σύ- P--AS ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAS1S ἐάν-C μή-D ἐγώ- P--AS εὐλογέω-VA--AAS2S

28 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM τίς- I--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM

29 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM οὐ-D καλέω-VC--FPI3S ἔτι-D ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀλλά-C *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐνἰσχύω-VA--AAPNSM μετά-P θεός-N2--GSM καί-C μετά-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM δυνατός-A1--NSM

30 ἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ἐρωτάω-V3--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εὐλογέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐκεῖ-D

31 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM *εἶδος-N3E-NSN θεός-N2--GSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S γάρ-X θεός-N2--ASM πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN πρός-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN καί-C σώζω-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF

32 ἀνατέλλω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM ἡνίκα-D παραἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN *εἶδος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--NSM δέ-X ἐπισκάζω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--DSM μηρός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM

33 ἕνεκεν-P οὗτος- D--GSM οὐ-D μή-D ἐσθίω-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASN νεῦρον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --ASN ναρκάω-VAI-AAI3S ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN πλάτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSM μηρός-N2--GSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF ὅτι-C ἅπτομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--GSN πλάτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSM μηρός-N2--GSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN νεῦρον-N2N-GSN καί-C ναρκάω-VAI-AAI3S

   

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4302. 'And he was limping on his thigh' means that truths were not yet arranged into such an order that together with good they could all enter celestial-spiritual good. This is clear from the meaning of 'limping' as possessing good which does not as yet contain genuine truths but does contain general truths into which genuine ones can be instilled and which are such as do not disagree with genuine ones, dealt with below. In the highest sense, however, in which the Lord is the subject, 'limping on the thigh' means that truths were not yet arranged into such an order that with good they could all enter celestial-spiritual good - 'the thigh' meaning celestial-spiritual good, see above in 4277, 4278.

[2] As regards the order which truths must possess when they enter good, in this case celestial-spiritual good, no intelligible explanation of it is possible, for one needs to know before that what order is, and then what kind of order goes with truths, also what celestial-spiritual good is and then how these truths enter by way of good into that celestial-spiritual good. Even if these matters were described they would not be understood except by those who see with heavenly perception; nothing at all would be understood by those who see with merely natural perception. For those who see with heavenly perception dwell in the light of heaven which comes from the Lord, a light that holds intelligence and wisdom within it. But those who dwell in natural light do not possess any intelligence or wisdom except insofar as the light of heaven flows into that natural light and uses it in such a way that things belonging to heaven may be seen - as in a mirror or in some representative image - within things belonging to natural light. For natural light does not render any spiritual truth visible unless the light of heaven is flowing into it.

[3] This alone can be said regarding the order in which truths must exist to enable them to enter good. As with goods, all truths - not only the general ones but also the particular, and indeed the most specific - must in heaven have been arranged into that order so that one truth relates to another within a form like that in which the members, organs, and viscera of the human body relate to one another. That is, their uses relate to one another in general, also in particular, as well as most specifically, and act so as to be a single whole. From this - that is to say, from the order in which truths and goods exist - heaven itself is called the Grand Man. Its actual life comes from the Lord, who from Himself arranges every single thing into such order. Consequently heaven is a likeness and image of the Lord. When therefore truths have been arranged into an order like that into which heaven is arranged they exist in heavenly order and are able to enter good. Truths and goods exist in such order with every angel, and they are also being arranged into such order with every person who is being regenerated. In short, the order of heaven consists in the proper arrangement of truths that are the truths of faith within goods that are those of charity towards the neighbour, and the arrangement of these goods within the good that is the good of love to the Lord.

[4] The fact that 'limping' means possessing good which does not as yet contain genuine truths but does nevertheless contain general truths into which genuine ones can be instilled, and which are the kind that do not disagree with genuine truths; and thus the fact that 'the lame' are those who do possess good though not genuine good because they are without knowledge of truth - good such as gentiles possess who lead charitable lives with one another - becomes clear from those places in the Word where the lame and those who limp are mentioned in the good sense, as in Isaiah,

The eyes of the blind will be opened. and the ears of the deaf will be opened; then will the lame man leap like a hart, and the dumb man sing with his tongue. Isaiah 35:5-6.

In Jeremiah,

Behold, I am bringing them from the north land, and I will gather them from the extremities of the earth, among them the blind one and the lame, the woman who is with child and her who is giving birth, together. Jeremiah 31-8.

In Micah,

On that day, said Jehovah, I will bring together her who limps and will gather her who has been driven away. And I will make her who limps into the remnant, and her who was driven away into a numerous nation; and Jehovah will reign over them in Mount Zion, from now on and for ever. Micah 4:6-7.

In Zephaniah,

At that time I will save her who limps and will gather her who has been driven away, and I will make them a praise and a name. Zephaniah 3:19.

Anyone can see that in these places 'the lame' and 'her who limps' does not mean the lame or one who limps; for it is said of them that they will leap, be gathered together, be made into the remnant, and be saved. But it is evident that people who are governed by good and less so by truths are meant, as upright gentiles are and also those like them within the Church.

[5] Such persons are also meant by 'the lame' to whom the Lord refers in Luke,

Jesus said, When you give a feast invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed. Luke 14:13-14.

And in the same gospel,

The householder said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind. Luke 14:21.

The Ancient Church distinguished the neighbour or neighbours to whom they were to perform charitable works into different categories. Some they called the maimed, others the lame, some the blind, and others the deaf, by which they meant those who were spiritually such. Some they also called the hungry, the thirsty, strangers, the naked, the sick, or prisoners, as in Matthew 25:35-36, and likewise widows, orphans, the needy, the poor, and the wretched, by whom they meant none others than those who were such so far as truth and good were concerned, who were to be furnished with whatever was appropriate to their needs, led into 'the way', and thereby receive counsel regarding their souls. But because at the present day charity does not constitute the Church but faith, what those categories of people are used to mean in the Word is totally unknown. Yet it is evident to everyone that it is not an inviting of the maimed, the lame, and the blind to a feast that is meant, nor that the householder commanded such persons to be brought in, but that those who are like this spiritually are meant. It is also evident to them that every single utterance of the Lord contains what is Divine, and so has a celestial and a spiritual sense.

[6] The Lord's words in Mark have a similar meaning,

If your foot causes you to stumble cut it off, it is better for you to enter into life lame than having two feet to be cast into the Gehenna of fire, into the unquenchable fire. Mark 9:45; Matthew 18:8.

A foot which has to be cut off if it causes stumbling means the natural which constantly sets itself against the spiritual and has to be destroyed if it is trying to crush truths, and so means that because of the disagreement and contrary-mindedness of the natural man it is preferable to be governed by simple good even though there is a denial of truth. This is what 'entering into life lame' means. As regards 'the foot' meaning the natural, see 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280.

[7] 'The lame' also means in the Word those who possess no good at all and consequently no truth, as in Isaiah,

Then the prey will be divided; the prey multiplying, those who limp will take the prey. Isaiah 33:23.

In David,

When I am limping they are glad and are gathered together; the lame whom I do not know are gathered together against me. Psalms 35:15.

Such persons being meant by 'the lame' it was also forbidden to sacrifice anything that was lame, Deuteronomy 15:21-22; Malachi 1:8, 13. Also, no lame person belonging to the seed of Aaron could serve in the priesthood, Leviticus 21:18. As with the lame likewise with the blind, for 'the blind' in the good sense means people who have no knowledge of truth, and in the contrary sense those who are subject to falsities, 2383.

[8] In the original language one word is used to express a person who is lame, another a person who limps. In the proper sense one who is lame means people who are governed by natural good into which spiritual truths are unable to flow owing to the outward natural appearances and the delusions of the senses, while in the contrary sense one who is lame means those who are not governed by any natural good but by evil, which totally blocks the inflow of spiritual truth. One who limps however means in the proper sense those who are governed by natural good into which general truths are allowed to enter but not particular and specific truths owing to lack of knowledge, whereas in the contrary sense one who limps means those who are subject to evil and so do not even allow general truths to enter in.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.