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1 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P *γεδεων-N---ASM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM τίς- I--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καλέω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP ὅτε-D πορεύομαι-VCI-API2S παρατάσσω-VA--AMN ἐν-P *μαδιαμ-N---DSF καί-C διαλέγω-VAI-AMI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἰσχυρῶς-D

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S νῦν-D καθώς-D σύ- P--NP ἤ-C οὐ-D κρείσσων-A3C-NSN ἐπιφυλλίς-N3D-NSF *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM ἤ-C τρύγητος-N2--NSM *αβιεζερ-N---GSM

3 ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GP παραδίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM ἄρχων-N3--APM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF ὁ- A--ASM *ωρηβ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ζηβ-N---ASM καί-C τίς- I--ASN δύναμαι-VCI-API1S ποιέω-VA--AAN ὡς-C σύ- P--NP τότε-D ἀναἵημι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λαλέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

4 καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-ASM καί-C διαβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τριακόσιοι-A1A-NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM πεινάω-V3--PAPNPM καί-C διώκω-V1--PAPNPM

5 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM ἀνήρ-N3--DPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF δίδωμι-VO--AAD2P δή-X ἄρτος-N2--APM εἰς-P τροφή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐν-P πούς-N3D-DPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐκλείπω-V1--PAI3P καί-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S διώκω-V1--PAPNSM ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSM *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF μή-D χείρ-N3--NSF *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM νῦν-D ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P ὁ- A--DSF δύναμις-N3I-DSF σύ- P--GS ἄρτος-N2--APM

7 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-VO--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀλοάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APF σάρξ-N3K-APF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄκανθα-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF αβαρκηνιν-N---DPF

8 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D εἰς-P *φανουηλ-N---AS καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὡσαύτως-D καί-C ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM *φανουηλ-N---GS ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3P ἀνήρ-N3--NPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P ἀνήρ-N3--APM *φανουηλ-N---GS ἐν-P ἐπιστροφή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM κατασκάπτω-VF--FAI1S

10 καί-C *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM ἐν-P *καρκαρ-N---DS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF παρεμβολή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM ὡσεί-C δέκα-M πέντε-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM καταλείπω-VP--XMPNPM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF ἀλλόφυλος-A1B-GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM πίπτω-VX--XAPNPM ἑκατόν-M εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF ἀνήρ-N3--GPM σπάω-V3--PMPGPM ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF

11 καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GPM σκηνόω-V4--PAPGPM ἐν-P σκηνή-N1--DPF ἀπό-P ἀνατολή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSF *ναβαι-N---GSF καί-C *ιεγεβαλ-N---GS καί-C πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF παρεμβολή-N1--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S πείθω-VX--XAPNSF

12 καί-C φεύγω-VBI-AAI3P *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM καί-C διώκω-VAI-AAI3S ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κρατέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM δύο-M βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *σελμανα-N---ASM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF ἐκἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S

13 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF παράταξις-N3I-GSF ἀπό-P ἐπάνωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSF παράταξις-N3I-GSF *αρες-N---GS

14 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S παιδάριον-N2N-ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ἀνήρ-N3--GPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM ἄρχων-N3--GPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GPM πρεσβύτερος-A1B-GPMC αὐτός- D--GPM ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C ἑπτά-M ἀνήρ-N3--APM

15 καί-C παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἄρχων-N3--APM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM ὀνειδίζω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNPM μή-D χείρ-N3--NSF *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM νῦν-D ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P ὁ- A--DPM ἀνήρ-N3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἐκλείπω-V1--PAPDPM ἄρτος-N2--APM

16 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM πρεσβύτερος-A1B-APMC ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄκανθα-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--DPF βαρακηνιμ-N---DPF καί-C ἀλοάω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

17 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM *φανουηλ-N---GS καταστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

18 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ποῦ-D ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὅς- --APM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P *θαβωρ-N---DS καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὡς-D σύ- P--NS ὡς-C αὐτός- D--NPM εἰς-P ὁμοίωμα-N3M-ASN υἱός-N2--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM

19 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ζάω-V3--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM εἰ-X ζωογονέω-VXI-YAI3S αὐτός- D--APM οὐ-D ἄν-X ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--AP

20 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιεθερ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM πρωτότοκος-A1B-DSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D σπάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN παιδάριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C φοβέω-VCI-API3S ὅτι-C ἔτι-D νέος-A1A-NSMC εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

21 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C συνἀντάω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP ὅτι-C ὡς-C ἀνήρ-N3--GSM ὁ- A--NSF δύναμις-N3I-NSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *σελμανα-N---ASM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM μηνίσκος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τράχηλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GPF κάμηλος-N2--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

22 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3P ἀνήρ-N3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM πρός-P *γεδεων-N---ASM κύριος-N2--VSM ἄρχω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C σύ- P--NS σώζω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF *μαδιαμ-N---GSF

23 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM *γεδεων-N---NSM οὐ-D ἄρχω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS καί-C οὐ-D ἄρχω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κύριος-N2--NSM ἄρχω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--GP

24 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM αἰτέω-VF--FMI1S παρά-P σύ- P--GP αἴτημα-N3M-ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--DS ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐνώτιον-N2N-ASN ἐκ-P σκῦλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C ἐνώτιον-N2N-NPN χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPN αὐτός- D--DPM ὅτι-C *ισμαηλίτης-N1M-NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P

25 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δίδωμι-V8--PAPNPM δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P καί-C ἀναπτύσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ἱμάτιον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C βάλλω-VBI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐνώτιον-N2N-ASN σκῦλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM

26 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM σταθμός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPN ἐνώτιον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN χρυσοῦς-A1C-GPN ὅς- --GPN αἰτέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPM πάρεξ-P ὁ- A--GPM μηνίσκος-N2--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--GPF στραγγαλίς-N3D-GPF καί-C ὁ- A--GPN ἱμάτιον-N2N-GPN καί-C πορφυρίς-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF καί-C ἐκτός-P ὁ- A--GPN περίθεμα-N3M-GPN ὅς- --APN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τράχηλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GPF κάμηλος-N2--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

27 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN *γεδεων-N---NSM εἰς-P εφωθ-N---ASN καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM *εφραθα-N---DS καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM *γεδεων-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P σκῶλον-N2N-ASN

28 καί-C συνστέλλω-VDI-API3S *μαδιαμ-N---NSF ἐνώπιον-P υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P αἴρω-VA--AAN κεφαλή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἡσυχάζω-VA--AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF *γεδεων-N---GSM

29 καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S *ιεροβααλ-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM καί-C καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM

30 καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *γεδεων-N---DSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἑβδομήκοντα-M υἱός-N2--NPM ἐκπορεύομαι-VM--XMPNPM ἐκ-P μηρός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NPF πολύς-A1A-NPF εἰμί-V9--IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

31 καί-C παλλακή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P *συχεμ-N---DSM καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C γέ-X αὐτός- D--NSF υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM

32 καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C θάπτω-VDI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τάφος-N2--DSM *ιωας-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P *εφραθα-N---DS *αβιεσδρι-N---GSM

33 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καθώς-D ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GPM καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ὁ- A--DSM *βααλ-N---DSM διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--DPM αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

34 καί-C οὐ-D μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM ῥύομαι-VA--AMPGSM αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM θλίβω-V1--PAPGPM αὐτός- D--APM κυκλόθεν-D

35 καί-C οὐ-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἔλεος-N3E-ASN μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ιεροβααλ-N---GSM αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀγαθός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

   

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3242. 'And the sons of Midian, Ephah and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah' means the derivatives from the third division. This becomes clear from the representation of 'Midian' as those governed by the truth of faith, to be dealt with below; and since those governed by the truth of faith are 'Midian', it follows that 'sons' are derivatives from it. With regard to those governed by the truth of faith the position is that no one is admitted into the Lord's kingdom except him with whom the good of faith is present since the good of faith is the life of faith. The life of faith remains, but not the doctrine of faith except insofar as it makes one with life. Nevertheless people governed by the truth of faith, that is, who profess faith and refer to it as the essential thing because they have been taught that it is, but who, in spite of that teaching have goodness of life, that is, who are Christians in their hearts and not just on their lips, are in the Lord's spiritual kingdom. For anyone can easily be made to believe that faith is the essential thing if such an idea is handed on to him by teachers and at an early age he becomes steeped in that way of thinking. He is also made to believe because those who are reputed to be very learned, even church-leaders, say the same, some of whom are afraid to talk about the good of life because when life is the criterion they stand condemned, and also - in addition - because matters of faith, when they display themselves, are perceptible, whereas matters of charity are less so. Those therefore who are governed by the truth of faith, and yet also by the good of life are called Midian. But the truths which govern their lives are 'the sons of Midian'.

[2] Just as those in whom the truth of faith is joined to the good of that faith are meant by Midian so also in the contrary sense Midian means those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them - as becomes clear from the following: In Isaiah,

A drove of camels will cover you, dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Jehovah. Isaiah 60:6.

This refers to the Lord's spiritual kingdom. 'Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah' stands for matters of doctrine. Matters of doctrine concerning good are meant by 'gold', those concerning truth by 'frankincense'; and both by 'the praises of Jehovah'. From this also it is evident what 'Ephah' means. 'The Midianites' who pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to Ishmaelites, and to Potiphar in Egypt, Genesis 37:28, 36, means people governed by truth coupled to simple good, as will in the Lord's Divine mercy be seen later on when those verses are dealt with.

[3] As regards 'Midian' also meaning those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them, this may be seen from what is said about Midian in Moses,

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian with deceptions in their hand came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. Numbers 22:4, 7, and following verses.

In the good sense 'Moab' stands for people with whom natural good exists and who easily allow themselves to be misled, but in the contrary sense stands for those who adulterate goods, 2468. 'Midian' in the good sense, as has been stated, stands for those who are governed by truth coupled to simple good, and so who are easily led to believe things, but in the contrary sense, as here, stands for those who falsify truths. Falsifications are meant by 'deceptions in their hand', and deeds which are the product of falsities by their sending to Balaam to act against the children of Israel, who are the goods, and from these the truths, of faith.

[4] The acts of whoredom committed by the sons of Israel with Midianite women which brought about the plague that Phinehas checked by running through with his spear the Midianite woman and the Israelite man in the brothel, Numbers 25:6-8, and following verses, has a similar meaning, for acts of whoredom represented falsifications of truth, 2466, 2729. And because falsifications of truth are what are meant in the internal sense by acts of whoredom, therefore by command twelve thousand of the children of Israel assailed them, killed their kings, all the males, and the women they had taken captive who had had carnal knowledge of a man, and divided the booty among themselves, Numbers 25:16-17; 31:1-end. The reason why 'twelve thousand' were involved was that 'twelve' means all things of faith, 577, 2089, 2129 (end), 2130 (end), by means of which falsities are destroyed. 'The kings' they killed are falsities, as also are 'the males', 'the women who had had carnal knowledge of a man' are affections for falsity, and 'the booty' which consisted of gold, silver, and cattle, are truths that have been falsified. From this it is evident that every single thing mentioned there is representative of the punishment and destruction of falsity by means of truths.

[5] The same is meant by the facts related about the Midianites in the Book of Judges,

Because the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of Jehovah they were given into the hand of Midian for seven years.

On account of Midian the children of Israel made dens for themselves in the mountains, also caves, and strongholds. And whenever Israel put in seed, Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east came up and destroyed the produce of their land.

After that they were liberated by Gideon by means of the three hundred who had lapped water with their tongue like a dog, whereas those who had sunk down on their knees to drink had been sent home.

Further references to them, in addition to these, are made in Genesis 6 Chapters-8.

Here too every single detail is representative of the falsification of truth, and on that account of punishment even to the point of their being destroyed by the kind of things meant by 'lapping water with their tongue like a dog'. But what each detail means in the internal sense would take too long to explain here. All this will in the Lord's Divine mercy be dealt with in its proper place. In Habakkuk,

He looked and scattered the nations, and the mountains of time were dissolved, and the hills of old sank down. Below Aven I saw the tents of Cushan, the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. Habakkuk 3:6-7.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The tents of Cushan' stands for a religion raised up out of evil, 'the curtains of the land of Midian' for a religion raised up out of falsity.

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