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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASF τελευτη-N1--ASF *ιησους-N---GSM και-C επιερωταω-V3I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δια-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM τις- I--NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DP προς-P ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--GSN πολεμεω-VA--AAN προς-P αυτος- D--APM

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM *ιουδας-N1T-NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ιδου-I διδωμι-VX--XAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM ο- A--DSM *συμεων-N---DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSM κληρος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C παρατασσω-VA--AMS1P προς-P ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM και-C πορευομαι-VF--FMI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS μετα-P συ- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSM κληρος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM *συμεων-N---NSM

4 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *φερεζαιος-N2--ASM εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εν-P *βεζεκ-N---DS εις-P δεκα-M χιλιας-N3D-APF ανηρ-N3--GPM

5 και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF *βεζεκ-N---DSF και-C παρατασσω-VAI-AMI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *φερεζαιος-N---ASM

6 και-C φευγω-VBI-AAI3S *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---NSM και-C κατατρεχω-VBI-AAI3P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C αποκοπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GSM

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αδωνιβεζεκ-N---NSM εβδομηκοντα-M βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GPM αποκοπτω-VP--XPPNPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P συνλεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--APN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSF τραπεζα-N1S-GSF εγω- P--GS καθως-D ουν-X ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S ουτως-D αντι αποδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C αγω-V1--PAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εις-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S εκει-D

8 και-C πολεμεω-V2I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM ο- A--ASF *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--ASF και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εν-P στομα-N3M-DSN ρομφαια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ενπιμπρημι-VAI-AAI3P εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN

9 και-C μετα-P ουτος- D--APN καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM ο- A--GSN πολεμεω-VA--AAN προς-P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM ο- A--ASF ορεινη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASM νοτος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF πεδεινος-A1--ASF

10 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *χεβρων-N---DSF και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *χεβρων-N---GSF εκ-P εναντιος-A1A-GSF και-C ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S *χεβρων-N---GSF ο- A--ASN προτερος-A1A-NSNC *καριαθαρβοξεφερ-N---NS και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *σεσσι-N---ASM και-C *αχινααν-N---ASM και-C *θολμι-N---ASM γεννημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GSM *ενακ-N---GSM

11 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εκειθεν-D προς-P ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δαβιρ-N---ASF ο- A--ASN δε-X ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF *δαβιρ-N---GSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D *καριαθσωφαρ-N---NS πολις-N3I-NSF γραμμα-N3M-GPN

12 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *χαλεβ-N---NSM ος- --NSM εαν-C πατασσω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPN γραμμα-N3M-GPN και-C προ καταλαμβανω-VB--AMS3S αυτος- D--ASF διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--ASF *ασχα-N1A-ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

13 και-C προ καταλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--ASF *γοθονιηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *κενεζ-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM *χαλεβ-N---GSM ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *χαλεβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *ασχα-N1A-ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

14 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF εισοδος-N2--DSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C επισειω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF *γοθονιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--GSN αιτεω-VA--AAN παρα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF αγρος-N2--ASM και-C γογγυζω-V1I-IAI3S και-C κραζω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN υποζυγιον-N2N-GSN εις-P γη-N1--ASF νοτος-N2--GSM εκδιδωμι-VM--XMI2S εγω- P--AS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF *χαλεβ-N---NSM τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S συ- P--DS

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ασχα-N---NSF διδωμι-VO--AAD2S δη-X εγω- P--DS ευλογια-N1A-ASF οτι-C εις-P γη-N1--ASF νοτος-N2--GSM εκδιδωμι-VM--XMI2S εγω- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--DS λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF *χαλεβ-N---NSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF μετεωρος-A1B-GPM και-C λυτρωσις-N3I-ASF ταπεινος-A1--GPM

16 και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιοθορ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *κιναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM γαμβρος-N2--GSM *μωυσης-N1M-GSM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εκ-P πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GPM φοινιξ-N3K-GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ιουδα-N---GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF ο- A--ASF ειμι-V9--PAPASF εν-P ο- A--DSM νοτος-N2--DSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P καταβασις-N3I-GSF *αραδ-N---GS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3P μετα-P ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM

17 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM μετα-P *συμεων-N---GSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C κοπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM *σεφεκ-N---ASF και-C εκολεθρευω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF *αναθεμα-N3M-NSN

18 και-C ου-D κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιουδας-N1T-NSM ο- A--ASF *γαζα-N1A-ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *ασκαλων-N3W-ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *ακκαρων-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *αζωτος-N2--ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περισποριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF

19 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN οτι-C ου-D δυναμαι-VSI-API3P εκολεθρευω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF οτι-C *ρηχαβ-N---NS διαστελλω-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DPM

20 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM *χαλεβ-N---DSM ο- A--ASF *χεβρων-N---ASF καθως-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D ο- A--APF τρεις-A3--APF πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ενακ-N---GSM

21 και-C ο- A--ASM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF ου-D κληρονομεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--NSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *βενιαμιν-N---GSM εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF

22 και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM και-C γε-X αυτος- D--NPM εις-P *βαιθηλ-N---AS και-C κυριος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM

23 και-C παρα ενβαλλω-VBI-AAI3P και-C κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI3P *βαιθηλ-N---AS ο- A--NSN δε-X ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D *λουζα-N---NS

24 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM φυλασσω-V1--PAPNPM και-C ιδου-I ανηρ-N3--NSM εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM δεικνυω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DP ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1P μετα-P συ- P--GS ελεος-N3E-ASN

25 και-C δεικνυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF εν-P στομα-N3M-DSN ρομφαια-N1A-GSF ο- A--ASM δε-X ανηρ-N3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF συγγενεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3P

26 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εις-P γη-N1--ASF *χεττιιν-N---GPM και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D πολις-N3I-ASF και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF *λουζα-N---NS ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF

27 και-C ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S *μανασση-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *βαιθσαν-N---ASF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *σκυθαι-N---GP πολις-N3I-NSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASF *θανακ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωρ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM *βαλακ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *μαγεδω-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ιεβλααμ-N---ASF ουδε-C ο- A--APN περιοικος-A1B-APN αυτος- D--GSF ουδε-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

28 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S οτε-D ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM και-C εκαιρω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

29 και-C *εφραιμ-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *χαναναιος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM καταοικεω-V2--PAPASM εν-P *γαζερ-N---DS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSM εν-P *γαζερ-N---DS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

30 και-C *ζαβουλων-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *κεδρων-N---AS ουδε-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωμανα-N---AS και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

31 και-C *ασηρ-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ακχω-N---AS και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *δωρ-N---ASF και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *σιδων-N3W-ASM και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *ααλαφ-N---AS και-C ο- A--ASM *ασχαζι-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *χελβα-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *ναι-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *ερεω-N---ASM

32 και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *ασηρ-N---NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSM *χαναναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM καταοικεω-V2--PAPGSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF οτι-C ου-D δυναμαι-VCI-API3S εκαιρω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

33 και-C *νεφθαλι-N---NSM ου-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *βαιθσαμυς-N---AS και-C ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *βαιθαναθ-N---ASF και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S *νεφθαλι-N---NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSM *χαναναιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM καταοικεω-V2--PAPGSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--NPM δε-X καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM *βαιθσαμυς-N---AS και-C ο- A--ASF *βαιθενεθ-N---ASF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--DPM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

34 και-C εκθλιβω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αμορραιος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *δαν-N---GSM εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN οτι-C ου-D αποιημι-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM καταβαινω-VZ--AAN εις-P ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF

35 και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM *αμορραιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAN εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN ο- A--DSN οστρακωδης-A3H-DSN εν-P ος- --DSN ο- A--NPF αρκος-N2--NPF και-C εν-P ος- --DSM ο- A--NPF αλωπηξ-N3K-NPF εν-P ο- A--DSM *μυρσινων-N3W-DSM και-C εν-P *θαλαβιν-N---DSF και-C βαρυνω-VCI-API3S χειρ-N3--NSF οικος-N2--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--ASM *αμορραιος-N2--ASM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

36 και-C ο- A--NSN οριον-N2N-NSN ο- A--GSM *αμορραιος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSF αναβασις-N3I-GSF *ακραβιν-N---GSF απο-P ο- A--GSF *πετρα-N1A-GSF και-C επανω-D

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4592. And his father called him Benjamin. That this signifies the quality of the spiritual of the celestial, is evident from the representation of Benjamin, as being the spiritual of the celestial. What this is was explained above (see n. 4585), namely, that it is the intermediate which exists between the spiritual and the celestial, or between the spiritual man and the celestial man. In the original language “Benjamin” means “the son of the right hand;” and by a “son of the right hand” is signified spiritual truth which is from celestial good and the consequent power, for good has power by means of truth (n. 3563). A “son” is truth (see n. 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 3373), and the “hand” is power (n. 878, 3091, 3563); hence the “right hand” is the highest power. Hence it is evident what is signified by “sitting at the right hand of God,” namely, a state of power by virtue of the truth which is from good (n. 3387), which when predicated of the Lord is omnipotence, and also the Divine truth which proceeds from the Lord’s Divine good (as in Psalms 110:1; Matthew 22:44; 26:63-64; Mark 14:61-62; 16:19; Luke 22:69); and whereas it denotes Divine power - that is, omnipotence - it is therefore said, “at the right hand of the power” (or virtue) “of God.”

[2] It is manifest from this what in the genuine sense is signified by “Benjamin,” namely, the spiritual truth which is from the celestial good which is “Joseph.” Both together therefore are that intermediate which as before said is between the spiritual man and the celestial man (n. 4585). But this good and this truth are distinct from the celestial which is represented by “Judah,” and the spiritual which is represented by “Israel,” of which the former is higher or more interior, and the latter is lower or more external, for as before said they are an intermediate. But no one can have an idea of the good which is represented by Joseph, and of the truth which is represented by Benjamin, except the man who is enlightened by the light of heaven. The angels have a clear idea of them, because all the ideas of their thought are from the light of heaven which is from the Lord, in which they see and perceive illimitable things which man cannot possibly comprehend, still less utter. As an illustration take the following.

[3] All men whatever are born natural, with the power of becoming either celestial or spiritual; but the Lord alone was born spiritual celestial, and for this reason He was born at Bethlehem, where is the boundary of the land of Benjamin, for by “Bethlehem” is signified the spiritual of the celestial, and by Benjamin is represented the spiritual of the celestial. The reason why the Lord alone was born spiritual celestial is that the Divine was in Him. These things cannot possibly be comprehended by anyone who is not in the light of heaven; for he who is in the light of the world, and has his perception therefrom, scarcely knows what truth is and what good is, still less what it is to ascend through degrees to the interior things of truth and good; thus he is in complete ignorance of those innumerable things of truth and good in every degree which are manifest before the angels as in noonday light. Hence it is evident of what nature is the wisdom of angels relatively to that of men.

[4] There are six names which frequently occur in the prophets where the church is treated of, namely, “Judah,” “Joseph,” “Benjamin,” “Ephraim,” “Israel,” and “Jacob.” He who does not know what of the good and truth of the church is meant by each one of these in the internal sense cannot possibly know anything of the Divine arcana of the Word there. Nor can he know what of the church is meant, unless he knows what the celestial is which is “Judah,” what the celestial of the spiritual is which is “Joseph,” what the spiritual of the celestial is which is “Benjamin,” what the intellectual of the church is which is “Ephraim,” what the internal spiritual is which is “Israel,” and what the external spiritual is which is “Jacob.”

[5] As regards Benjamin specifically, as he represents the spiritual of the celestial, and Joseph the celestial of the spiritual, and thus both together the intermediate between the celestial and the spiritual man, and as they are consequently most closely conjoined, therefore also their conjunction is described in the history of Joseph as follows:

Joseph told his brethren that they must bring their youngest brother, lest they should die (Genesis 42:20).

When they returned with Benjamin, and Joseph saw Benjamin his brother, he said, Is this your youngest brother? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. And Joseph made haste, for his bowels did yearn toward his brother; and he sought where to weep, and he therefore entered into his chamber, and wept there (Genesis 43:29-30).

He multiplied Benjamin’s portion fivefold above the portions of them all (Genesis 43:34).

After he had made himself known to his brethren, he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s necks and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his necks (Genesis 45:14).

He gave changes of garments to them all, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of garments (Genesis 45:22).

[6] From all this it is evident that Joseph and Benjamin were most closely conjoined, not because they were of one mother, but because by them is represented the spiritual conjunction which exists between the good which is “Joseph” and the truth which is “Benjamin,” and because both are intermediate between the celestial and the spiritual man. For this reason Joseph could not be conjoined with his brethren, nor with his father, except by means of Benjamin, for without an intermediate no conjunction is possible, and this was the reason why Joseph did not reveal himself sooner.

[7] Moreover, by “Benjamin” in other parts of the Word, especially the prophetic, is signified the spiritual truth which is of the church, as in the prophecy of Moses concerning the sons of Israel:

To Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah, He shall dwell confidently upon him, covering upon him all the day, and He shall dwell between his shoulders (Deuteronomy 33:12);

“the beloved of Jehovah” is spiritual truth which is from celestial good; it is said of this good that it “dwells confidently” with that truth, “covers it the whole day,” and also “dwells between its shoulders,” for in the internal sense the “shoulders” denote all power (n. 1085), and good has all its power by means of truth (n. 3563).

[8] In Jeremiah:

Flee ye sons of Benjamin out of the midst of Jerusalem, and sounding sound with the trumpet, and take up a prophecy upon the house of the vineyard; for evil looks forth from the north, and a great shattering (Jeremiah 6:1);

“the sons of Benjamin” denote spiritual truth from the celestial; “Jerusalem” denotes the spiritual church; the “house of the vineyard,” or “Bethhaccherem,” the same; the “evil out of the north,” man’s sensuous and the derivative memory-knowledge. Again:

It shall come to pass if ye hallow the sabbath day they shall enter in from the cities of Judah, and from the circuits of Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountain, and from the south, offering burnt-offering and sacrifice, and meat-offering, and frankincense, and offering thanksgiving, unto the house of Jehovah (Jeremiah 17:24, 26).

[9] And again elsewhere:

In the cities of the mountain, in the cities of the plain, in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the circuits of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks yet pass over beside the hands of him that numbereth them (Jeremiah 33:13);

here also the “land of Benjamin” denotes the spiritual truth of the church; for all the things of the church, from the first degree to the last, are signified by the “cities of Judah,” the “circuits of Jerusalem,” the “land of Benjamin,” the “plain,” the “mountain,” and the “south.”

[10] In Hosea:

Sound ye with the horn in Gibeah, with the trumpet in Ramah, shout ye Bethaven, after thee Benjamin, Ephraim shall become solitudes in the day of rebuke (Hos. 5:8-9);

“Gibeah,” “Ramah,” and “Bethaven” denote the things of that spiritual truth from the celestial which is “Benjamin,” for Gibeah was in Benjamin (Judges 19:14), and Ramah also (Josh. 18:25), and likewise Bethaven (Josh. 18:12); “to sound with the horn and with the trumpet,” and “to shout,” denote to announce that the intellectual of the church, which is “Ephraim,” is made desolate.

[11] In Obadiah:

The house of Jacob shall become a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, the house of Esau for stubble; and they of the south shall inherit the mountain of Esau, and those who are in the plain the Philistines; and they shall inherit the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin, Gilead (Obad. 1:18-19).

That names signify things is very evident here, as in other places, for unless it is known what is signified by the “house of Jacob,” the “house of Joseph,” the “house of Esau,” the “mountain of Esau,” the “Philistines,” the “field of Ephraim,” the “field of Samaria,” “Benjamin,” and “Gilead,” and moreover what by “them of the south,” by a “house,” a “plain,” a “mountain,” and a “field,” nothing here can possibly be comprehended; nor were the things done that are here historically related. But the man who knows what each expression involves, will find heavenly arcana therein. Here also “Benjamin” is the spiritual from the celestial.

[12] In like manner these words in Zechariah:

Jehovah shall be king upon the whole earth; in that day there shall be one Jehovah, and His name one; the whole earth shall encompass as a plain from Gibeah even to Rimmon, and she shall dwell under herself thence from Benjamin’s gate even unto the place of the first gate, even unto the gate of the corners, and from the tower of Hananeel even unto the king’s wine presses (Zech. 14:9-10).

So in David:

Give ear, O Shepherd, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou that sittest upon the cherubim; before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up Thy power, and come to save us (Psalms 80:1-2).

So in the prophecy of Deborah and Barak:

Jehovah shall rule for me among the mighty; out of Ephraim whose root is in Amalek, after thee Benjamin in thy peoples, out of Machir shall come down lawgivers, and out of Zebulun they that draw the scepter of the scribe (Judges 5:13-14).

[13] In John:

I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed out of every tribe of Israel; of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand (Revelation 7:4, 8); where by the “tribes of Israel” are signified those who are in goods and truths, and therefore in the Lord’s kingdom; for “tribes” and “twelve,” or what is the same, “twelve thousand,” are all things of love and faith, or all things of good and truth (n. 577, 2089, 2129, 2130, 3272, 3858, 3913, 3926, 3939, 4060). These things are here distributed into four classes, the last of which is the twelve thousand sealed of Zebulun, and of Joseph, and of Benjamin, because by the tribe of Zebulun is signified the heavenly marriage (n. 3960, 3961), in which is heaven, thus in which are all things; “Joseph” here is the celestial of the spiritual, or the good of truth; and “Benjamin” is the truth of this good, or the spiritual of the celestial. This is the conjugial in heaven, and therefore these are named last.

[14] As Benjamin represented the spiritual of the celestial in the church, or the truth of good, which is the intermediate between celestial good and spiritual truth, therefore Jerusalem fell as an inheritance to the sons of Benjamin; for before Zion was built there, “Jerusalem” signified the church in general. (That Jerusalem fell to Benjamin may be seen in Joshua 18:28; and also in Judges 1:21)

  
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