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Genesis 27

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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X μετα-P ο- A--ASN γηραω-VA--AAN *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C αμβλυνω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN οραω-V3--PAN και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-ASMC και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM υιος-N2--VSM εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I εγω- P--NS

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I γηρασκω-VX--XAI1S και-C ου-D γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI1S ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF τελευτη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS

3 νυν-D ουν-X λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASN σκευος-N3E-ASN συ- P--GS ο- A--ASF τε-X φαρετρα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN τοξον-N2N-ASN και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASN πεδιον-N2N-ASN και-C θηρευω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF

4 και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εδεσμα-N3M-APN ως-C φιλεω-V2--PAI1S εγω- P--NS και-C φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ινα-C εσθιω-VB--AAS1S οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS πριν-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS

5 *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI3S λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM *ισαακ-N---GSM προς-P *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM εις-P ο- A--ASN πεδιον-N2N-ASN θηρευω-VA--AAN θηρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

6 *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM ελαχυς-A3C-ASMC οραω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--NS ακουω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM προς-P *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAPGSM

7 φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C εσθιω-VB--AAPNSM ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM προ-P ο- A--GSN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS

8 νυν-D ουν-X υιος-N2--VSM ακουω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--GS καθα-D εγω- P--NS συ- P--DS εντελλομαι-V1--PMI1S

9 και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM εις-P ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εκειθεν-D δυο-M εριφος-N2--APM απαλος-A1--APM και-C καλος-A1--APM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εδεσμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS ως-C φιλεω-V2--PAI3S

10 και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI3S οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GS προ-P ο- A--GSN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

11 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM προς-P *ρεβεκκα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ανηρ-N3--NSM δασυς-A3U-NSM εγω- P--NS δε-X ανηρ-N3--NSM λειος-A1A-NSM

12 μηποτε-D ψηλαφαω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM ως-C καταφρονεω-V2--PAPNSM και-C επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P εμαυτου- D--ASM καταρα-N1A-ASF και-C ου-D ευλογια-N1A-ASF

13 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF επι-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF καταρα-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS τεκνον-N2N-VSN μονον-D υποακουω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS

14 πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM δε-X λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF μητηρ-N3--DSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM εδεσμα-N3M-APN καθα-D φιλεω-V2I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF ο- A--ASF στολη-N1--ASF *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--GSM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC ο- A--ASF καλος-A1--ASF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S παρα-P αυτος- D--DSF εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM νεος-A1A-ASMC

16 και-C ο- A--APN δερμα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM εριφος-N2--GPM περιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APN γυμνος-A1--APN ο- A--GSM τραχηλος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM ος- --APM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

18 και-C ειςφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X πατηρ-N3--VSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I εγω- P--NS τις- I--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS τεκνον-N2N-VSN

19 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM εγω- P--NS *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM συ- P--GS ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DS αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM καταιζω-VA--AAD2S και-C εσθιω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GS οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS

20 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM υιος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--NSN ουτος- D--ASN ος- --ASN ταχυς-A3U-ASN ευρισκω-VB--AAI2S ω-I τεκνον-N2N-VSN ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ος- --ASN παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS

21 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM εγγιζω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C ψηλαφαω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS τεκνον-N2N-VSN ει-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS *ησαυ-N---NSM η-C ου-D

22 εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM προς-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ψηλαφαω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF μεν-X φωνη-N1--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--NPF δε-X χειρ-N3--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF *ησαυ-N---GSM

23 και-C ου-D επιγιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ειμι-V9--IAI3P γαρ-X ο- A--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ο- A--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM δασυς-A3U-NPF και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS

25 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προςαγω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI1S απο-P ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS τεκνον-N2N-VSN ινα-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S και-C ειςφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM οινος-N2--ASM και-C πινω-VBI-AAI3S

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM εγγιζω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C φιλεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS τεκνον-N2N-VSN

27 και-C εγγιζω-VA--AAPNSM φιλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C οσφραινομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--ASF οσμη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPN ιματιον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I οσμη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS ως-C οσμη-N1--NSF αγρος-N2--GSM πληρης-A3H-GSM ος- --ASM ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

28 και-C διδωμι-VO--AAO3S συ- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSF δροσος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF πιοτης-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πληθος-N3E-ASN σιτος-N2--GSM και-C οινος-N2--GSM

29 και-C δουλευω-VA--AAD3P συ- P--DS εθνος-N3E-NPN και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS αρχων-N3--NPM και-C γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM κατααραομαι-V3--PMPNSM συ- P--AS επικαταρατος-A1B-NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ευλογεω-V2--PAPNSM συ- P--AS ευλογεω-VM--XPPNSM

30 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASN παυω-VA--AMN *ισαακ-N---ASM ευλογεω-V2--PAPASM *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ως-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN *ισαακ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF

31 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C αυτος- D--NSM εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD3S ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C εσθιω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS

32 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM *ησαυ-N---NSM

33 εκιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εκστασις-N3I-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF σφοδρα-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSM ουν-X ο- A--NSM θηρευω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF και-C ειςφερω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--DS και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI1S απο-P πας-A3--GPN προ-P ο- A--GSN συ- P--AS ερχομαι-VB--AAN και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ευλογεω-VM--XPPNSM ειμι-V9--PAD3S

34 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D ακουω-VAI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN *ισαακ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM αναβοαω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C πικρος-A1A-ASF σφοδρα-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ευλογεω-VA--AAD2S δη-X καιεμος-C+ PAS πατηρ-N3--VSM

35 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS μετα-P δολος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF ευλογια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS

36 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δικαιως-D καλεω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM πτερνιζω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X εγω- P--AS ηδη-D δευτερος-A1A-ASN ουτος- D--ASN ο- A--APN τε-X πρωτοτοκιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS λαμβανω-VX--XAI3S και-C νυν-D λαμβανω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--ASF ευλογια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ου-D υπολειπω-VBI-AMI2S εγω- P--DS ευλογια-N1A-ASF πατηρ-N3--VSM

37 αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ησαυ-N---DSM ει-C κυριος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--GS και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--GSM οικετης-N1M-APM σιτος-N2--DSM και-C οινος-N2--DSM στηριζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM συ- P--DS δε-X τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VA--AAS1S τεκνον-N2N-VSN

38 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM μη-D ευλογια-N1A-NSF εις-A1A-NSF συ- P--DS ειμι-V9--PAI3S πατηρ-N3--VSM ευλογεω-VA--AAD2S δη-X καιεμος-C+ PAS πατηρ-N3--VSM κατανυττω-VQ--APPGSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---GSM αναβοαω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF *ησαυ-N---NSM και-C κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S

39 αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I απο-P ο- A--GSF πιοτης-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF κατοικησις-N3I-NSF συ- P--GS και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF δροσος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ανωθεν-D

40 και-C επι-P ο- A--DSF μαχαιρα-N1S-DSF συ- P--GS ζαω-VF--FMI2S και-C ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS δουλευω-VF--FAI2S ειμι-VF--FMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D εαν-C κατααιρεω-VB--AAS2S και-C εκλυω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN ζυγον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSM τραχηλος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

41 και-C ενκοτεω-V2I-IAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM περι-P ο- A--GSF ευλογια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF διανοια-N1A-DSF εγγιζω-VA--AAD3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSN πενθος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS ινα-C αποκτεινω-VA--AAS1S *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS

42 αποαγγελλω-VDI-API3S δε-X *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF ο- A--NPN ρημα-N3M-NPN *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--GSM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC και-C πεμπω-VA--AAPNSF καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM νεος-A1A-ASMC και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS αποειλεω-V2--PAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--GSN αποκτεινω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS

43 νυν-D ουν-X τεκνον-N2N-VSN ακουω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM αποδιδρασκω-VA--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASF *μεσοποταμια-N1A-ASF προς-P *λαβαν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS εις-P *χαρραν-N---AS

44 και-C οικεω-VA--AAD2S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ημερα-N1A-APF τις- I--APF εως-P ο- A--GSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM

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Arcana Coelestia #3563

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3563. 'And said, The voice is Jacob's voice, and the hands Esau's hands' means that the understanding consists in this case of truth existing inwardly, while the will consists in this case of good existing outwardly, so that an inversion of order exists with them. This is clear from the use of 'voice' to refer to truth and of 'hand' to refer to good. For 'voice' is used in reference to truth, as is evident from the places introduced in Volume One, in 219, 220, and from the fact that the actual words used are 'the voice is Jacob's voice', Jacob representing natural truth, as shown in various places above. And the reason why 'hand' is used in reference to good is that 'the hand' means power and ability, 878, 3541, the source of which is nothing other than good. All the power and ability that truth possesses comes from good, even though it seems to come from truth. This likewise is evident from the fact that the actual words used are 'the hands are Esau's hands', Esau representing natural good, as also shown above. The consequent existence of an inversion of order with them is evident from the consideration that proper order requires good, which belongs to the will, to exist inwardly, and truth, which belongs to the understanding, to exist outwardly. But these matters, as stated above, are such as can hardly be explained in any intelligible way because few have any knowledge of such things. For even if a perfectly clear explanation of them were given they would still not be understood if knowledge of them is lacking. Nevertheless the matter must be discussed since it is the subject at this point.

[2] The only source of the good of the natural which manifests itself in a person is interior good, that is, the good of the rational. Natural good can have no other source, though that which flows in from the one determines the nature of the good in the other. And since the good of the natural comes from no other source, neither does the truth of the natural, for where good is, so also is truth. Both must be present if they are to be anything at all. And again, that which flows in determines the nature of the truth there. Influx is such that the good of the rational flows into the natural along two different routes - one a very short and thus direct route into the good itself of the natural, and then on through the good of the natural into the truth there, this good and this truth being represented by Esau and his venison. In addition to this, the good of the rational flows into the natural along a second route which is less short, that is to say, through the truth of the rational, by means of which influx it forms something resembling good, but which in fact is truth.

[3] Everything is thus taking place according to order when the good of the rational flows directly into the good of the natural and at the same time into the truth there, and also indirectly by way of the truth of the rational into the good of the natural, and in a similar way both directly and indirectly into the truth of the natural. When all this is taking place the influx is according to order. Such is the influx with those who have been regenerated. But a different influx exists prior to regeneration, as has been stated above. That is to say, the good of the rational does not flow into the good of the natural directly but indirectly, by way of the truth of the rational, and so manifests something resembling good in the natural, which is not genuine good nor consequently genuine truth. Instead it is something such as does indeed possess good inmostly by virtue of influx through the truth of the rational; but there is nothing more. Therefore good too presents itself there under a different form, that is to say, outwardly as good represented by 'Esau' but inwardly as truth represented by 'Jacob'. And as this is not in accordance with order an inversion of order is said to exist with them. Yet insofar as nobody can be regenerated in any other way it is according to order.

[4] I realize that no matter how clearly these matters are stated and as a consequence are able to be perceived clearly by those who have a knowledge of the existence of such things, they still remain obscure to those who do not know what influx is, more so to those who do not know that the rational is distinct and separate from the natural, and more so still to those who do not have any distinct and clear idea of what good is or of what truth is. But the nature of natural good and of natural truth in the state prior to regeneration is plain to see only from the desires present at that time. When a person desires truth not because he has life in view but some other ends, such as to become learned, and to become this because of some desire to outdo others, which amounts to childish envy, and also because of some desire for glory, the order existing with the good of the natural and the truth of the natural is akin to that represented here by Jacob. As these two exist in relation to each other, there is a reversal of order, that is to say, the will, to which good belongs, exists outwardly, while the understanding, to which truth belongs, exists inwardly.

[5] But in the state following regeneration the situation is different. In this case the person desires truth not only because he has life in view but more still because he desires the good itself which constitutes that life. Previous desires, that is to say, those connected with outdoing, with childish envy, and with glory, now break away, so much so that they seem so to speak to have been dispelled. At this point good which belongs to the will exists inwardly, and truth which belongs to the understanding exists outwardly. The result then is that truth acts as one with good since it stems from good. This order is genuine order. The order existing previously also serves to bring this order about, for the will which at that time occupies an external position allows many things to come in which contribute to regeneration, like a sponge which absorbs water, clear or muddy, so that it absorbs such things as would otherwise be rejected. Indeed these things serve as means and also as ideas that have to be formed concerning genuine goods and truths, besides other uses which they serve.

  
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