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Exodus 22

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6 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἤ-C σκεῦος-N3I-APN φυλάσσω-VA--AAN καί-C κλέπτω-VD--APS3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF οἰκία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἐάν-C εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3S ὁ- A--NSM κλέπτω-VA--AAPNSM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN

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8 κατά-P πᾶς-A3--ASN ῥητός-A1--ASN ἀδίκημα-N3M-ASN περί-P τε-X μόσχος-N2--GSM καί-C ὑποζύγιον-N2N-GSN καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-GSN καί-C ἱμάτιον-N2N-GSN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-GSF ἀπώλεια-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐνκαλέω-V2--PMPGSF ὅς- --NSN τις- I--ASN οὖν-X ἄν-X εἰμί-V9--PAS3S ἐνώπιον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF κρίσις-N3I-NSF ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἁλίσκω-VZ--AAPNSM διά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D

9 ἐάν-C δέ-X τις- I--NSM δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D ὑποζύγιον-N2N-ASN ἤ-C μόσχος-N2--ASM ἤ-C πρόβατον-N2N-ASN ἤ-C πᾶς-A3--ASN κτῆνος-N3E-ASN φυλάσσω-VA--AAN καί-C συντρίβω-VD--APS3S ἤ-C τελευτάω-VA--AAS3S ἤ-C αἰχμάλωτος-A1B-ASM γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S καί-C μηδείς-A3P-NSM γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS3S

10 ὅρκος-N2--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPM ἤ-C μήν-X μή-D αὐτός- D--ASM πονηρεύομαι-VM--XMN κατά-P ὅλος-A1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF παρακαταθήκη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D καί-C οὕτως-D προςδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C οὐ-D ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S

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13 ἐάν-C δέ-X αἰτέω-VA--AAS3S τις- I--NSM παρά-P ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D καί-C συντρίβω-VD--APS3S ἤ-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S ἤ-C αἰχμάλωτος-A1B-NSN γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἀποτίνω-VF--FAI3S

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20 καί-C προσήλυτος-N2--ASM οὐ-D κακόω-VF--FAI2P οὐδέ-C μή-D θλίβω-VA--AAS2P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰμί-V9--IAI2P γάρ-X προσήλυτος-N2--NPM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF

21 πᾶς-A1S-ASF χήρα-N1A-ASF καί-C ὀρφανός-A1--ASM οὐ-D κακόω-VF--FAI2P

22 ἐάν-C δέ-X κακία-N1A-DSF κακόω-VA--AAS2P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C κράζω-VAI-AAPNPM καταβοάω-VA--AAS3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀκοή-N1--DSF εἰςἀκούω-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM

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27 θεός-N2--APM οὐ-D κακολογέω-VF--FAI2S καί-C ἄρχων-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS οὐ-D κακῶς-D εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S

28 ἀπαρχή-N1--APF ἅλων-N3W-GSF καί-C ληνός-N2--GSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D καταὑστερέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APN πρωτότοκος-A1B-APN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS

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30 καί-C ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ἅγιος-A1A-NPM εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C κρέας-N3--ASN θηριάλωτος-A1B-ASN οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--DSM κύων-N3--DSM ἀποῥίπτω-VA--AAD2P αὐτός- D--ASN

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9167

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9167. '[To see] whether or not its owner has put his hand into his companion's property and taken it' means being joined together under [the influence of] good. This is clear from the meaning of 'whether or not he has put a hand into his companion's property' - when said in reference to truth and good, exterior and interior - as whether these have entered into it, dealt with above in 9155, thus whether those things have been joined together under [the influence of] good (as regards being joined together under [the influence of] good, see 9154); and from the meaning of 'owner' or 'master' as good, dealt with in 9154, so that 'whether or not its owner has taken it' means whether good has made those things its own by being joined to them. The reason why 'owner' means good is that with a spiritual person good occupies the first place and truth the second; and that which occupies first place is the owner. Furthermore the character of the good determines the way in which all the truths present with a person are arranged, as a house by the owner or 'lord'. 1

[2] This explains why 'lord' in the Word is used to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Good, and 'god', 'king', and 'master' to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Truth, as in Moses,

Jehovah your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords. Deuteronomy 10:17.

In John,

The Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Revelation 17:14.

In the same book,

He has on His robe and on His thigh the name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Revelation 19:16.

The fact that the Lord is called 'God' in respect of Divine Truth, see 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 4402, 7268, 8988, and also that He is called 'King' in respect of Divine Truth, 2015 (end), 3009, 3670, 4581, 4966, 5068, 6148. And from this it is evident that the Lord is called 'Lord' in respect of Divine Good; for when truth is referred to in the Word, good as well is referred to, 683, 793, 801, 2516, 2618, 2712, 2803, 3004, 4138 (end), 5138, 5502, 6343, 8339 (end). In John,

You call Me Master and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. I your Lord and Master have washed your feet. John 13:13-14.

Here again the Lord is called 'Lord' by virtue of Divine Good, and 'Master' by virtue of Divine Truth. In Malachi,

Suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you are seeking, and the angel of the covenant in whom you delight. Malachi 3:1.

In these words which refer to the Lord's Coming He is called 'the Lord' by virtue of Divine Good, and 'the angel' by virtue of Divine Truth, 1925, 2821, 3039, 4085, 4295, 6280.

[3] This explains why in the Old Testament when people entreat the Lord they very often say Lord Jehovih, by which 'O Good Jehovah' is meant, 1793, 2921, and why in the New Testament the name Lord is used instead of Jehovah, 2921. From all this one can also see what the following words in Matthew are used to mean,

No one can serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other ... Matthew 6:24.

'Two lords' are good and evil. For a person must be governed by good or else by evil; he cannot be governed by both simultaneously. Many truths can reside with him, but they are truths arranged under the influence of one good. Good constitutes heaven with a person, whereas evil constitutes hell. He must have heaven within himself or hell, not both, or something half-way in between. All this now shows what 'lord' or 'owner' is used to mean in the Word.

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1. The Latin word rendered owner is dominus, which in other contexts is usually rendered lord. The phrase also involves a play on words which might be rendered as a house by a householder (sicut a domino domus).

  
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Arcana Coelestia #2921

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2921. 'My lord, you are a prince of God in the midst of us' means the Lord as regards Divine good and truth with them. This is clear from the meaning of 'a lord' and of 'a prince of God', and from the meaning of 'in the midst of us'. The fact that the expression 'lord' is used when good is the subject is clear from the Old Testament Word, for there Jehovah is sometimes called Jehovah, sometimes God, sometimes Lord, sometimes Jehovah God, sometimes Lord Jehovih, sometimes Jehovah Zebaoth, and always for a hidden reason which cannot be known except from the internal sense. In general when the celestial things of love, that is, when good, are dealt with, the name Jehovah is used, but when the spiritual things of faith are dealt with, the name God is used. And when both together are dealt with, the names Jehovah God are used. When however the Divine power of good, that is, when omnipotence is the subject, Jehovah Zebaoth (or Jehovah of Hosts), and also the Lord, are used; so that the names Jehovah Zebaoth and the name the Lord have the same sense and meaning. From this also, that is to say, from the power of good, men and angels are called 'lords', and in the contrary sense those are called servants or slaves who have no power at all or else have a power received from their lords. From these considerations it becomes clear that here 'my lord' in the internal sense means the Lord as regards good, which in what follows below will be illustrated from the Word. 'A prince of God' however means the Lord as regards the power of truth, that is, as regards truth, as becomes clear from the meaning of 'a prince' or 'princes' as first and foremost truths, dealt with in 1482, 2089, and from the fact that the phrase 'a prince of God' is used, for the name God is used when truth is dealt with but the name Jehovah when good is dealt with, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822. As regards 'in the midst of us' meaning among them or present with them, this is clear without explanation.

[2] That in the Old Testament Word the names Jehovah Zebaoth and the name Lord have the same sense and meaning is clear in Isaiah,

The zeal of Jehovah Zebaoth will do this; the Lord has sent a word into Jacob, and it has fallen on Israel. Isaiah 9:7-8.

Elsewhere in the same prophet,

A mighty king will have dominion over them, said the Lord, Jehovah Zebaoth. Isaiah 19:4.

In Malachi,

Behold, suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you are seeking and the angel of the covenant in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming, says Jehovah Zebaoth. Malachi 3:1.

More plainly, in Isaiah,

I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. Above Him stood the seraphim; each had six wings. One called to another, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah Zebaoth. Woe is me! For I am cut off; for my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah Zebaoth. And I heard the voice of the Lord. Isaiah 6:1-3, 5, 8.

From these places it is evident that Jehovah Zebaoth and the Lord have the same meaning.

[3] But 'the Lord Jehovih' is used more particularly when the help of omnipotence is sought and prayed for, as in Isaiah,

Say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord Jehovih will come with might, and His arm will exercise dominion for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. He will pasture His flock like a shepherd. Isaiah 40:9-11.

For further examples of this use of 'the Lord Jehovih', see Isaiah 25:8; 40:10; 48:16; 50:4-5, 7, 9; 61:1; Jeremiah 2:22; Ezekiel 8:1; 11:13, 17, 21; 12:10, 19, 28; 13:8, 13, 16, 18, 20; 14:4, 6, 11, 18, 20-21; Micah 1:2; Psalms 71:5, 16; and many other places.

[4] What is more, in the Old Testament Word 'the Lord' entails the same as 'Jehovah', that is to say, 'the Lord' is used when good is dealt with, and therefore also the Lord is distinguished from God in the same way as Jehovah is from God; as in Moses,

Jehovah your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords. Deuteronomy 10:17.

In David,

Confess the God of gods, for His mercy is for ever; confess the Lord of lords, for His mercy is for ever. Psalms 136:1-3.

[5] But nowhere in the New Testament Word, neither in the Gospels nor in the Book of Revelation, is Jehovah used. Instead of Jehovah the name the Lord occurs - for hidden reasons to be dealt with below. The fact that in the New Testament Word the Lord is used instead of Jehovah is quite clear in Mark,

Jesus said, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. Therefore you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your thought, and with all your strength. Mark 12:29-30.

The same is expressed in Moses as follows,

Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah; and you shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5.

Here it is evident that the name 'the Lord' is used instead of Jehovah. Likewise in John,

I looked, and behold, a throne had been set in heaven, with one seated upon the throne. Around the throne were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind. Each had for himself six wings round about him, and was full of eyes within. They were saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God omnipotent. Revelation 4:2, 6, 8.

This is described in Isaiah as follows,

I saw the Lord seated upon a throne, high and lifted up. Above Him stood the seraphim; each had six wings. One called to another, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah Zebaoth. Isaiah 6:1-3, 5, 8.

In this case 'the Lord' is used instead of 'Jehovah', that is, 'the Lord God omnipotent' instead of 'Jehovah Zebaoth'. The fact that the four living creatures are the seraphim or cherubs is evident in Ezekiel 1:5, 13-15, 19 and following verses; 10:15. That in the New Testament 'the Lord' is Jehovah is also clear from many other places, as in Luke,

An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah. Luke 1:11.

'An angel of the Lord' is used instead of 'an angel of Jehovah'. In the same chapter the angel told Zechariah regarding his son,

He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Luke 1:16.

'To the Lord their God' is used instead of 'to Jehovah their God'. Also in the same chapter, the angel told Mary regarding Jesus,

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of David. Luke 1:32.

'The Lord God' is used instead of 'Jehovah God'. Still in the same chapter,

Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. Luke 1:46-47.

Here also 'the Lord' is used instead of 'Jehovah'. And again in the same chapter, Zechariah prophesied, saying,

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel. Luke 1:68.

'The Lord God' is used instead of 'Jehovah God'. In the same gospel,

An angel of the Lord stood before the shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. Luke 2:9.

'An angel of the Lord' and 'the glory of the Lord' are used instead of 'an angel of Jehovah' and 'the glory of Jehovah'. In Matthew,

Blessed is He coming in the name of the Lord. Matthew 21:9; 23:39; Luke 13:35; John 12:13.

'In the name of the Lord' is used instead of 'in the name of Jehovah'. There are many other places besides all these, such as Luke 1:28; 2:15, 22-24, 29, 38-39; 5:17; Mark 12:10-11.

[6] Among the hidden reasons why people called Jehovah the Lord were the following: If when the Lord was in the world they had been told that He was the Jehovah mentioned so many times in the Old Testament, see 1736, they would not have accepted it because they would not have believed it. And there is the further reason that as regards the Human the Lord did not become Jehovah until He had in every respect united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence, and the Human Essence to the Divine Essence, see 1725, 1729, 1733, 1745, 1815, 2156, 2751. These became fully united after the final temptation, which was that of the Cross; and it was for this reason that after the Resurrection the disciples always called Him Lord, John 20:2, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25; 21:7, 12, 15-17, 20; Mark 16:19-20; and Thomas said,

My Lord and my God. John 20:28.

And as the Lord was the Jehovah mentioned so many times in the Old Testament, therefore He also told the disciples,

You call Me Master and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If therefore I your Lord and Master have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one anothers' feet. John 13:13-14, 16.

These words mean that He was Jehovah God, for in this instance He is called 'Lord' as regards good, but 'Master' as regards truth. That the Lord was Jehovah is also meant by the angel's words to the shepherds,

To you is born this day a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11.

'Christ' is used instead of 'Messiah', 'Anointed One', and 'King', 'the Lord, instead of 'Jehovah' - 'Christ' having regard to truth, 'the Lord' to good. Anyone who does not examine the Word carefully cannot know this, for he believes that our Saviour was called Lord because this was an everyday expression that was used to offer respect to Him, as to others, when in reality He was so called by virtue of His being Jehovah.

  
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