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1 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF χεῖλος-N3E-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN καί-C φωνή-N1--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF πᾶς-A3--DPM

2 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κινέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ἀνατολή-N1--GPF εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P πεδίον-N2N-ASN ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *σεννααρ-N----S καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐκεῖ-D

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM πλησίον-D δεῦτε-D πλινθεύω-VA--AAS1P πλίνθος-N2--APF καί-C ὀπτάω-VA--AAS1P αὐτός- D--APF πῦρ-N3--DSN καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NSF πλίνθος-N2--NSF εἰς-P λίθος-N2--ASM καί-C ἄσφαλτος-N2--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NSM πηλός-N2--NSM

4 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δεῦτε-D οἰκοδομέω-VA--AAS1P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C πύργος-N2--ASM ὅς- --GSM ὁ- A--NSF κεφαλή-N1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS1P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ὄνομα-N3M-ASN πρό-P ὁ- A--GSN διασπείρω-VD--APN ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁράω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I γένος-N3E-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN καί-C χεῖλος-N3E-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN πᾶς-A3--GPM καί-C οὗτος- D--ASN ἄρχω-VAI-AMI3P ποιέω-VA--AAN καί-C νῦν-D οὐ-D ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3S ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ἐπιτίθημι-V7--PMS3P ποιέω-V2--PAN

7 δεῦτε-D καί-C καταβαίνω-VZ--AAPNPM συνχέω-V2--PAS1P ἐκεῖ-D αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASF γλῶσσα-N1S-ASF ἵνα-C μή-D ἀκούω-VA--AAS3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM πλησίον-D

8 καί-C διασπείρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκεῖθεν-D ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C παύω-VAI-AMI3P οἰκοδομέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM

9 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN καλέω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSF *σύγχυσις-N3I-NSF ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D συνχέω-V2I-IAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APN χεῖλος-N3E-APN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκεῖθεν-D διασπείρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

10 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPF ὁ- A--NPF γένεσις-N3I-NPF *σημ-N---GSM *σημ-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἑκατόν-M ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὅτε-D γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *αρφαξαδ-N---ASM δεύτερος-A1A-GSN ἔτος-N3E-GSN μετά-P ὁ- A--ASM κατακλυσμός-N2--ASM

11 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *σημ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *αρφαξαδ-N---ASM πεντακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

12 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *αρφαξαδ-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M πέντε-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιναν-N---ASM

13 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *αρφαξαδ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *καιναν-N---ASM ἔτος-N3E-APN τετρακόσιοι-A1A-APN τριάκοντα-M καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *καιναν-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *σαλα-N---ASM καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *καιναν-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *σαλα-N---NSM ἔτος-N3E-APN τριακόσιοι-A1A-APN τριάκοντα-M καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

14 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *σαλα-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *εβερ-N---ASM

15 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *σαλα-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *εβερ-N---ASM τριακόσιοι-A1A-APN τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

16 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *εβερ-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M τέσσαρες-A3--APN ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *φαλεκ-N---ASM

17 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *εβερ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *φαλεκ-N---ASM ἔτος-N3E-APN τριακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

18 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *φαλεκ-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ραγαυ-N---ASM

19 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *φαλεκ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *ραγαυ-N---ASM διακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἐννέα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

20 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *ραγαυ-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M δύο-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *σερουχ-N---ASM

21 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *ραγαυ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *σερουχ-N---ASM διακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

22 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *σερουχ-N---NSM ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ναχωρ-N---ASM

23 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *σερουχ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *ναχωρ-N---ASM ἔτος-N3E-APN διακόσιοι-A1A-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

24 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *ναχωρ-N---NSM ἔτος-N3E-APN ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἐννέα-M καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *θαρα-N---ASM

25 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *ναχωρ-N---NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN γεννάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *θαρα-N---ASM ἔτος-N3E-APN ἑκατόν-M εἴκοσι-M ἐννέα-M καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--APM καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--APF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

26 καί-C ζάω-VAI-AAI3S *θαρα-N---NSM ἑβδομήκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ναχωρ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *αρραν-N---ASM

27 οὗτος- D--NPF δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF γένεσις-N3I-NPF *θαρα-N---GSM *θαρα-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ναχωρ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *αρραν-N---ASM καί-C *αρραν-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM

28 καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *αρραν-N---NSM ἐνώπιον-P *θαρα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅς- --DSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χώρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GPM *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM

29 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P *αβραμ-N---NSM καί-C *ναχωρ-N---NSM ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM γυνή-N3K-APF ὄνομα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF *αβραμ-N---GSM *σαρα-N---NSF καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF *ναχωρ-N---GSM *μελχα-N---NSF θυγάτηρ-N3--NSF *αρραν-N---GSM πατήρ-N3--NSM *μελχα-N---GSF καί-C πατήρ-N3--NSM *ιεσχα-N---NSF

30 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S *σαρα-N---NSF στεῖρα-N1A-NSF καί-C οὐ-D τεκνοποιέω-V2I-IAI3S

31 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *θαρα-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *αρραν-N---GSM υἱός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF *σαρα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF νύμφη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM γυνή-N3K-ASF *αβραμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF χώρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GPM *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM πορεύομαι-VC--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἕως-P *χαρραν-N---GS καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D

32 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF *θαρα-N---GSM ἐν-P *χαρραν-N---DS διακόσιοι-A1A-APN πέντε-M ἔτος-N3E-APN καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *θαρα-N---NSM ἐν-P *χαρραν-N---DS

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1292

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1292. That 'they found a valley in the land of Shinar' means that worship became more unclean and unholy is clear from the meaning of 'a valley' and from the meaning of 'the land of Shinar'. As regards the meaning of 'a valley', in the Word 'mountains' means love or charity because these are the highest points, or what amounts to the same, inmost features of worship, as shown already in 795. Consequently 'a valley' means that which is below the mountains, that is, the lower, or what amounts to the same, exterior aspect of worship. 'The land of Shinar' however means external worship which has unholiness within it, as shown already in 1183. Thus in this verse the statement that 'they found a valley in the land of Shinar' means that worship became more unclean and unholy.

[2] Verse one dealt with the Church having one lip and its words being one that is, one doctrine in general and in particular. This verse however deals with the decline of the Church - 'they travelled from the east' that is, they began to depart from charity. For to the extent that the Church, or a member of the Church, departs from charity, its worship departs from what is holy, or its worship approaches what is unclean and unholy. The reason 'they found a valley in the land of Shinar' means the decline of the Church, that is, of worship, into unholiness is that a valley is a low-lying area between mountains, which, as has been stated, mean the holy things of love or of charity within worship. This also becomes clear from the meaning of 'a valley' in the Word where in the original language several expressions for valley occur which mean, when used in that sense, things present in worship that are less or more unholy.

[3] That 'valleys' means such things is clear in Isaiah,

The burden of the valley of vision; for the Lord Jehovih Zebaoth has a day of tumult and of trampling and of confusion in the valley of vision. Isaiah 22:1, 5.

'The valley of vision' stands for delusions and for reasonings by which worship is rendered false and at length profaned. In Jeremiah,

How do you say, I have not been defiled, I have not walked after the baals? Look at your way in the valley. Jeremiah 2:23.

'The valley' stands for unclean worship. In the same prophet, They have built the high places of Topheth, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom. Therefore, behold, the days are coming when it will no more be called Topheth or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter. Jeremiah 7:31, 34; 19:6.

'The valley of Hinnom' stands for hell, also for the profanation of truth and good.

[4] In Ezekiel,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys Behold, I, even I, am bringing a sword places. Ezekiel 6:3.

In the same prophet,

I will give to Gog a place there for burial in Israel, the valley of those that pass over towards the east of the sea. And they will call it the valley of the multitude of Gog. Ezekiel 39:11, 15.

This refers to worship in external things, 'the valley' standing for such worship. But when worship has not yet become unholy to that extent, it is described by the word for a valley used here in Genesis 11:2, as in Isaiah,

I will open rivers on the sloping heights, and I will place springs in the midst of valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into streams of water. Isaiah 41:18.

This refers to people who are in ignorance, that is, without cognitions of faith and charity, and who yet have charity. 'valley' here stands for those people, as does 'valley' in Ezekiel 37:1.

  
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