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Genesis 12

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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF συγγένεια-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF ἄν-X σύ- P--DS δεικνύω-VF--FAI1S

2 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS καί-C μεγαλύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2S εὐλογητός-A1--NSM

3 καί-C εὐλογέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APM εὐλογέω-V2--PAPAPM σύ- P--AS καί-C ὁ- A--APM καταἀράομαι-V3--PMPAPM σύ- P--AS καταἀράομαι-VF--FMI1S καί-C ἐνεὐλογέω-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF φυλή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

4 καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S *αβραμ-N---NSM καθάπερ-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C οἴχομαι-V1I-IMI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM *λωτ-N---NSM *αβραμ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἑβδομήκοντα-M πέντε-M ὅτε-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐκ-P *χαρραν-N---GS

5 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF *σαρα-N---ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAPAPN αὐτός- D--GPM ὅσος-A1--APN κτάομαι-VAI-AMI3P καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF κτάομαι-VAI-AMI3P ἐν-P *χαρραν-N---DS καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πορεύομαι-VC--APN εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S

6 καί-C διαὁδεύω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM *συχεμ-N---GS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF δρῦς-N3U-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ὑψηλός-A1--ASF ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X *χαναναῖος-N2--NPM τότε-D καταοἰκέω-V2I-IAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

7 καί-C ὁράω-VVI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D *αβραμ-N---NSM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὁράω-VV--APPDSM αὐτός- D--DSM

8 καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF *βαιθηλ-N---GS καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM *βαιθηλ-N---NS κατά-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C *αγγαι-N---NS κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN κύριος-N2--GSM

9 καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM καί-C πορεύομαι-VC--APPNSM στρατοπεδεύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF

10 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF παραοἰκέω-VA--AAN ἐκεῖ-D ὅτι-C ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

11 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM *σαρα-N---DSF ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM γιγνώσκω-V1--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF εὐπρόσωπος-A1B-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI2S

12 εἰμί-VF--FMI3S οὖν-X ὡς-C ἄν-X ὁράω-VB--AAS3P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM οὗτος- D--NSF καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI3P ἐγώ- P--AS σύ- P--AS δέ-X περιποιέω-VF--FMI3P

13 εἶπον-VB--AAD2S οὖν-X ὅτι-C ἀδελφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ὅπως-C ἄν-X εὖ-D ἐγώ- P--DS γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S διά-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἕνεκεν-P σύ- P--GS

14 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF ὅτι-C καλός-A1--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S σφόδρα-D

15 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM *φαραώ-N---DSM καί-C ἐπιαἰνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF πρός-P *φαραώ-N---ASM καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *φαραώ-N---GSM

16 καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM εὖ-D χράω-VAI-AMI3P διά-P αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πρόβατον-N2N-NPN καί-C μόσχος-N2--NPM καί-C ὄνος-N2--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM καί-C παιδίσκη-N1--NPF ἡμίονος-N2--NPM καί-C κάμηλος-N2--NPM

17 καί-C ἐτάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM *φαραώ-N---ASM ἐτασμός-N2--DPM μέγας-A1--DPM καί-C πονηρός-A1A-DPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM περί-P *σαρα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF *αβραμ-N---GSM

18 καλέω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *φαραώ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὅτι-C οὐ-D ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

19 ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S ὅτι-C ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM εἰς-P γυνή-N3K-ASF καί-C νῦν-D ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSM ἀποτρέχω-V1--PAD2S

20 καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM ἀνήρ-N3--DPM περί-P *αβραμ-N---GSM συν προπέμπω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C *λωτ-N---ASM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1409

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1409. That the historical events as described are representative, but every word carries a spiritual meaning, becomes clear from what has been stated and shown already about representatives and about things that carry a spiritual meaning in 665, 920, 1361. Since representatives begin at this point, let a further brief explanation be given. The Most Ancient Church, which was celestial, regarded all earthly and worldly things, and also bodily things, which were in any way the objects of their senses, as nothing else than things that were dead. But because every single thing in the world presents some idea of the Lord's kingdom and therefore of celestial and spiritual things, they did not think about those objects whenever they saw them or became aware of them with some sensory power, but about celestial and spiritual things. And indeed they did not think from those worldly objects but by means of them. In this way things with them that were dead became living.

[2] Those things that carried a spiritual meaning were gathered from the lips of those people by their descendants, and these turned them into doctrinal teachings which constituted the Word of the Ancient Church after the Flood. These doctrinal teachings in the Ancient Church were things that carried a spiritual meaning, for through them they came to know internal things, and from them thought about spiritual and celestial things. But after this knowledge began to perish, so that they ceased to know that such things were meant and they started to regard those earthly and worldly things as holy and to worship them without any thought as to their spiritual meaning, those same things at that point became representative. From this arose the representative Church which began in Abram and was subsequently established among the descendants of Jacob. From this it may be known that representatives had their origin in the things in the Ancient Church which carried a spiritual meaning, and that these had their origin in the heavenly ideas present in the Most Ancient Church.

[3] The nature of representatives becomes clear from the historical parts of the Word, where all the acts of those forefathers, that is to say, the acts of Abram, Isaac, and Jacob, and later on of Moses, the judges, and the kings of Judah and Israel, are nothing other than representatives. As has been stated, 'Abram' in the Word represents the Lord, and because he represents the Lord, he also represents the celestial man. 'Isaac' too represents the Lord, and from that the spiritual man, while 'Jacob' likewise represents the Lord, and from that the natural man corresponding to the spiritual.

[4] But the nature of representatives is such that no attention at all is paid to the character of the representative person, only to the thing which he represents. For all the kings of Judah and Israel, no matter what kind of men they were, represented the Lord's Royalty, and all the priests, no matter what kind of men these were, His Priesthood. Thus bad men as well as good were able to represent the Lord, and the celestial and spiritual things of His kingdom, for, as stated and shown already, representatives were entirely separate from the person involved. So then all the historical narratives of the Word are representative, and as this is so it follows that all the words of the Word carry a spiritual meaning, that is, they mean something different in the internal sense from what they do in the sense of the letter.

  
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