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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 #4430

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4430. And Shechem saw her. That this signifies truth, is evident from the representation of Shechem as being truth, here the truth of the church from ancient time. That this is represented by Shechem is because there still were remains of the church with that nation to which Shechem belonged. That this was one of the well-disposed nations is manifest from the sincerity with which Hamor and Shechem spoke to Jacob and his sons (verses 8-12), and from the condescension that Shechem might take Dinah for a wife (verses 18-24); for which reason the truth of the church was represented by them. And besides, the city Shechem was Abram’s first station when he came from Syria into the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:6); and was now also Jacob’s first station in coming from Syria, in which he spread his tent, made booths, and erected an altar (Genesis 33:17-20). That by the journeys or sojournings of Abraham and Jacob were represented progressions into the truths of faith and goods of love which in the supreme sense relate to the Lord and in the relative sense to the man who is being regenerated by the Lord, has been repeatedly shown. Hence by the “city Shechem” was signified the first of light (n. 1440, 1441), consequently interior truth, for this is the first of light.

[2] But in this chapter in the internal sense the descendants of Jacob are treated of—how they extinguished in themselves this first of light, or interior truth. In this sense, which is the internal historical sense, the sons of Jacob signify all his descendants; for in the internal sense of the Word the things of the Lord’s kingdom are exclusively treated of, thus the things of His church. The sons of Jacob themselves did not constitute any church, but their descendants, and this only after they had gone out of Egypt, and in actuality only after they came into the land of Canaan.

[3] Moreover as regards this city named from Shechem, it was anciently called “Shalem,” as is evident in the foregoing chapter:

Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan (Genesis 33:18).

That by “Shalem” is signified tranquillity, and by the “city of Shechem” the interior truths of faith, and that when a man comes to these truths he comes into a tranquil state, may be seen above (n. 4393). But the same city was afterwards called “Shechem,” as may be seen in Joshua:

The bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel caused to go up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the portion of the field which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred kesitah (Josh. 24:32).

And in the book of Judges:

Gaal the son of Ebed said to the citizens of Shechem, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is not he the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul is his officer? Serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, and why should we serve this man? (Judg. 9:28).

[4] The same city was afterwards called “Sychar,” as is evident in John:

Jesus came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near to the field which Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob’s spring was there (John 4:5-6).

That by this city is signified interior truth, is evident from these passages, and also from others where it is named, as in Hosea:

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, it has been befouled with blood; and as troops wait for a man, a companionship of priests, on the way to Shechem they kill, because they have wrought wickedness; in the house of Israel I have seen a foul thing (Hos. 6:8-10); where “on the way to Shechem they kill” signifies that they extinguish truths even to those which are interior, thus all external truths. The extinction of interior truth is also signified by Abimelech’s destroying that city and sowing it with salt (Judges 9:45).

  
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