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1 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβραμ-N---NSM ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C *λωτ-N---NSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF

2 *αβραμ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S πλούσιος-A1A-NSM σφόδρα-D κτῆνος-N3E-DPN καί-C ἀργύριον-N2N-DSN καί-C χρυσίον-N2N-DSN

3 καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S ὅθεν-D ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF ἕως-P *βαιθηλ-N---GS ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSF σκηνή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASN πρότερος-A1A-ASN ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *βαιθηλ-N---GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *αγγαι-N---GS

4 εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN οὗ-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AMI3S ἐκεῖ-D *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM

5 καί-C *λωτ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM συνπορεύομαι-V1--PMPDSM μετά-P *αβραμ-N---GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S πρόβατον-N2N-NPN καί-C βοῦς-N3--NPM καί-C σκηνή-N1--NPF

6 καί-C οὐ-D χωρέω-V2I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF καταοἰκέω-V2--PAN ἅμα-D ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAPNPN αὐτός- D--GPM πολύς-A1--NPN καί-C οὐ-D δύναμαι-V6I-IMI3P καταοἰκέω-V2--PAN ἅμα-D

7 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μάχη-N1--NSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *αβραμ-N---GSM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *λωτ-N---GSM ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X *χαναναῖος-N2--NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM *φερεζαῖος-N2--NPM τότε-D καταοἰκέω-V2I-IAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

8 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *λωτ-N---DSM μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAD3S μάχη-N1--NSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ποιμήν-N3--GPM σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--NP εἰμί-V9--PAI1P

9 οὐ-D ἰδού-I πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S διαχωρίζω-VS--APD2S ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS εἰ-C σύ- P--NS εἰς-P ἀριστερός-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--NS εἰς-P δεξιός-A1A-APN εἰ-C δέ-X σύ- P--NS εἰς-P δεξιός-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--NS εἰς-P ἀριστερός-A1A-APN

10 καί-C ἐπιαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM *λωτ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF περίχωρος-A1B-ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-GSM ὅτι-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ποτίζω-V1--PMPNSF πρό-P ὁ- A--GSN καταστρέφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM *σοδομα-N1--AS καί-C *γομορρα-N---AS ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSM παράδεισος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἕως-C ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN εἰς-P *ζογορα-N---AS

11 καί-C ἐκλέγω-VAI-AMI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM *λωτ-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF περίχωρος-A1B-ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-GSM καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S *λωτ-N---NSM ἀπό-P ἀνατολή-N1--GPF καί-C διαχωρίζω-VSI-API3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

12 *αβραμ-N---NSM δέ-X καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S *λωτ-N---NSM δέ-X καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF ὁ- A--GPM περίχωρος-A1B-GPM καί-C σκηνόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS

13 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἐν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS πονηρός-A1A-NPM καί-C ἁμαρτωλός-A1B-NPM ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σφόδρα-D

14 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X θεός-N2--NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN διαχωρίζω-VS--APN ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗ-D νῦν-D σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C λίψ-N3--ASM καί-C ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C θάλασσα-N1S-ASF

15 ὅτι-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF σύ- P--NS ὁράω-V3--PAI2S σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM αἰών-N3W-GSM

16 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASF ἄμμος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF εἰ-C δύναμαι-V6--PMI3S τις- I--NSM ἐκἀριθμέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF ἄμμος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS ἐκἀριθμέω-VC--FPI3S

17 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM διαὁδεύω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF εἰς-P τε-X ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN ὅτι-C σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF

18 καί-C ἀποσκηνόω-VA--AAPNSM *αβραμ-N---NSM ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S παρά-P ὁ- A--ASF δρῦς-N3U-ASF ὁ- A--ASF *μαμβρη-N---ASF ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P *χεβρων-N---DS καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1577

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1577. That 'let there not be strife, now, between me and you, [and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen]' means that there ought to be no disagreement between the two becomes clear from what has been stated already. This agreement, or unity, of the internal man and the external man contains more arcana than can ever be fully told. The internal man and the external man have never been united in anyone - for it never has been possible nor is it ever possible for them to be united - except in the Lord; and this is a further reason why He came into the world. With people who are regenerate the internal man and the external man appear as though they are united; but in fact they are the Lord's, for the things that are in agreement are the Lord's, whereas those that are not are man's.

[2] There are two sides to the internal man, namely the celestial and the spiritual, and these two form a single entity if the spiritual has its origin in the celestial. Or what amounts to the same, there are the two sides to the internal man known as good and truth. These two form a single entity if truth has its origin in good. Or what also amounts to the same, there are the two sides to the internal man, love and faith. These two form a single entity if faith has its origin in love. Or what yet again amounts to the same, there are the two sides to the internal man, will and understanding. These two form a single entity if the understanding has its origin in the will. The light from the sun can serve to make the point plainer still. If both warmth and light are present in light from the sun, as they are in spring-time, all things consequently start to grow and thrive. But if, as in winter, there is no warmth in the light from the sun all things at that time consequently fade and die.

[3] From this it is clear what constitutes the internal man. What constitutes the external man however is evident from the fact that with the external man everything is natural; for the external man is one and the same as the natural man. The internal man is said to be united to the external when the celestial-spiritual comprising the internal man flows into the natural comprising the external man and causes them to act as one. The natural as a consequence becomes celestial and spiritual as well, though it is a lower variety of celestial and spiritual. Or what amounts to the same, the external man as a consequence becomes celestial and spiritual as well, though it is a more exterior variety of celestial and spiritual man.

[4] The internal man and the external man are completely distinct and separate since celestial and spiritual things are what move the internal man but natural things the external man. But although they are distinct they are nevertheless united, that is to say, when the celestial-spiritual comprising the internal man flows into the natural comprising the external man and reorganizes it as its own. In none but the Lord has the Internal Man been united to the external Man. It has happened to nobody else except insofar as the Lord has united and does unite them. It is solely love and charity, that is, good, which effects union, and there can never be any love and charity, that is, any good, unless it comes from the Lord. Such is the union which these words of Abram are meant to convey - 'let there not be strife, now, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are men who are brothers'.

[5] The words 'between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen' are used for the following reason: just as the internal man has two elements, namely the celestial and the spiritual which, as has been stated, form a single entity, so too does the external man. The celestial side of the external man is called natural good, the spiritual side natural truth. 'Let there not be strife between me and you' has regard to good - that is, let there be no conflict between good in the internal man and good in the external, while 'let there be no strife between my herdsmen and your herdsmen' has regard to truth - that is, let there be no conflict between truth in the internal man and truth in the external.

  
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