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1 μετά-P δέ-X ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *αβραμ-N---ASM ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S *αβραμ-N---VSM ἐγώ- P--NS ὑπερἀσπίζω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM μισθός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS πολύς-A1P-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σφόδρα-D

2 λέγω-V1--PAI3S δέ-X *αβραμ-N---NSM δεσπότης-N1M-VSM τίς- I--ASN ἐγώ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X ἀπολύω-V1--PMI1S ἄτεκνος-A1B-NSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X υἱός-N2--NSM *μασεκ-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF οἰκογενής-A3H-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM *δαμασκός-N2--NS *ελιεζερ-N---NSM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ἐπειδή-C ἐγώ- P--DS οὐ-D δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X οἰκογενής-A3H-NSM ἐγώ- P--GS κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS

4 καί-C εὐθύς-D φωνή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS οὗτος- D--NSM ἀλλά-C ὅς- --NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS

5 ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM ἔξω-D καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAD2S δή-X εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ἀριθμέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ἀστήρ-N3--APM εἰ-C δύναμαι-VF--FMI2S ἐκἀριθμέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὕτως-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C πιστεύω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM καί-C λογίζομαι-VSI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰς-P δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF

7 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐγώ- P--NS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM σύ- P--AS ἐκ-P χώρα-N1A-GSF *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM ὥστε-C δίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF κληρονομέω-VA--AAN

8 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κύριος-N2--VSM κατά-P τίς- I--ASN γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI1S ὅτι-C κληρονομέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS δάμαλις-N3I-ASF τριετίζω-V1--PAPASF καί-C αἴξ-N3G-ASF τριετίζω-V1--PAPASF καί-C κριός-N2--ASM τριετίζω-V1--PAPASM καί-C τρυγών-N3N-ASF καί-C περιστερά-N1A-ASF

10 λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM πᾶς-A3--APN οὗτος- D--APN καί-C διααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN μέσος-A1--APN καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἀντιπρόσωπος-A1B-APN ἀλλήλω- D--DPM ὁ- A--APN δέ-X ὄρνεον-N2N-APN οὐ-D διααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S

11 καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X ὄρνεον-N2N-NPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN σῶμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--APN διχοτόμημα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C συν καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *αβραμ-N---NSM

12 περί-P δέ-X ἥλιος-N2--GSM δυσμή-N1--APF ἔκστασις-N3I-NSF ἐπιπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM καί-C ἰδού-I φόβος-N2--NSM σκοτεινός-A1--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM ἐπιπίπτω-V1--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

13 καί-C εἴρω-VCI-API3S πρός-P *αβραμ-N---ASM γιγνώσκω-V1--PAPNSM γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S ὅτι-C πάροικος-A1B-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF οὐ-D ἴδιος-A1A-DSF καί-C δουλόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C κακόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ταπεινόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM τετρακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἔτος-N3E-APN

14 ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X ἔθνος-N3E-ASN ὅς- --DSN ἐάν-C δουλεύω-VA--AAS3P κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS μετά-P δέ-X οὗτος- D--APN ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὧδε-D μετά-P ἀποσκευή-N1--GSF πολύς-A1--GSF

15 σύ- P--NS δέ-X ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM πατήρ-N3--APM σύ- P--GS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF θάπτω-VA--APPNSM ἐν-P γῆρας-N3--DSN καλός-A1--DSN

16 τέταρτος-A1--NSF δέ-X γενεά-N1A-NSF ἀποστρέφω-VD--FPI3P ὧδε-D οὔπω-D γάρ-X ἀναπληρόω-VX--XMI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D

17 ἐπεί-C δέ-X γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM πρός-P δυσμή-N1--DPF φλόξ-N3G-NSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καί-C ἰδού-I κλίβανος-N2--NSM καπνίζω-V1--PMPNSM καί-C λαμπάς-N3D-NPF πῦρ-N3--GSN ὅς- --NPF διαἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPN διχοτόμημα-N3M-GPN οὗτος- D--GPM

18 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF διατίθημι-VEI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM διαθήκη-N1--ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM *εὐφράτης-N1M-GSM

19 ὁ- A--APM *καιναῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *κενεζαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *κεδμωναῖος-N2--APM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χετταῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *φερεζαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ραφαϊν-N---APM

21 καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χαναναῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ευαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *γεργεσαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ιεβουσαῖος-N2--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1865

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1865. 'Saying, To your seed I will give this land' means the comfort experienced after these temptations and their horrors, to the effect that people who have charity and faith in Him will become His heirs. This is clear from the meaning of 'seed' and from the meaning of 'land'. 'The seed of Abram' means love and faith that flows from love, as shown already in 255, 256, 1025, and consequently all who have charity and faith in the Lord. 'The land of Canaan' however means the Lord's kingdom, and therefore 'giving the land to your seed' means that the heavenly kingdom would be given as an inheritance to those who from charity have faith in Him.

[2] That these things brought comfort to the Lord following temptations and their horrors becomes clear without explanation. For after those grim events which He had witnessed - that is to say, after He had put to flight the evils and falsities meant by 'the birds of prey that came down on the carcasses and that Abram drove away', described in verse 11 - gross falsities nevertheless entered into Him, such as horrified Him, meant by 'the dread of a great darkness which came over Abram in a deep sleep', described in verse 12. This, together with the fact that in the end sheer falsities and evils took possession of the human race - meant by 'the smoking furnace and flaming torch which passed' between the pieces', referred to in verse 17 - inevitably caused Him distress and grief. Comfort therefore follows now, like that in verses 4 and 5 above, namely that His seed will inherit the land, that is, those who have charity and faith in Him will become heirs of His kingdom. The salvation of the human race was for Him the only comfort, for He was moved by Divine and celestial love and became, even as regards the Human Essence, that Divine and celestial love, in which solely the love for all is countenanced and entertained.

[3] That such is the nature of Divine love becomes clear from the love of parents towards their children, in that it increases with every descending degree of affinity, that is, it becomes greater towards later descendants than towards immediate offspring. Nothing ever exists without a cause or origin, and therefore this love towards descendants, present in the human race and ever increasing with each successive generation, cannot exist without them. The cause and origin of that love are attributable solely to the Lord, from whom all conjugial love and love of parents towards children flow. The source of that love is His love, which is such that He loves all as a father loves his sons, and wishes to make all his heirs, and provides an inheritance for those yet to be born, as he does for those born already.

  
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