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1 ὁράω-VVI-API3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--DSF δρῦς-N3U-DSF ὁ- A--DSF *μαμβρη-N---DSF καταἧμαι-V5--PMPGSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF θύρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM μεσημβρία-N1A-GSF

2 ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἰδού-I τρεῖς-A3--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P ἐπάνω-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM προςτρέχω-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DPM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF θύρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--VSM εἰ-C ἄρα-X εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS μή-D παραἔρχομαι-VB--AAS2S ὁ- A--ASM παῖς-N3D-ASM σύ- P--GS

4 λαμβάνω-VV--APD3S δή-X ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C νίπτω-VA--AAD3P ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM σύ- P--GP καί-C καταψύχω-VA--AAD2P ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASN δένδρον-N2N-ASN

5 καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI1S ἄρτος-N2--ASM καί-C ἐσθίω-VA--AMD2P καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--ASN παραἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF σύ- P--GP ὅς- --GSM εἵνεκεν-P ἐκκλίνω-VAI-AAI2P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM παῖς-N3D-ASM σύ- P--GP καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὕτως-D ποιέω-VA--AAD2S καθώς-D εἶπον-VX--XAI2S

6 καί-C σπεύδω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF πρός-P *σαρρα-N---ASF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSF σπεύδω-VA--AAD2S καί-C φυράω-VA--AAD2S τρεῖς-A3--APN μέτρον-N2N-APN σεμίδαλις-N3I-GSF καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S ἐγκρυφίας-N1T-APM

7 καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF βοῦς-N3--APF τρέχω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S μοσχάριον-N2N-ASN ἁπαλός-A1--ASN καί-C καλός-A1--ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM παῖς-N3D-DSM καί-C ταχύνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASN

8 λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X βούτυρον-N2N-ASN καί-C γάλα-N3--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN μοσχάριον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C παρατίθημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--NSM δέ-X παραἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASN δένδρον-N2N-ASN

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ποῦ-D *σαρρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐπι ἀναστρέφω-V1--PAPNSM ἥκω-VF--FAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM εἰς-P ὥρα-N1A-APF καί-C ἔχω-VF--FAI3S υἱός-N2--ASM *σαρρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS *σαρρα-N---NSF δέ-X ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--DSF θύρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF εἰμί-V9--PAPNSF ὄπισθε-D αὐτός- D--GSM

11 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X καί-C *σαρρα-N---NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPMC προβαίνω-VX--XAPNPM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *σαρρα-N---NSF γίγνομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--APN γυναικεῖος-A1A-APN

12 γελάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *σαρρα-N---NSF ἐν-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSF οὔπω-D μέν-X ἐγώ- P--DS γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM τίς- I--ASN ὅτι-C γελάω-VAI-AAI3S *σαρρα-N---NSF ἐν-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSF ἆρα-X γέ-X ἀληθῶς-D τίκτω-VF--FMI1S ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X γηράσκω-VX--XAI1S

14 μή-D ἀδυνατέω-V2--PAI3S παρά-P ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM ἀναστρέφω-VF--FAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὥρα-N1A-APF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF *σαρρα-N---DSF υἱός-N2--NSM

15 ἀρνέομαι-VAI-AMI3S δέ-X *σαρρα-N---NSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSF οὐ-D γελάω-VAI-AAI1S φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D ἀλλά-C γελάω-VAI-AAI2S

16 ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM δέ-X ἐκεῖθεν-D ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM καταβλέπω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *σοδομα-N1--GS καί-C *γομορρα-N---GS *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X συνπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM συν προπέμπω-V1--PAPNSM αὐτός- D--APM

17 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D κρύπτω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS ἀπό-P *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-V2--PAI1S

18 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X γίγνομαι-V1--PMPNSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN καί-C πολύς-A1P-ASN καί-C ἐνεὐλογέω-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

19 οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S γάρ-X ὅτι-C συντάσσω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C φυλάσσω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF κύριος-N2--GSM ποιέω-V2--PAN δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF καί-C κρίσις-N3I-ASF ὅπως-C ἄν-X ἐπιἄγω-VB--AAS3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM

20 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM κραυγή-N1--NSF *σοδομα-N1--GS καί-C *γομορρα-N---GS πληθύνω-VM--XMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM μέγας-A1--NPF σφόδρα-D

21 καταβαίνω-VZ--AAPNSM οὖν-X ὁράω-VF--FMI1S εἰ-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF κραυγή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASF ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPASF πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS συντελέω-V2--PMI3P εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἵνα-C γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS1S

22 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAPNPM ἐκεῖθεν-D ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P *σοδομα-N1--AS *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἵστημι-VXI-XAPNSM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM

23 καί-C ἐγγίζω-VA--AAPNSM *αβρααμ-N---NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D συν ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS2S δίκαιος-A1A-ASM μετά-P ἀσεβής-A3H-GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM δίκαιος-A1A-NSM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀσεβής-A3H-NSM

24 ἐάν-C εἰμί-V9--PAS3P πεντήκοντα-M δίκαιος-A1A-NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM οὐ-D ἀναἵημι-VF--FAI2S πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM πεντήκοντα-M δίκαιος-A1A-GPM ἐάν-C εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

25 μηδαμῶς-D σύ- P--NS ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ὁ- A--GSN ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN δίκαιος-A1A-ASM μετά-P ἀσεβής-A3H-GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM δίκαιος-A1A-NSM ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀσεβής-A3H-NSM μηδαμῶς-D ὁ- A--NSM κρίνω-V1--PAPNSM πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὐ-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κρίσις-N3I-ASF

26 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ἐάν-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS1S ἐν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS πεντήκοντα-M δίκαιος-A1A-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF ἀποἵημι-VF--FAI1S πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM διά-P αὐτός- D--APM

27 καί-C ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM *αβρααμ-N---NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S νῦν-D ἄρχω-VAI-AMI1S λαλέω-VA--AAN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI1S γῆ-N1--NSF καί-C σποδός-N2--NSM

28 ἐάν-C δέ-X ἐλαττονόω-VC--APS3P ὁ- A--NPM πεντήκοντα-M δίκαιος-A1A-NPM πέντε-M ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI2S ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM πέντε-M πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS1S ἐάν-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS1S ἐκεῖ-D τεσσαράκοντα-M πέντε-M

29 καί-C προςτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἔτι-D λαλέω-VA--AAN πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐάν-C δέ-X εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3P ἐκεῖ-D τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS1S ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM τεσσαράκοντα-M

30 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D τις- I--NSN κύριος-N2--VSM ἐάν-C λαλέω-VA--AAS1S ἐάν-C δέ-X εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3P ἐκεῖ-D τριάκοντα-M καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS1S ἐάν-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAS1S ἐκεῖ-D τριάκοντα-M

31 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐπειδή-C ἔχω-V1--PAI1S λαλέω-VA--AAN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ἐάν-C δέ-X εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3P ἐκεῖ-D εἴκοσι-M καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS1S ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM εἴκοσι-M

32 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S μή-D τις- I--ASN κύριος-N2--VSM ἐάν-C λαλέω-VA--AAS1S ἔτι-D ἅπαξ-D ἐάν-C δέ-X εὑρίσκω-VC--APS3P ἐκεῖ-D δέκα-M καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAS1S ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GPM δέκα-M

33 ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὡς-C παύω-VAI-AMI3S λαλέω-V2--PAPNSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM καί-C *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2004

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2004. And thou shalt be for a father of a multitude of nations. That this signifies the union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, cannot be seen so well from an unfolding of the several words in the internal sense, unless they are viewed in a kind of general idea, by which this sense is presented, for such is sometimes the nature of the internal sense, and when it is so, it may be called more universal, because more remote. From the explication of the several words there results this proximate sense: that all truth and all good come from the Lord, for, as we shall see presently, the expression “father” here signifies from Him, that is, from the Lord; “multitude” signifies truth; and “of nations” signifies the good thence derived. But because these-that is, truths and goods-are the means through which the Lord united the Human Essence to the Divine Essence, there arises from this that more universal and more remote sense. The angels perceive these words in this way, and have at the same time a perception of reciprocal union, namely, that of the Lord’s Divine Essence with the Human Essence and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence; for, as before said, “I, My covenant is with thee” signifies the union of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence; and consequently the words now under consideration signify the union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence.

[2] That the union was effected reciprocally, is an arcanum which has not yet been disclosed, and it is such an arcanum as can scarcely be explained to the apprehension; for as yet no one knows what influx is, and without a knowledge of influx no idea can possibly be formed in regard to what is reciprocal union. Yet this may in some measure be illustrated from the influx in the case of man, for with man too there is a reciprocal conjunction. From the Lord, through man’s internal (treated of just above, n. 1999), life continually flows into man’s rational, and through this into his external, and in fact into his knowledges [scientifica et cognitiones], and this life not only adapts them to receive the life, but also disposes them into order, and so enables the man to think, and finally to be rational. Such is the conjunction of the Lord with man, without which man could not think at all, still less be rational, as everyone can see from the fact that there are in man’s thoughts numberless arcana of science and analytical art-too numerous to render their exploration possible to all eternity-and which do by no means flow in through the senses or through the external man, but through the internal. Man however, on his part, by means of knowledges [scientifica et cognitiones], advances to meet this life which is from the Lord, and thereby reciprocally conjoins himself.

[3] But as regards the union of the Lord’s Divine Essence with His Human Essence, and of His Human Essence with His Divine Essence, this infinitely transcends the reciprocal conjunction between man and the Lord, for the Lord’s internal was Jehovah Himself and therefore was life itself; whereas man’s internal is not the Lord, and therefore is not life but a recipient of life. Between the Lord and Jehovah there was union, but between man and the Lord there is not union, but conjunction. The Lord united Himself to Jehovah by His own power, and He therefore also became Righteousness; whereas man by no means conjoins himself by his own power, but by the power of the Lord; so that the Lord conjoins man with Himself. It is this reciprocal union that is meant by the Lord, where He attributes what is His own to the Father, and what is the Father’s to Himself, as in John:

Jesus said, He that believeth on Me, believeth not on Me, but on Him that sent Me: I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in Me may not abide in the darkness (John 12:44-46), in which words lie hidden the deepest arcana-arcana concerning the union of good with truth, and of truth with good; or what is the same, concerning the union of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence, and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence; and therefore the Lord says, “He that believeth on Me, believeth not on Me, but on Him that sent Me;” and then almost immediately adds, “He that believeth on Me;” with words between that refer to this union, namely, “he that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me.”

[4] Again in the same gospel:

The words that I speak unto you I speak not from Myself; the Father that abideth in Me, He doeth the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me. Verily I say unto you, He that believeth in Me, the works that I do shall he do also (John 14:10-12).

In these words are contained the same arcana, namely, those concerning the union of good with truth, and of truth with good; or what is the same, of the Lord’s Divine Essence with His Human Essence, and of His Human Essence with His Divine Essence; and He therefore says, “The words that I speak unto you I speak not from Myself; the Father who is in Me doeth the works;” and then He almost immediately adds, “the works that I do;” and here, as before, there are intervening words concerning the union, which declare, “I am in the Father, and the Father in Me.” This is the mystical union of which many speak.

[5] From all this it is evident that the Lord was not another than the Father, although He spoke of the Father as of another, and this on account of the reciprocal unition that was to be effected and that was effected; for He so many times openly says that He is one with the Father, as in the passages just cited: “He that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me” (John 12:45) also, “The Father that abideth in Me; believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me” (John 14:10-11); and in the same, “If ye had known Me, ye would have known My Father also” (John 8:19); and again, “If ye have known Me, ye have known My Father also; and from henceforth ye have known Him, and have seen Him; Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father; Jesus saith unto him, Am I so long time with you, and hast thou not known Me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in Me?” (John 14:7-10 and again, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30 Hence it is that in heaven they know no other Father than the Lord, because the Father is in Him, and He is one with the Father; and when they see Him, they see the Father, as He Himself says (see n. 15).

  
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