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1 καί-C κινέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D *αβρααμ-N---NSM εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF πρός-P λίψ-N3--ASM καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *καδης-N---GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *σουρ-N---GS καί-C παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

2 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM περί-P *σαρρα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAN ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μήποτε-D ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAS3P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF διά-P αὐτός- D--ASF ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--GP καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF *σαρρα-N---ASF

3 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM ἐν-P ὕπνος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I σύ- P--NS ἀποθνήσκω-V1--PAI2S περί-P ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF ὅς- --GSF λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI2S οὗτος- D--NSF δέ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI3S συνοἰκέω-VX--XAPNSF ἀνήρ-N3--DSM

4 *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM δέ-X οὐ-D ἅπτομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--VSM ἔθνος-N3E-ASN ἀγνοέω-V2--PAPASN καί-C δίκαιος-A1A-ASN ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI2S

5 οὐ-D αὐτός- D--NSM ἐγώ- P--DS εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSF ἐγώ- P--DS εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀδελφός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P καθαρός-A1A-DSF καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἐν-P δικαιοσύνη-N1--DSF χείρ-N3--GPF ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S οὗτος- D--ASN

6 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM κατά-P ὕπνος-N2--ASM καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI1S ὅτι-C ἐν-P καθαρός-A1A-DSF καρδία-N1A-DSF ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S οὗτος- D--ASN καί-C φείδομαι-VAI-AMI1S ἐγώ- P--NS σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἁμαρτάνω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἕνεκεν-P οὗτος- D--GSM οὐ-D ἀποἵημι-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--AS ἅπτομαι-VA--AMN αὐτός- D--GSF

7 νῦν-D δέ-X ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM ὅτι-C προφήτης-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C προςεὔχομαι-VF--FMI3S περί-P σύ- P--GS καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI2S εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἀποδίδωμι-V8--PAI2S γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAD2S ὅτι-C ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI2S σύ- P--NS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN σός-A1--NPN

8 καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM παῖς-N3D-APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN αὐτός- D--GPM φοβέω-VCI-API3P δέ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM σφόδρα-D

9 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβρααμ-N---NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP μή-D τις- I--ASN ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI1P εἰς-P σύ- P--AS ὅτι-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF μέγας-A1--ASF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --ASN οὐδείς-A3--NSM ποιέω-VF--FAI3S ποιέω-VX--XAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM τίς- I--ASN ἐνὁράω-VB--AAPNSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S οὗτος- D--ASN

11 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S γάρ-X ἄρα-X οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S θεοσεβεία-N1A-NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ἐγώ- P--AS τε-X ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI3P ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS

12 καί-C γάρ-X ἀληθῶς-D ἀδελφή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐκ-P πατήρ-N3--GSM ἀλλά-C οὐ-D ἐκ-P μήτηρ-N3--GSF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P γυνή-N3K-ASF

13 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--DSF οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM οὗ-D ἐάν-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1P ἐκεῖ-D εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS ὅτι-C ἀδελφός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

14 λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM χίλιοι-A1A-APN δίδραγμον-N2N-APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN καί-C μόσχος-N2--APM καί-C παῖς-N3D-APM καί-C παιδίσκη-N1--APF καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM καί-C ἀποδίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *σαρρα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS οὗ-D ἐάν-C σύ- P--DS ἀρέσκω-V1--PAS3S καταοἰκέω-V2--PAD2S

16 ὁ- A--DSF δέ-X *σαρρα-N---DSF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S χίλιοι-A1A-APN δίδραγμον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM σύ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DS εἰς-P τιμή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASM ἀληθεύω-VA--AAD2S

17 προςεὔχομαι-VAI-AMI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM καί-C ἰάομαι-VA--AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APF παιδίσκη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3P

18 ὅτι-C συνκλείω-V1--PAPNSM συνκλείω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἔξωθεν-D πᾶς-A1S-ASF μήτρα-N1A-ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---GSM ἕνεκεν-P *σαρρα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF *αβρααμ-N---GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2533

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2533. That 'now return the man's wife' means that the spiritual truth of doctrine was by him to be brought back untouched from the rational is clear from the meaning of 'a wife' as spiritual truth, dealt with in 2507, 2510, and from the meaning of 'a man' as doctrine itself. Actually when Abraham who represents the Lord in that state is called 'a man' he means celestial truth, which is the same as doctrine from a celestial origin; for 'man' in the internal sense means the understanding part of the mind, see 158, 265, 749, 915, 1007, 2517. From this it is evident that 'resuming the man's wife' means bringing back the spiritual truth of doctrine untouched. Its being brought back untouched from the rational is meant because 'Abimelech' who was required to return her means doctrine that has regard to rational things, or what amounts to the same, means the rational things comprising doctrine, 2510.

[2] It has been stated above that although the doctrine of faith is in itself Divine and so stands above all human, even angelic, range of understanding, it has nevertheless been expressed in the Word in a rational manner in accordance with man's range of understanding. It is like a parent who is teaching small boys and girls. When teaching them he explains every single thing in accordance with their own mentality, even though he himself thinks from what is more interior or higher. Otherwise he would be teaching without their learning, or it would be like casting seed on bare rock. The same applies also to the angels who in the next life instruct the simple in heart. Although the angels possess celestial and spiritual wisdom they nevertheless do not go above the heads of those they are teaching but use simple ideas to talk to them, yet advance by degrees to higher ideas as the instruction advances. For if they were to speak from angelic wisdom the simple would not grasp anything at all and so would not be led on to the truths and goods of faith. Much the same would happen if in the Word the Lord had not taught in a rational manner in accordance with man's range of understanding. Nevertheless in its internal sense the Word is raised up to angelic understanding. But even so, that highest level of meaning on which the Word exists with angels is infinitely lower than the Divine. This shows what the Word is like in origin, and so what it is in itself, and thus that at every point it embodies more than the whole of heaven is capable of comprehending, even as to one small part, though in the letter it seems so ordinary and so crude.

[3] The fact that the Lord is the Word, because the Word derives from Him and He is in the Word, is clear in John,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1, 4, 14.

See also Revelation 19:11, 13, 16. And because the Lord is the Word, He is doctrine also, for no other doctrine exists which is itself Divine.

  
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