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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 #2575

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2575. 'Behold, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother' means an infinite abundance of rational truth joined to [celestial] good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a thousand' as much and countless, here, as infinite, or an infinite abundance, since the expression has reference to the Lord, a meaning dealt with below; from the meaning of 'silver' as rational truth, dealt with in 1551, 2048; and from the meaning of 'a brother' as celestial good joined to rational truth, like a brother to a sister, 2524, 2557. From this it is evident that 'I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother' means an infinite abundance of rational truth joined to [celestial] good. The reason this abundance was granted to good, meant by 'a brother', but not to truth, is that truth derives from good, not good from truth. Regarding that infinite abundance, see 2572.

[2] That 'a thousand' in the Word means much and countless, and infinite when it has reference to the Lord, is evident from the following places: In Moses,

I, Jehovah your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generations of those who hate Me; and showing mercy to thousands of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Exodus 20:5-6; 34:7; Deuteronomy 5:9-10.

And in Jeremiah,

Jehovah shows mercy to thousands and He repays the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their sons after them. Jeremiah 32:18.

In these two places 'thousands' does not mean a definite number but that which is infinite, for the Lord's mercy, being Divine, is infinite. In David,

The chariots of God are myriad on myriad, thousands on thousands; 1 the Lord is within them, Sinai within holiness. Psalms 68:17.

Here 'myriads' and 'thousands' stand for things that are countless.

[3] In the same author,

A thousand will fall at your side, and a myriad at your right hand; it will not come near you. Psalms 91:7.

Here also 'a thousand' and 'a myriad' stand for things that are countless, and as it has reference to the Lord, who is meant by 'David' in the Psalms, those numbers stand for all who are His enemies. In the same author,

Our garners are full, yielding food and still more food; our flocks bring forth a thousand, and ten thousand in our streets. Psalms 144:13.

Here also 'a thousand', and 'ten thousand' or a myriad, stand for things that are countless. In the same author,

A thousand years in Your eyes are but as yesterday when it is past. Psalms 90:4.

'A thousand years' stands for that which is outside time, thus for eternity, which is infinity of time. In Isaiah,

One thousand at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five will you flee until you are left like a flagstaff on top of a mountain. Isaiah 30:17.

Here 'one thousand' or a chiliad stands for a large indefinite number, 'five' for few, 649. In Moses,

May Jehovah the God of your fathers add to you, as you are, a thousand times, and may He bless you. Deuteronomy 1:11.

Here 'a thousand times' stands for things that are countless, as in everyday speech in which also a thousand is an expression for many, as when one speaks of things being said thousands of times, or done in thousands of ways. Similarly in Joshua,

One man of you will chase a thousand, for Jehovah your God fights for you. Joshua 23:10.

[4] Being a definite calculable number, the word 'thousand' when used in prophetical parts, especially when these are linked together as historical descriptions, appears to mean a thousand. But in fact it means people who are many or countless - an unspecified number. For historical descriptions are of such a nature that they restrict people's ideas to the most immediate and proper meanings that the words possess, as they also do with the names that occur there, when in fact numbers in the Word, like names also, mean real things, as may become clear from what has been shown already concerning numbers in 482, 487, 575, 647, 648, 755, 813, 1963, 1988, 2075, 2252. This explains why some people suppose that the thousand years referred to in Revelation 20:1-7 means a thousand years or periods of time, for the reason, as has been stated, that prophecies are declared in that book through historical descriptions. But in fact 'a thousand years' there means nothing else than that which is large and indeterminate, and elsewhere infinity of time, or eternity.

Footnotes:

1. literally, two myriads, thousands doubled.

  
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