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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 #2584

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2584. 'And they gave birth' means fertileness This is clear from the meaning of 'bearing' and 'childbirth'. In the internal sense of the Word none but spiritual and celestial things are meant, and therefore where the expressions conception or conceiving, childbirth or giving birth, birth or being born, generation or generating, are used, and when those who beget as father and mother, and those who are begotten as sons and daughters, are spoken of, such are not meant in any but a spiritual sense, for in itself the Word is spiritual and celestial. The same applies here also to 'giving birth', which means fertileness as regards matters of doctrine.

[2] The fact that no other kinds of childbirths are meant in the Word by childbirths may become clear from the following places: In Samuel,

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, and those who were hungry have ceased to be so, until the barren has borne seven, and she who has many has left off. Jehovah takes life and He gives life; He causes [some] to go down into hell and [others] to come up. 1 Samuel 2:5-6.

In Jeremiah,

The bearer of seven languishes, she breathes her last. Her sun is going down while it is still day. Jeremiah 15:9.

In Isaiah,

Sing, O barren one, who did not bear, break forth into singing and shout, who has not gone into labour; for the sons of her that is desolate are more than the sons of her that is married, said Jehovah. Isaiah 54:1.

In David,

The voice of Jehovah causes the hinds to calve, and He strips the forests bare; and in His temple everyone says, Glory. Psalms 29:9.

In Isaiah,

Blush, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not gone into labour, I have not given birth, nor have I reared young men or brought up young women. As when the report comes to Egypt, they go into labour over the report of Tyre. Isaiah 23:4-5.

In the same prophet,

Before she went into labour she gave birth, and before pain came to her she brought forth a male child. Who has heard of such a thing as this? Who has seen such? Does a land give birth in one day? And shall I [bring to the point of birth and not] cause to give birth? said Jehovah. Shall I who cause to give birth shut up [the womb]? said your God. Isaiah 66:7-9.

In Jeremiah,

Ask, now, and see whether a male can bear. Why then have I seen every man, hands on loins, like one giving birth? Jeremiah 30:6.

In Ezekiel,

I will send fire on Egypt, and Sin will certainly go into labour, and No will be [breached]. Ezekiel 30:16.

In Hosea,

As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird, away from birth, and from the womb, and from conception. Hosea 9:11.

In the same prophet,

The pains of childbirth have come upon Ephraim, he is an unwise son, for now he will not present himself at the mouth of the womb of sons. Hosea 13:13.

In John,

A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Carrying in the womb she cried out in labour, and was in anguish to give birth. A dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she had given birth to her child he might devour it. She gave birth therefore to a male child, who was to rule 1 all nations with an iron rod. But the boy was caught up to God and His throne. Revelation 12:1-2, 4-5.

[3] From all these places anyone may see that no other conceptions and births are meant than those which are conceptions and births of the Church. The same may also be seen from the things said about Abimelech, that 'God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his women servants, and they gave birth'; and that 'Jehovah had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's house on account of the matter of Sarah, Abraham's wife'. What is meant in the internal sense by these words may become clear from the explanation of them, namely the character of the doctrine of faith when regarded from Divine truths, and the character of it when regarded from the rational. That is to say, when regarded from Divine truths, that is, from the Word, every single thing, both rational and factual, is confirmatory. But it is different when it is regarded from human things, that is from reason and knowledge. When regarded from the latter no good or truth at all is conceived; for to regard things from the Word is to do so from the Lord, but to regard them from reason and knowledge is to do so from man. The former gives rise to all intelligence and wisdom, the latter to all insanity and stupidity.

Footnotes:

1. literally, to shepherd

  
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