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1 καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπισκέπτω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--ASF *σαρρα-N---ASF καθά-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF *σαρρα-N---GSF καθά-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S

2 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S *σαρρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN γῆρας-N3--ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM καιρός-N2--ASM καθά-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM

3 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--GSM γίγνομαι-VB--AMPGSM αὐτός- D--DSM ὅς- --ASM τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *σαρρα-N---NSF *ισαακ-N---ASM

4 περιτέμνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM ὁ- A--DSF ὄγδοος-A1--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

5 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἑκατόν-M ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἡνίκα-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

6 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *σαρρα-N---NSF γέλως-N3T-ASM ἐγώ- P--DS ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM γάρ-X ἄν-X ἀκούω-VA--AAS3S συνχαίρω-VF--FMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

7 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S τίς- I--NSM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ὅτι-C θηλάζω-V1--PAI3S παιδίον-N2N-ASN *σαρρα-N---NSF ὅτι-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3P υἱός-N2--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN γῆρας-N3--DSN ἐγώ- P--GS

8 καί-C αὐξάνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN παιδίον-N2N-NSN καί-C ἀπογαλακτίζω-VSI-API3S καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM δοχή-N1--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF ὅς- --DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἀπογαλακτίζω-VSI-API3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM

9 ὁράω-VB--AAPNSF δέ-X *σαρρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *αγαρ-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF *αἰγυπτία-A1--GSF ὅς- --NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM παίζω-V1--PAPASM μετά-P *ισαακ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ἐκβάλλω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF παιδίσκη-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D γάρ-X κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF οὗτος- D--GSF μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ισαακ-N---GSM

11 σκληρός-A1A-NSN δέ-X φαίνω-VDI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN σφόδρα-D ἐναντίον-P *αβρααμ-N---GSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

12 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM μή-D σκληρός-A1A-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAD3S ὁ- A--NSN ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS περί-P ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN καί-C περί-P ὁ- A--GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C εἶπον-VBI-AAS3S σύ- P--DS *σαρρα-N---NSF ἀκούω-V1--PAD2S ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSF ὅτι-C ἐν-P *ισαακ-N---DSM καλέω-VC--FPI3S σύ- P--DS σπέρμα-N3M-NSN

13 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM δέ-X ὁ- A--GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF οὗτος- D--GSF εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN ποιέω-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM ὅτι-C σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σός-A1--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

14 ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἄρτος-N2--APM καί-C ἀσκός-N2--ASM ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S *αγαρ-N---DSF καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM ὦμος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN παιδίον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF δέ-X πλανάω-V3I-IMI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM

15 ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM ἀσκός-N2--GSM καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN παιδίον-N2N-ASN ὑποκάτω-P εἷς-A1A-GSF ἐλάτη-N1--GSF

16 ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF δέ-X κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S ἀπέναντι-P αὐτός- D--GSM μακρόθεν-D ὡσεί-D τόξον-N2N-GSN βολή-N1--ASF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X οὐ-D μή-D ὁράω-VB--AAS1S ὁ- A--ASM θάνατος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ἀπέναντι-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναβοάω-VA--AAPNSN δέ-X ὁ- A--NSN παιδίον-N2N-NSN κλαίω-VAI-AAI3S

17 εἰςἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἄγγελος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--ASF *αγαρ-N---ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSF τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *αγαρ-N---VSF μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S ἐπιἀκούω-VX--XAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

18 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN παιδίον-N2N-ASN καί-C κρατέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P γάρ-X ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM

19 καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S φρέαρ-N3T-ASN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ζάω-V3--PAPGSN καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S καί-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM ἀσκός-N2--ASM ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN καί-C ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN παιδίον-N2N-ASN

20 καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM μετά-P ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN καί-C αὐξάνω-VCI-API3S καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X τοξότης-N1M-NSM

21 καί-C καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF ὁ- A--DSF *φαραν-N---ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSF μήτηρ-N3--NSF γυνή-N3K-ASF ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

22 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM καί-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM νυμφαγωγός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C *φικολ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀρχιστράτηγος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF δύναμις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM πρός-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPN ὅς- --DPN ἐάν-C ποιέω-V2--PAS2S

23 νῦν-D οὖν-X ὄμνυμι-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM μή-D ἀδικέω-VF--FAN ἐγώ- P--AS μηδέ-C ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS μηδέ-C ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἀλλά-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GS ποιέω-VF--FAI2S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅς- --DSF σύ- P--NS παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF

24 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἐγώ- P--NS ὄμνυμι-VF--FMI1S

25 καί-C ἐλέγχω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM περί-P ὁ- A--GPN φρέαρ-N3T-GPN ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ὅς- --GPN ἀποαἱρέω-VBI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM ὁ- A--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---GSM

26 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI1S τίς- I--NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN πρᾶγμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN οὐδέ-C σύ- P--NS ἐγώ- P--DS ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI2S οὐδέ-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1S ἀλλά-C ἤ-C σήμερον-D

27 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM πρόβατον-N2N-APN καί-C μόσχος-N2--APM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---DSM καί-C διατίθημι-VEI-AMI3P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-NPM διαθήκη-N1--ASF

28 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἑπτά-M ἀμνάς-N3D-APF πρόβατον-N2N-GPN μόνος-A1--APF

29 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM τίς- I--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἑπτά-M ἀμνάς-N3D-NPF ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN οὗτος- D--GPN ὅς- --APF ἵστημι-VAI-AAI2S μόνος-A1--APF

30 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὅτι-C ὁ- A--APF ἑπτά-M ἀμνάς-N3D-APF οὗτος- D--APF λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S παρά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἵνα-C εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ἐγώ- P--DS εἰς-P μαρτύριον-N2N-ASN ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS ὀρύσσω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN φρέαρ-N3T-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN

31 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM *φρέαρ-N3T-NSN ὁρκισμός-N2--GSM ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-NPM

32 καί-C διατίθημι-VEI-AMI3P διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN φρέαρ-N3T-DSN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM καί-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM νυμφαγωγός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C *φικολ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀρχιστράτηγος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF δύναμις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM

33 καί-C φυτεύω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἄρουρα-N1A-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN φρέαρ-N3T-DSN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπικαλέω-VAI-AMI3S ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--NSM αἰώνιος-A1B-NSM

34 παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM ἡμέρα-N1A-APF πολύς-A1--APF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2718

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2718. 'A wife from the land of Egypt' means the affection for knowledge, which the member of the spiritual Church possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'a wife' as affection or good, dealt with in 915, 2517, and from the meaning of 'Egypt' as knowledge, dealt with in 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462. In this verse the member of the spiritual Church is described so far as the nature of his good, that is, the essence of his life, is concerned - that the good residing with him is obscure, but that it is brightened with light from the Lord's Divine Human. From that brightening of it the affection for truth arises in the rational part of his mind, and the affection for knowledge in the natural part. The reason the affection for good such as resides within the celestial man cannot arise in the spiritual man, but instead the affection for truth, is that the good residing with him is implanted in the understanding part of his mind, and is obscure compared with the celestial man's good, as shown in 2715. From this good no other type of affection can be generated and derived within his rational than the affection for truth, and through this affection for truth the affection for knowledge within the natural. No other truth is meant in this case than that which the person believes to be the truth, even though it may not in itself be the truth. Nor is knowledge used to mean such knowledge as the learned possess but all factual knowledge with which a person can be taught from what he experiences or hears in everyday life, from doctrine, and from the Word. It is the affection for such truth and knowledge that exists within the member of the spiritual Church.

[2] So that it may be known what is meant by the affection for truth existing with someone and what by the affection for good, let a brief statement be made regarding them. Those with the affection for truth think about, question, and discuss whether a thing is true, whether it is so. And when they are convinced it is true, or is so, they think about, question, and discuss what it is. Thus they remain rooted on the doorstep and cannot be admitted into wisdom until they no longer have any doubts. Those however with whom the affection for good exists know and perceive that the thing is so from the good itself governing them. Thus they do not remain on the doorstep but are in a room inside, having been admitted into wisdom.

[3] Take as an example the consideration that it is a celestial gift to think and to act from an affection for good, or from good. Those with whom the affection for truth exists discuss whether this is so, whether such a gift can exist, and what it may be. And so long as they are turning over doubts about it they are unable to be admitted. But those with the affection for good do not discuss or turn doubts over but assert that the thing is true and are for that reason admitted. For those with whom the affection for good exists, that is, those who are celestial, start off where those with the affection for truth, that is, those who are spiritual, come to a halt, so that the furthest point reached by the latter is the starting point for the former. That being so, those who are celestial are given to know, recognize, and perceive that affections for good are countless - as numerous as the communities in heaven - and that they are all joined together by the Lord into a heavenly form so as to constitute one human being so to speak. They are also given to define by perception the genus and species to which each affection belongs.

[4] Or take this example: All delight, blessedness, and happiness belong wholly to love, but the nature of the love determines that of the delight, blessedness, and happiness. The spiritual man fixes his mind on the question whether this is true and whether delight, blessedness, and happiness may not spring from some other source, such as from mixing with others, talking to others, meditation, or learning, and also whether they reside in possessions, position, reputation, and the glory resulting from these. As long as he is asking such questions he does not confirm himself in the truth that none of these accomplishes anything, only the affection born of love which is present within them and making them what they are. The celestial man however does not remain rooted in such preliminary questionings but immediately asserts that the thing is true. Consequently he is interested in the end in view and the realization of this, that is, he is governed by the very affections born of love which are countless, and in each one of which there are things beyond description, involving variations of delight, blessedness, and happiness that have no end.

[5] Take as a further example the consideration that the neighbour is to be loved for the good that resides with him. Those with whom the affection for truth exists think, question, and discuss whether this is true, that is, whether it is so. They ask what the neighbour is, what good is; but they go no further than this, and therefore they shut the door to wisdom against themselves. Those however with the affection for good assert that the thing is so and do not consequently shut the door against themselves but enter in and so come to know, recognize, and perceive from good who is pre-eminently the neighbour, also in what degree he is the neighbour, and that everyone in differing ways is the neighbour. Thus they perceive things beyond description, over and above what is known to those with the affection solely for truth.

[6] Take as yet another example the truth that a person who loves the neighbour for the good within him loves the Lord. Those with the affection for truth question whether this is so. And if they are told that anyone who loves the neighbour for the good within him loves the good, and that - since all good comes from the Lord and the Lord is present in good - when anyone loves good he also loves the Lord from whom that good comes and in which He is present, they then question whether that too is so. They also ask what loving good is, as well as what good is, and whether the Lord is present more so in good than in truth. As long as they remain rooted in such questionings they cannot get even a distant view of wisdom. But those with the affection for good know from perception that the thing is so and immediately behold the whole field of wisdom leading right on to the Lord.

[7] From these examples it may become clear why in comparison with those who have the affection for good, that is, with those who are celestial, obscurity exists with those who have the affection for truth, that is, with those who are spiritual Nevertheless the latter are able to pass from obscurity into light, provided that they are willing to adopt the affirmative attitude that all good belongs to love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour; also that love and charity constitute spiritual conjunction, and that these are the source of all blessedness and happiness, thus that heavenly life consists in the good belonging to love received from the Lord, but not in the truth of faith separated from it.

  
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