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1 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF ζωή-N1--NSF *σαρρα-N---GSF ἔτος-N3E-NPN ἑκατόν-M εἴκοσι-M ἑπτά-M

2 καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *σαρρα-N---NSF ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF *αρβοκ-N----S ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κοίλωμα-N3M-DSN οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *χεβρων-N---NS ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM κόπτω-VA--AMN *σαρρα-N---ASF καί-C πενθέω-VA--AAN

3 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM νεκρός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *χετ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

4 πάροικος-A1B-NSM καί-C παρεπίδημος-A1B-NSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GP δίδωμι-VO--AAD2P οὖν-X ἐγώ- P--DS κτῆσις-N3I-ASF τάφος-N2--GSM μετά-P σύ- P--GP καί-C θάπτω-VA--AAS1S ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS

5 ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *χετ-N---GSM πρός-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM

6 μή-D κύριος-N2--VSM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2S δέ-X ἐγώ- P--GP βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM παρά-P θεός-N2--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἐκλεκτός-A1--DPN μνημεῖον-N2N-DPN ἐγώ- P--GP θάπτω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS οὐδείς-A3--NSM γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASN μνημεῖον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM κωλύω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN θάπτω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἐκεῖ-D

7 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *χετ-N---GSM

8 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM *αβρααμ-N---NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C ἔχω-V1--PAI2P ὁ- A--DSF ψυχή-N1--DSF σύ- P--GP ὥστε-C θάπτω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C λαλέω-VA--AAD2P περί-P ἐγώ- P--GS *εφρων-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὁ- A--GSM *σααρ-N---GSM

9 καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAD3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASN σπήλαιον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--ASN εἰμί-V9--PAPASN ἐν-P μέρος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἄξιος-A1A-GSN δίδωμι-VO--AAD3S ἐγώ- P--DS αὐτός- D--ASN ἐν-P σύ- P--DP εἰς-P κτῆσις-N3I-ASF μνημεῖον-N2N-GSN

10 *εφρων-N---NSM δέ-X κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *χετ-N---GSM ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM δέ-X *εφρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM *χετταῖος-N2--NSM πρός-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀκούω-V1--PAPGPM ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *χετ-N---GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPGPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

11 παρά-P ἐγώ- P--DS γίγνομαι-VB--AMD2S κύριος-N2--VSM καί-C ἀκούω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM ἀγρός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN σπήλαιον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-V8--PAI1S ἐναντίον-P πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM πολίτης-N1M-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--DS θάπτω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS

12 καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *εφρων-N---DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐπειδή-C πρός-P ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ἀκούω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S παρά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C θάπτω-VA--AAS1S ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκεῖ-D

14 ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3S δέ-X *εφρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

15 οὐ-D κύριος-N2--VSM ἀκούω-VX--XAI1S γῆ-N1--NSF τετρακόσιοι-A1A-GPN δίδραγμον-N2N-GPN ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C σύ- P--GS τίς- I--NSN ἄν-X εἰμί-V9--PAO3S οὗτος- D--NSN σύ- P--NS δέ-X ὁ- A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS θάπτω-VA--AAD2S

16 καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--GSM *εφρων-N---GSM καί-C ἀπο καταἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *εφρων-N---DSM ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὅς- --ASN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *χετ-N---GSM τετρακόσιοι-A1A-APN δίδραγμον-N2N-APN ἀργύριον-N2N-GSN δόκιμος-A1B-GSM ἔμπορος-N2--DPM

17 καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀγρός-N2--NSM *εφρων-N---GSM ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN διπλοῦς-A1C-DSN σπήλαιον-N2N-DSN ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *μαμβρη-N---GS ὁ- A--NSM ἀγρός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSN σπήλαιον-N2N-NSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN δένδρον-N2N-NSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἀγρός-N2--DSM ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ὅριον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

18 ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM εἰς-P κτῆσις-N3I-ASF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *χετ-N---GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPGPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF

19 μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN θάπτω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM *σαρρα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπήλαιον-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--DSN διπλοῦς-A1C-DSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀπέναντι-P *μαμβρη-N---NS οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *χεβρων-N---NS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S

20 καί-C κυρόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀγρός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSN σπήλαιον-N2N-NSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM εἰς-P κτῆσις-N3I-ASF τάφος-N2--GSM παρά-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *χετ-N---GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3470

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3470. 'And he took for a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite' means the wedding to it of natural truth from a source other than genuine truth itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'a wife' as truth wedded to good, dealt with where Sarah and where Rebekah are the subject, 1468, 1901, 2063, 2065, 2172, 2173, 2198, 2507, 2904, 3012, 3013, 3077, here natural truth wedded to the natural good that is the subject here; and from the representation of 'Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite' as truth from a source other than genuine truth itself. The Hittites were one of the upright nations in the land of Canaan, among whom Abraham dwelt and from whom he bought as a grave the cave of Machpelah, Genesis 23:3-end. The Hittites also represent the spiritual Church among the nations in that land, see 2913, 2986. And because that Church does not possess truth that is from the Word the same persons mean truth not derived from genuine truth itself. For a nation which represents a Church also means truth and good, as these exist with that Church, since it is by virtue of truth and good that a Church is a Church. When therefore a Church is spoken of, its truth and good are meant, and vice versa.

[2] The implications of this are that natural good of truth is not spiritual good, that is, it is not the good of faith nor the good of charity until it has been reformed. Natural good comes from parents, as stated immediately above in 3469, but spiritual good comes from the Lord. To receive spiritual good therefore a person has to undergo regeneration. At first, while this is taking place truths from a source other than genuine truth itself are allied to him, such as do not remain permanently with him but merely serve as the means by which genuine truths are brought in. Once these have been brought in, truths that are not genuine are separated. It is akin to the stages through which children pass: At first they learn very many things, including those that are childish - games and so on - not to make them wise but to prepare the way for them to receive the useful things that lead to wisdom. Once they have received the latter the former things are separated, indeed they are put away. Or it is like fruit which at first is filled with sour juice before it is able to receive sweet. The sour juice, which is not the genuine, is the means by which the sweet is brought in. As the latter comes in the former is dispelled.

[3] So it is with the natural part of man's mind when this is being regenerated, for natural good is such that of itself it is unwilling to obey and serve the rational as a slave does his master but wishes to take command. To render it submissive and subservient however it is chastened by means of states of vastation and temptation to the point when its cravings die down. At that point it is moderated by means of an influx from the Lord, by way of the internal man, of the good of faith and charity, even to the point where good acquired by heredity is gradually rooted out and a new good implanted in place of it. Into this new good truths of faith are introduced, like new fibres into the human heart, along which fibres new fluid is borne in, until a new heart has slowly been developed. The truths that are borne in at first cannot come from the genuine fount of truth because evils and falsities exist within the good present previously, which is natural good. Instead they are the kind of seeming truths or appearances of truth that have some affinity with genuine truths, and through which little by little the opportunity and place for those genuine truths to insert themselves is provided. Genuine good is like the blood in blood vessels or the fluid in fibres, bringing truths along and giving them shape. The good which takes shape in this way in the natural or external man is general, structured or joined together so to speak from particular and individual facets of spiritual good coming by way of the rational or internal man from the Lord, who alone forms and creates things anew. This explains why so many times in the Word the Lord is called One who forms and Creator.

  
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