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Genesis 28

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1 προςκαλέω-VA--AMPNSM δέ-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ἰακώβ-N---ASM εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S γυνή-N3K-ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF *χανααν-N---GS

2 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ἀποδιδράσκω-VA--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF *μεσοποταμία-N1A-ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *βαθουηλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἐκεῖθεν-D γυνή-N3K-ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF *λαβαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS

3 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS εὐλογέω-VA--AAO3S σύ- P--AS καί-C αὐξάνω-VA--AAO3S σύ- P--AS καί-C πληθύνω-VA--AAO3S σύ- P--AS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2S εἰς-P συναγωγή-N1--APF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN

4 καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAO3S σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASF εὐλογία-N1A-ASF *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS σύ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS κληρονομέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF παροίκησις-N3I-GSF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM

5 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ἰακώβ-N---ASM καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF *μεσοποταμία-N1A-ASF πρός-P *λαβαν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *σύρος-N2--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM δέ-X *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF *ἰακώβ-N---GSM καί-C *ησαυ-N---GSM

6 ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ησαυ-N---NSM ὅτι-C εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ἰακώβ-N---ASM καί-C ἀποοἴχομαι-V1I-IMI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF *μεσοποταμία-N1A-ASF *συρία-N1A-GSF λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἐκεῖθεν-D γυνή-N3K-ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εὐλογέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S γυνή-N3K-ASF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF *χανααν-N---GS

7 καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF *μεσοποταμία-N1A-ASF *συρία-N1A-GSF

8 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ὅτι-C πονηρός-A1A-NPF εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF *χανααν-N---GS ἐναντίον-P *ισαακ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

9 καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S *ησαυ-N---NSM πρός-P *ισμαηλ-N---ASM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF *μαελεθ-N---ASF θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF *ισμαηλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ἀδελφή-N1--ASF *ναβαιωθ-N---GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--DPF γυνή-N3K-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM γυνή-N3K-ASF

10 καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN φρέαρ-N3T-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ὅρκος-N2--GSM καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P *χαρραν-N---GS

11 καί-C ἀποἀντάω-VAI-AAI3S τόπος-N2--DSM καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3S ἐκεῖ-D δύω-VBI-AAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM λίθος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM

12 καί-C ἐνὑπνιάζω-VSI-API3S καί-C ἰδού-I κλίμαξ-N3K-NSF στηρίζω-VK--XMPNSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὅς- --GSF ὁ- A--NSF κεφαλή-N1--NSF ἀποἱκνέομαι-V2I-IMI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C καταβαίνω-V1I-IAI3P ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF

13 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπιστηρίζω-VXI-YPI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *ισαακ-N---GSM μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐπί-P ὅς- --GSF σύ- P--NS καταεὕδω-V1--PAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS

14 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ὁ- A--NSF ἄμμος-N2--NSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πλατύνω-VC--FPI3S ἐπί-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C ἐπί-P λίψ-N3--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἐπί-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ἐνεὐλογέω-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF φυλή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS

15 καί-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS μετά-P σύ- P--GS διαφυλάσσω-V1--PAPNSM σύ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF πᾶς-A1S-DSF οὗ-D ἐάν-C πορεύομαι-VC--APS2S καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὅτι-C οὐ-D μή-D σύ- P--AS ἐν καταλείπω-VB--AAS1S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--DS

16 καί-C ἐκἐγείρω-VCI-API3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ὕπνος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S

17 καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὡς-C φοβερός-A1A-NSM ὁ- A--NSM τόπος-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--NSN ἀλλά-C ἤ-C οἶκος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF πύλη-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

18 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM λίθος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ὑποτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D πρός-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM στήλη-N1--ASF καί-C ἐπιχέω-V2I-IAI3S ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἄκρος-A1A-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF

19 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM *οἶκος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C *ουλαμλους-N---N εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF ὁ- A--ASN πρότερος-A1A-ASN

20 καί-C εὔχομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM εὐχή-N1--ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἐάν-C εἰμί-V9--PAS3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C διαφυλάσσω-VA--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF οὗτος- D--DSF ὅς- --DSF ἐγώ- P--NS πορεύομαι-V1--PMI1S καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--DS ἄρτος-N2--ASM ἐσθίω-VB--AAN καί-C ἱμάτιον-N2N-ASN περιβάλλω-VB--AMN

21 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--AS μετά-P σωτηρία-N1A-GSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS κύριος-N2--NSM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

22 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λίθος-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ὅς- --ASM ἵστημι-VAI-AAI1S στήλη-N1--ASF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS οἶκος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPN ὅς- --GPN ἐάν-C ἐγώ- P--DS δίδωμι-VO--AAS2S δέκατος-A1--ASF ἀποδεκατόω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APN σύ- P--DS

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3882

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3882. And she stood still from bearing. That this signifies ascent by a ladder from the earth to Jehovah or the Lord, is evident from the signification of “bearing,” or of “birth,” as being truth and good; for these are births in the spiritual sense, inasmuch as man is regenerated or born anew by means of truth and good. These also are what are signified by the four sons born of Leah-Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. “Reuben” signifies the truth which is the first of regeneration, or of the new birth; this is truth merely as to memory-knowledge, thus it is to know truth. “Simeon” signifies the truth which is the second of regeneration, or of the new birth; this is truth as to the will, thus it is to will truth. “Levi” signifies the truth which is the third of regeneration, or of the new birth; this is truth as to affection, thus it is to be affected with truth, which is the same thing as charity. But “Judah” signifies good, which is the fourth of regeneration, or of the new birth, and this is the celestial of love. When the regenerate man, or he who is born anew, arrives at this stage, the Lord appears to him, for he has then ascended from the lowest step, as by a ladder, up to the step where the Lord is.

[2] This also is the ascent which was signified by the ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, which stood upon the earth, whose top reached to heaven, and on which the angels of God ascended and descended, and upon which stood Jehovah or the Lord (concerning which see the foregoing chapter, verse). Hence it is evident that such is the signification of “standing still from bearing.” That by “conceiving and bearing,” here mentioned four times, is signified advancement from external to internal, or from truth to good, that is, from earth to heaven, may be seen above (n. 3860, 3868, 3874, 3879). Descent follows afterwards, for man cannot descend unless he has first ascended.

Descent is nothing else than looking at truth from good, as from a mountain upon which he has climbed, a man views the things which lie beneath. That he then can comprehend in one view innumerable things more than they who stand beneath or in the valley, is manifest; and the case is precisely the same with those who are in good (that is, in love to the Lord and in charity toward the neighbor), as compared with those who are only in truth, that is, in faith alone.

  
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Genesis 29

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1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

2 He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

3 There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

4 Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

5 He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

6 He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

7 He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

8 They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

10 It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.

13 It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

14 Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.

15 Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

16 Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

18 Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

20 Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

21 Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

24 Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

25 It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

26 Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

28 Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

30 He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31 Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

33 She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

34 She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

35 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.