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Genesis 30

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1 ὁράω-VB--AAPNSF δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ὅτι-C οὐ-D τίκτω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM καί-C ζηλόω-VAI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF ὁ- A--ASF ἀδελφή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS τέκνον-N2N-APN εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D τελευτάω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS

2 θυμόω-VCI-API3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSF *ραχηλ-N---DSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSF μή-D ἀντί-P θεός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ὅς- --NSM στερέω-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--AS καρπός-N2--ASM κοιλία-N1A-GSF

3 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF παιδίσκη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS *βαλλα-N---NSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C τίκτω-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN γόνυ-N3--GPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C τεκνοποιέω-VF--FMI1S καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSF

4 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *βαλλα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF παιδίσκη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF αὐτός- D--DSM γυνή-N3K-ASF εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASF *ἰακώβ-N---NSM

5 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *βαλλα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF παιδίσκη-N1--NSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF κρίνω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS υἱός-N2--ASM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *δαν-N---GSM

7 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἔτι-D *βαλλα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF παιδίσκη-N1--NSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--ASM δεύτερος-A1A-ASM ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM καί-C συν ἀναστρέφω-VDI-API1S ὁ- A--DSF ἀδελφή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C δύναμαι-VSI-API1S καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *νεφθαλι-N---ASM

9 ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λεια-N---NSF ὅτι-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--GSN τίκτω-V1--PAN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF παιδίσκη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM γυνή-N3K-ASF

10 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASF *ἰακώβ-N---NSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF παιδίσκη-N1--NSF *λεια-N---GSF καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM

11 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF ἐν-P τύχη-N1--DSF καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *γαδ-N---ASM

12 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF παιδίσκη-N1--NSF *λεια-N---GSF καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ἔτι-D ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM δεύτερος-A1A-ASM

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF μακάριος-A1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--NS ὅτι-C μακαρίζω-V1--PAI3P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ασηρ-N---ASM

14 πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X *ρουβην-N---NSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF θερισμός-N2--GSM πυρός-N2--GPM καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S μῆλον-N2N-APN μανδραγόρας-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἀγρός-N2--DSM καί-C φέρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN πρός-P *λεια-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF μήτηρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ὁ- A--DSF *λεια-N---DSF δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--GPM μανδραγόρας-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

15 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λεια-N---NSF οὐ-D ἱκανός-A1--NSN σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS μή-D καί-C ὁ- A--APM μανδραγόρας-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF οὐ-D οὕτως-D κοιμάω-VC--APD3S μετά-P σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPM μανδραγόρας-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

16 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἐκ-P ἀγρός-N2--GSM ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S σήμερον-D μισθόομαι-VM--XMI1S γάρ-X σύ- P--AS ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPM μανδραγόρας-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF

17 καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *λεια-N---GSF καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM πέμπτος-A1--ASM

18 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM μισθός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀντί-P ὅς- --GSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF παιδίσκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ἀνήρ-N3--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ισσαχαρ-N---ASM ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *μισθός-N2--NSM

19 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἔτι-D *λεια-N---NSF καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--ASM ἕκτος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM

20 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF δωρέομαι-VM--XMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM δῶρον-N2N-ASN καλός-A1--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM νῦν-D καιρός-N2--DSM αἱρετίζω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS τίκτω-VBI-AAI3P γάρ-X αὐτός- D--DSM υἱός-N2--APM ἕξ-M καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ζαβουλων-N---ASM

21 καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--ASN τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S θυγάτηρ-N3--ASF καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF *δινα-N---ASF

22 μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--ASF μήτρα-N1A-ASF

23 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--ASM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ἀποαἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ὄνειδος-N3E-ASN

24 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSF προςτίθημι-VE--AMD3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DS υἱός-N2--ASM ἕτερος-A1A-ASM

25 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὡς-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF ὁ- A--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *λαβαν-N---DSM ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἵνα-C ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS

26 ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AAD2S ὁ- A--APF γυνή-N3K-APF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN παιδίον-N2N-APN περί-P ὅς- --GPM δουλεύω-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--DS ἵνα-C ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1S σύ- P--NS γάρ-X γιγνώσκω-V1--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASF δουλεία-N1A-ASF ὅς- --ASF δουλεύω-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--DS

27 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM εἰ-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3P χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS οἰωνίζομαι-VAI-AMI1S ἄν-X εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF σός-A1--DSF εἴσοδος-N2--DSF

28 διαστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM μισθός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S

29 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM σύ- P--NS γιγνώσκω-V1--PAI2S ὅς- --APN δουλεύω-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--DS καί-C ὅσος-A1--NPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S κτῆνος-N3E-NPN σύ- P--GS μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS

30 μικρός-A1A-NPN γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὅσος-A1--NPN σύ- P--DS εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐναντίον-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C αὐξάνω-VCI-API3S εἰς-P πλῆθος-N3E-ASN καί-C εὐλογέω-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--AS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM πούς-N3D-DSM ἐγώ- P--GS νῦν-D οὖν-X πότε-D ποιέω-VA--AAS1S καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἐμαυτοῦ- D--DSM οἶκος-N2--ASM

31 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM τίς- I--ASN σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM οὐ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--DS οὐδείς-A3--ASN ἐάν-C ποιέω-VA--AAS2S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN πάλιν-D ποιμαίνω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS καί-C φυλάσσω-VF--FAI1S

32 παραἔρχομαι-VB--AAD3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN σύ- P--GS σήμερον-D καί-C διαχωρίζω-VA--AAD2S ἐκεῖθεν-D πᾶς-A3--ASN πρόβατον-N2N-ASN φαιός-A1A-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἀρνός-N3--DPM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN διάλευκος-A1B-ASN καί-C ῥαντός-A1--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF αἴξ-N3G-DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS μισθός-N2--NSM

33 καί-C ἐπιἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF αὔριον-D ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM μισθός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐνώπιον-P σύ- P--GS πᾶς-A3--NSN ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S ῥαντός-A1--NSN καί-C διάλευκος-A1B-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF αἴξ-N3G-DPM καί-C φαιός-A1A-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἀρνός-N3--DPM κλέπτω-VM--XMPNSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S παρά-P ἐγώ- P--DS

34 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM εἰμί-V9--PAD3S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS

35 καί-C διαστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--APM τράγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM ῥαντός-A1--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM διάλευκος-A1B-APM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF αἴξ-N3G-APF ὁ- A--APF ῥαντός-A1--APF καί-C ὁ- A--APF διάλευκος-A1B-APF καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S λευκός-A1--NSN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S φαιός-A1A-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἀρνός-N3--DPM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S διά-P χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM

36 καί-C ἀποἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁδός-N2--ASF τρεῖς-A3--GPF ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM δέ-X ποιμαίνω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--APN ὑπολείπω-VV--APPAPN

37 λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ῥάβδος-N2--ASF στυράκινος-A1--ASF χλωρός-A1A-ASF καί-C καρύινος-A1--ASF καί-C πλάτανος-N2--GSF καί-C λεπίζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APF *ἰακώβ-N---NSM λέπισμα-N3--APN λευκός-A1--APN περισύρω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--ASN χλωρός-A1A-ASN φαίνω-V1I-IMI3S δέ-X ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF ῥάβδος-N2--DPF ὁ- A--NSN λευκός-A1--NSN ὅς- --ASN λεπίζω-VAI-AAI3S ποικίλος-A1--NSN

38 καί-C παρατίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APF ῥάβδος-N2--APF ὅς- --APF λεπίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ληνός-N2--DPF ὁ- A--GPN ποτιστήριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ἵνα-C ὡς-C ἄν-X ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN πίνω-VB--AAN ἐνώπιον-P ὁ- A--GPF ῥάβδος-N2--GPF ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPGPN αὐτός- D--GPN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πίνω-VB--AAN

39 ἐνκισσάω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF ῥάβδος-N2--APF καί-C τίκτω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN διάλευκος-A1B-APN καί-C ποικίλος-A1--APN καί-C σποδοειδής-A3H-APN ῥαντός-A1--APN

40 ὁ- A--APM δέ-X ἀμνός-N2--APM διαστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN κριός-N2--ASM διάλευκος-A1B-ASM καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ποικίλος-A1--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἀμνός-N2--DPM καί-C διαχωρίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM ποίμνιον-N2N-APN κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--ASM καί-C οὐ-D μίγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM

41 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM ὅς- --DSM ἐνκισσάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ἐν-P γαστήρ-N3--DSF λαμβάνω-V1--PAPNPN τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APF ῥάβδος-N2--APF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ληνός-N2--DPF ὁ- A--GSN ἐνκισσάω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APN κατά-P ὁ- A--APF ῥάβδος-N2--APF

42 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X ἄν-X τίκτω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN οὐ-D τίθημι-V7I-IAI3S γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NPN ἄσημος-A1B-NPN ὁ- A--GSM *λαβαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--NPN δέ-X ἐπίσημος-A1B-NPN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM

43 καί-C πλουτέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM σφόδρα-D σφόδρα-D καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κτῆνος-N3E-NPN πολύς-A1--NPN καί-C βοῦς-N3--NPM καί-C παῖς-N3D-NPM καί-C παιδίσκη-N1--NPF καί-C κάμηλος-N2--NPM καί-C ὄνος-N2--NPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3957

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3957. 'And she called his name Issachar' means the essential nature of it. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling the name' as the essential nature, as above in 3923, 3935. For he was given the name Issachar from the word 'reward', a name which therefore embodies the things stated above concerning 'reward', and at the same time the things meant by the rest of the words uttered by Leah. Since 'Issachar' means reward, and 'reward' in the external sense is mutual love and in the internal sense the joining together of good and truth, let it be said that very few nowadays in the Christian world know that 'reward' has such a meaning. And the reason why they do not know is that they do not know what mutual love is, still less that good has to be joined to truth if the heavenly marriage is to exist in a person. I have been allowed in the next life to talk about this to very many who were from the Christian world, including the more learned. But what is surprising, scarcely any one of those I talked to knew anything about it, even though they could have come to know much about those matters for themselves if only they had been willing to use their reason. But because they were not concerned about life after death, only about life in the world, they were not interested in such matters. The things they could have known for themselves if only, as has been stated, they had been willing to use their reason were the following:

[2] a When a person is stripped of the body he has a far more enlightened power of understanding than when he is living in the body, the reason being that when he is in the body worldly and bodily interests occupy his thoughts and bring obscurity there. But once he has been stripped of the body those worldly and bodily interests do not get in the way, but through the removal of his mind from sensory experiences of external things he is like those whose thought is more interior. From this consideration they could have known that in the state after death a person is far more clear-sighted and enlightened than in the state before death, and that when a person dies he passes from shade into that which, in comparison with it, is light, because he passes from the things which belong to the world to those which belong to heaven, and from those which belong to the body to those which belong to the spirit. But what is amazing, although people have the ability to understand these things they still think the contrary. That is to say, they think it is in the state of life within the body that a person enjoys clear-sightedness, as compared with the state of life after being stripped of the body, which to them is a state of obscurity.

[3] b They are able to know, if only they use their reason, that the life which a person acquires to himself in the world follows him when he dies, that is, his life is the same after death. For they are able to know that nobody can cast aside the life he has acquired to himself since earliest childhood except by death itself, and that that life cannot be transformed in a moment into any other life, let alone into a contrary life. For example: Someone who has acquired to himself a life of deceit and finds the delight of his life in that deceit cannot cast aside the life of deceit but goes on with that life after death. Or to take another example, people who are governed by self-love and consequently by forms of hatred and revenge against those who are not subservient, or by other similar traits, continue to be governed by these after the life of the body, for they are the things which they love and which constitute the delights of their life and so their very life itself. Such traits cannot therefore be taken away from them unless everything making up their life is wiped out at the same time. And the same applies to all other kinds of life that people have acquired.

[4] c A person is able to know for himself that when he passes into the next life he leaves many things behind him. He knows - since they have no place there - that he leaves behind, for example, anxious cares over food, clothing, accommodation, and the acquisition of money and wealth, as well as anxious cares about his promotion to positions of importance - matters to which a person gives so much thought during the life of the body. Indeed he knows that other things which do not belong to the earthly kingdom take the place of these.

[5] d From this he is able to know that anyone who in the world has thought about nothing else than worldly things such as these, so much so that they have taken a complete hold on him, and who has acquired a delight of life in those things alone, is not suited to be among those who delight to think of heavenly matters, that is, of things of heaven.

[6] e From this in turn he is able to know that if the external things of the body and of the world are taken away from those people, the individual is in that case such as he has been inwardly, that is to say, he thinks and wills as he did previously. If the thoughts within had at that time been deceits, schemings, aspirations after positions of importance, gain, and reputation on account of these; if hatred and revenge and similar passions have been present within, he goes on thinking such things, and so thinking the things of hell, though to achieve those ends he has concealed his thoughts from other people and to outward appearance has seemed honourable and produced in others the conviction that he was not turning such thoughts over in his mind. Knowledge that such outward appearance or presence at being honourable is removed in the next life may also be had from the fact that outward things are cast aside along with the body and have no further use. From this anyone can decide for himself that a person's real character will then be visible to the angels.

[7] f A person is also able to know that heaven, or the Lord by means of heaven, is constantly at work, flowing in with good and truth. But if there is not within a person's interior man that lives after death of the body some solid surface or some plane so to speak to receive good and truth, these cannot be received at all when they flow in. Therefore while a person is living in the world he ought to be anxious to obtain such an interior plane within himself. But he cannot obtain this unless he thinks of good towards his neighbour, desires for him that which is good, and consequently does this for him, and so acquires to himself the delight of life in such actions. This plane is acquired by means of charity towards the neighbour, that is, by mutual love; and it is what is called conscience. Into this plane good and truth from the Lord are able to flow in and be received there. But where charity does not exist, and so conscience does not exist, good and truth flowing in pass through and are converted into evil and falsity.

[8] g A person is able to know for himself that love to God and love towards the neighbour are what make a person a human being, different from animals, and that those things constitute heavenly life or heaven itself and their opposites hellish life or hell itself. But these things are not known by a person because, for one thing, he has no wish to know them since he is leading a life to the contrary; for another, he does not believe in the existence of life after death; and for yet another, ideas about faith but none about charity have taken hold of him, and therefore he believes, as many teach, that if there is a life after death he can be saved by faith, no matter what kind of life he has led, and that he can be saved if faith is received by him only in his last hour when he is dying.

  
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