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1 *αδαμ-N---NSM δέ-X γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *ευα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιν-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κτάομαι-VAI-AMI1S ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM διά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

2 καί-C προςτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S τίκτω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβελ-N---ASM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *αβελ-N---NSM ποιμήν-N3--NSM πρόβατον-N2N-GPN *καιν-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

3 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-APF φέρω-VAI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM καρπός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF θυσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM

4 καί-C *αβελ-N---NSM φέρω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM πρωτότοκος-A1B-GPM ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN στέαρ-N3T-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐπιὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *αβελ-N---DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN δῶρον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GSM

5 ἐπί-P δέ-X *καιν-N---DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF θυσία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D προςἔχω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λυπέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιν-N---ASM λίαν-D καί-C συνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *καιν-N---DSM ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN περίλυπος-A1B-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S καί-C ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN συνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS

7 οὐ-D ἐάν-C ὀρθῶς-D προςφέρω-VA--AAS2S ὀρθῶς-D δέ-X μή-D διααἱρέω-VB--AAS2S ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI2S ἡσυχάζω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSF ἀποστροφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C σύ- P--NS ἄρχω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--GSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM πρός-P *αβελ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πεδίον-N2N-ASN καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ἐπί-P *αβελ-N---DSM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *καιν-N---ASM ποῦ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *αβελ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-V1--PAI1S μή-D φύλαξ-N3K-NSM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S φωνή-N1--NSF αἷμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS βοάω-V3--PAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

11 καί-C νῦν-D ἐπικατάρατος-A1B-NSM σύ- P--NS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --NSF χαίνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF δέχομαι-VA--AMN ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS

12 ὅτι-C ἐργάζομαι-VF2-FMI2S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3U-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF δίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--DS στένω-V1--PAPNSM καί-C τρέμω-V1--PAPNSM εἰμί-VF--FMI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM μέγας-A3C-NSFC ὁ- A--NSF αἰτία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN ἀποἵημι-VC--APN ἐγώ- P--AS

14 εἰ-C ἐκβάλλω-V1--PAI2S ἐγώ- P--AS σήμερον-D ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS κρύπτω-VD--FPI1S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S στένω-V1--PAPNSM καί-C τρέμω-V1--PAPNSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM εὑρίσκω-V1--PAPNSM ἐγώ- P--AS ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὐ-D οὕτως-D πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAPNSM *καιν-N---ASM ἑπτά-M ἐκδικέω-V2--PMPAPN παραλύω-VF--FAI3S καί-C τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σημεῖον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM *καιν-N---DSM ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἀνααἱρέω-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM εὑρίσκω-V1--PAPASM αὐτός- D--ASM

16 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *καιν-N---NSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *ναιδ-N----S κατέναντι-P *εδεμ-N---GS

17 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ενωχ-N---ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S οἰκοδομέω-V2--PAPNSM πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM *ενωχ-N---GSM

18 γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM *ενωχ-N---DSM *γαιδαδ-N---NSM καί-C *γαιδαδ-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *μαιηλ-N---ASM καί-C *μαιηλ-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *μαθουσαλα-N---ASM καί-C *μαθουσαλα-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *λαμεχ-N---ASM

19 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM *λαμεχ-N---NSM δύο-M γυνή-N3K-APF ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF *αδα-N---NSF καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF δεύτερος-A1A-DSF *σελλα-N---NSF

20 καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S *αδα-N---NSF ὁ- A--ASM *ιωβελ-N---ASM οὗτος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM οἰκέω-V2--PAPGPM ἐν-P σκηνή-N1--DPF κτηνοτρόφος-A1--GPN

21 καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM *ιουβαλ-N---NSM οὗτος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM καταδεικνύω-VA--AAPNSM ψαλτήριον-N2N-ASN καί-C κιθάρα-N1A-ASF

22 *σελλα-N---NSF δέ-X τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSF ὁ- A--ASM *θοβελ-N---ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S σφυροκόπος-A1B-NSM χαλκεύς-N3V-NSM χαλκός-N2--GSM καί-C σίδηρος-N2--GSM ἀδελφή-N1--NSF δέ-X *θοβελ-N---GSM *νοεμα-N---NSF

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λαμεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DPF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM γυνή-N3K-DPF *αδα-N---DSF καί-C *σελλα-N---DSF ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF γυνή-N3K-VPF *λαμεχ-N---GSM ἐνωτίζομαι-VA--AMD2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅτι-C ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI1S εἰς-P τραῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C νεανίσκος-N2--ASM εἰς-P μώλωψ-N3P-ASM ἐγώ- P--DS

24 ὅτι-C ἑπτάκις-D ἐκδικέω-VM--XMI3S ἐκ-P *καιν-N---GSM ἐκ-P δέ-X *λαμεχ-N---GSM ἑβδομηκοντάκις-D ἑπτά-M

25 γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *αδαμ-N---NSM *ευα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *σηθ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSF ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN ἀντί-P *αβελ-N---GSM ὅς- --ASM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM

26 καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *σηθ-N---DSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S υἱός-N2--NSM ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ενως-N---ASM οὗτος- D--NSM ἐλπίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπικαλέω-V2--PMN ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #468

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468. THE INTERNAL SENSE

It is clear from what was stated and shown in the previous chapter that names meant heresies and systems of doctrine. From that it becomes clear that the names in this chapter do not mean specific individuals but other things that existed. Here they mean systems of doctrine or Churches which, though they underwent certain changes, were preserved from the time of the Most Ancient Church down to that of Noah. Now it so happens that every Church in the course of time gets smaller until at length it remains among only a few people. The few with whom it remained at the time of the Flood were called Noah.

[2] The fact that the true Church gets smaller and remains among the few becomes clear from other Churches which have in a similar manner got smaller. In the Word those who remain are called 'the Remnant' and 'that which is left', and indeed people 'in the midst (or the middle) of the land'. What applies in general applies in particular also; that is, what is true of the Church is equally true of individuals. If the Lord did not preserve remnants with each individual he would inevitably perish in eternal death, for those remnants contain spiritual and celestial life. The same applies to what is general or universal; were there not always some people among whom the Church, or true faith, existed, the human race would perish. For as is well known, a city, even a whole kingdom, is preserved for the sake of a few. These factors are akin to the heart in man: as long as the heart is sound the surrounding organs can go on living. But when it is weak, deterioration sets into them all and the person dies. Final remnants are meant by Noah, for with the exception of these, as is clear from verse 12 of the next chapter, 'the whole earth was corrupt'.

[3] The remnants residing with the individual or within the Church are frequently the subject in the Prophets, as in Isaiah,

He who remains in Zion, and he who is left in Jerusalem will be called holy to Him, everyone who has been written for life 1 in Jerusalem, when the Lord will have washed the filth of the daughters of Zion and washed away the blood 2 of Jerusalem from its midst. Isaiah 4:3-4.

Here holiness is attributed to the remnants, which mean remnants of the Church, and also of the member of the Church, for those left in Zion and in Jerusalem could not be holy people merely because they had been left there.

Similarly in the same prophet,

On that day, the remnant of Israel and those of the house of Jacob that escaped will no more lean on him that smote them; but they will lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the God of power. (Isaiah 10:20)

In Jeremiah,

In those days and in that time the iniquity of Israel will be sought, but there will be none, and the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will pardon him whom I shall make one that is left. Jeremiah 50:10.

In Micah,

The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, like dew from Jehovah, like showers on the grass. Micah 5:7.

[4] That which is left, or the remnant, whether of the individual or of the Church, was also represented by tenths, which were holy. And any number involving ten was consequently holy too. Ten therefore has reference to things that are left over, as in Isaiah,

Jehovah will remove man far away, and there will be many forsaken places in the midst of the land; yet there will be a tenth part in it, and this will return; it will be a wiping out like an oak or a terebinth when the stump is cast away from them. The holy seed is its stump. Isaiah 6:12-13.

Here that which is left is called 'the holy stump'. In Amos,

Thus said the Lord Jehovah, The city that goes forth a thousand will have a hundred that are left, and that which goes forth a hundred will have ten that are left to the house of Israel. Amos 9:3.

In these and many other places the internal sense means remnants, also the subject here. The fact that a city is preserved for the sake of the remnant of the Church is clear from what Abraham was told concerning Sodom, Abraham said, Perhaps ten may be found there; and He said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten. Genesis 18:32.

Footnotes:

1. literally, lives

2. literally, bloods

  
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