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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἡνίκα-D ἄρχω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM πολύς-A1--NPM γίγνομαι-V1--PMN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF γίγνομαι-VCI-API3P αὐτός- D--DPM

2 ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ὅτι-C καλός-A1--NPF εἰμί-V9--PAI3P λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM γυνή-N3K-APF ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὅς- --GPF ἐκλέγω-VAI-AMI3P

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὐ-D μή-D καταμένω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASN πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DPM οὗτος- D--DPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM διά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--APM σάρξ-N3K-APF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἑκατόν-M εἴκοσι-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

4 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X γίγας-N3--NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF ἐκεῖνος- D--DPF καί-C μετά-P ἐκεῖνος- D--ASN ὡς-C ἄν-X εἰςπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM καί-C γεννάω-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ἐκεῖνος- D--NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM γίγας-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἀπό-P αἰών-N3W-GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ὀνομαστός-A1--NPM

5 ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C πληθύνω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPF κακία-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM τις- I--NSM διανοέομαι-V2--PMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF καρδία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπιμελῶς-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πονηρός-A1A-APN πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF

6 καί-C ἐνθυμέομαι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C διανοέομαι-VCI-API3S

7 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἀποἀλείφω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἀπό-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἕως-P κτῆνος-N3E-GSN καί-C ἀπό-P ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὅτι-C θυμόω-VCI-API1S ὅτι-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--APM

8 *νωε-N---NSM δέ-X εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

9 οὗτος- D--NPF δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF γένεσις-N3I-NPF *νωε-N---GSM *νωε-N---NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM δίκαιος-A1A-NSM τέλειος-A1A-NSM εἰμί-V9--PAPNSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γενεά-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM εὐαρεστέω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM

10 γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *νωε-N---NSM τρεῖς-A3--APM υἱός-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASM *σημ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM *χαμ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM *ιαφεθ-N---ASM

11 φθείρω-VDI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C πίμπλημι-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἀδικία-N1A-GSF

12 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S καταφθείρω-VM--XMPNSF ὅτι-C καταφθείρω-V1I-IAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM καιρός-N2--NSM πᾶς-A3--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ἐναντίον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ὅτι-C πίμπλημι-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἀδικία-N1A-GSF ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS καταφθείρω-V1--PAI1S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

14 ποιέω-VA--AAD2S οὖν-X σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM κιβωτός-N2--ASF ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN τετράγωνος-A1B-GPN νοσσιά-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF καί-C ἀσφαλτόω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASF ἔσωθεν-D καί-C ἔξωθεν-D ὁ- A--DSF ἄσφαλτος-N2--DSF

15 καί-C οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF τριακόσιοι-A1A-GPM πῆχυς-N3--GPM ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF καί-C πεντήκοντα-M πῆχυς-N3--GPM ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN καί-C τριάκοντα-M πῆχυς-N3--GPM ὁ- A--ASN ὕψος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF

16 ἐπι συνἄγω-V1--PAPNSM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF καί-C εἰς-P πῆχυς-N3--ASM συντελέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASF ἄνωθεν-D ὁ- A--ASF δέ-X θύρα-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P πλάγιος-A1A-GPM κατάγαιος-A1--APN διώροφος-A1--APN καί-C τριώροφος-A1--APN ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASF

17 ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X ἰδού-I ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ὁ- A--ASM κατακλυσμός-N2--ASM ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καταφθείρω-VA--AAN πᾶς-A1S-ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὅσος-A1--APN ἐάν-C εἰμί-V9--PAS3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF τελευτάω-VF--FAI3S

18 καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P σύ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S δέ-X εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--GS

19 καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF δύο-M δύο-M ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPM εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ἵνα-C τρέφω-V1--PAS2S μετά-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM ἄρσην-A3--NSN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3P

20 ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPN ὄρνεον-N3I-GPN ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἕρπω-V1--PAPGPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GPN δύο-M δύο-M ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS τρέφω-V1--PMN μετά-P σύ- P--GS ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN

21 σύ- P--NS δέ-X λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN βρῶμα-N3M-GPN ὅς- --APN ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI2S πρός-P σεαυτοῦ- D--ASM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DS καί-C ἐκεῖνος- D--DPN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN

22 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὕτως-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S

   

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Arcana Coelestia #728

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728. That 'seven days' time' here means the onset of temptation is clear from the internal sense of all the details in this verse, where the subject is the temptation of the man called Noah. In general the subject concerns not only the temptation of that man but also the utter vastation of those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church and who had become such as described. Consequently 'seven days' time' means not only the onset of temptation but also the finish of vastation. The reason 'seven days' time' means those things is that seven Is a holy number, as stated and shown at verse 2 of this chapter, at Genesis 4:15, 24, and in 84-87. It means the Lord's Coming into the world, and also His coming into glory. In particular it means every coming He makes. Every one of His comings involves a beginning for those who are being regenerated and the end of those who are being vastated. And so for the member of this Church His coming marked the onset of temptation, for when someone is being tempted he starts to become a new man and be regenerated. At the same time it was the end of those from the Most Ancient Church who had become of such a character that inevitably they perished. It was similar when the Lord came into the world; at that time the Church had entered the final stages of its vastation, and a new one came into being.

[2] That 'seven days' time' means these things is clear in Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your people and your holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sins and to atone for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. And you will know and perceive that from the going forth of the Word to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be SEVEN WEEKS. Daniel 9:24-25.

Here 'seventy weeks' and 'seven weeks' are similar in meaning to seven days, namely the Coming of the Lord. But because it is plain prophecy here, periods of time are presented in an even more holy and decided fashion by numbers involving seven. From this quotation it is clear that, when applied in this way to periods of time, 'seven' means not only the Coming of the Lord, but also - in the words stating that He was to anoint the Most Holy Place and that He was to restore and build Jerusalem - the beginning of a new Church at that time, and simultaneously - in the words stating that [seventy] weeks were decreed concerning the holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sin - final vastation.

[3] Similar usages occur elsewhere in the Word, as in Ezekiel where he describes a personal experience,

I came to those in captivity at Tel-abib, who were sitting by the river Chebar, and I sat there seven days, astonished among them And at the end of seven days the Word of Jehovah came to me. Ezekiel 3:15-16.

Here also 'seven days' stands for the onset of visitation, for when he had sat seven days among those in captivity, the Word of Jehovah came to him. In the same prophet,

They will bury Gog, that they may cleanse the land in seven months. At the end of seven months they will make their search. Ezekiel 39:12, 14.

This similarly stands for the final phase of vastation and the first of visitation. In Daniel,

The heart of Nebuchadnezzar will be changed from a man and the heart of a beast given to him, and seven times will pass over him. Daniel 4:16, 25, 31.

This likewise stands for the finish of vastation and the beginning of a new man.

[4] The seventy years of captivity in Babylon represented the same. Whether the number is seventy or seven what is embodied is the same. The same applies whether it is seven days, or seven years, or seven decades which make seventy years. Vastation was represented by the years of captivity, the beginning of a new Church by the liberation and by the rebuilding of the Temple. Jacob's serving in the house of Laban also represented things of a similar nature - where the following is stated,

I will serve you for seven years for Rachel. And he served for seven years. Laban said, Complete the week of this one, and we will give you also the other one for the service you render with me for another seven years. And Jacob did so, and completed the week of this one. Genesis 29:18, 20, 27-28.

Here 'the service of seven years' embodies something similar. And after the period of seven years marriage and freedom followed. The period of these seven years was called a week, as also in Daniel.

[5] Something similar was also represented by the command to go around the city of Jericho seven times, and the wall would collapse. It is also said that they rose at dawn on the seventh day and went around the city, as they were accustomed to do, seven times. And after the seventh time round, the seven priests blew on their seven trumpets and the wall collapsed, Joshua 6:10-20. Unless these events had also had this meaning the command would never have been given to go round seven times, or that there were to be seven priests and seven trumpets. From these and many other places, for example in Job 2:13; Revelation 15:1, 6-7; 21:9, it becomes clear that 'seven days' time' means the beginning of a new Church and the end of the old. Since the subject here is not only the member of the Church called Noah and his temptation, but also the final descendants of the Most Ancient Church who destroyed themselves, 'seven days' time' can mean nothing other than the onset of the temptation of Noah and the finish of the Most Ancient Church, which was the final destruction and extinction of it.

  
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