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Genesis 7

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1 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὅτι-C σύ- P--AS ὁράω-VBI-AAI3P δίκαιος-A1A-ASM ἐναντίον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γενεά-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF

2 ἀπό-P δέ-X ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN εἰςἄγω-VB--AAD2S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἑπτά-M ἑπτά-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN ἀπό-P δέ-X ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN δύο-M δύο-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN

3 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN ἑπτά-M ἑπτά-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN δύο-M δύο-M ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN διατρέφω-VA--AAN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

4 ἔτι-D γάρ-X ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ἑπτά-M ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ὑετός-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VA--AAS1S πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξανάστασις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

5 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

6 *νωε-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἔτος-N3E-GPN ἑξακόσιοι-A1A-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM κατακλυσμός-N2--NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

7 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *νωε-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--GSM κατακλυσμός-N2--GSM

8 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μή-D καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

9 δύο-M δύο-M εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

10 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P ὁ- A--APF ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ὁ- A--GSM κατακλυσμός-N2--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

11 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἑξακοσιοστός-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ζωή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM δεύτερος-A1A-GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καί-C εἰκάς-N3D-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF ῥήγνυμι-VDI-AAI3P πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF πηγή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF ἄβυσσος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NPM καταρράκτης-N1M-NPM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P

12 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὑετός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF

13 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF οὗτος- D--DSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM *σημ-N---NSM *χαμ-N---NSM *ιαφεθ-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NPM *νωε-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF *νωε-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF γυνή-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF

14 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NSN κινέω-V2--PMPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN πετεινόν-N2N-NSN κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN

15 εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P *νωε-N---ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF δύο-M δύο-M ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF ἐν-P ὅς- --DSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF

16 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNPN ἄρσην-A3--ASN καί-C θῆλυς-A3U-ASN ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καθά-D ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *νωε-N---DSM καί-C κλείω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἔξωθεν-D αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM κατακλυσμός-N2--NSM τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M νύξ-N3--APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πληθύνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C ἐπιαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ἐπικρατέω-V2I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C πληθύνω-V1I-IMI3S σφόδρα-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπιφέρω-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--NSF κιβωτός-N2--NSF ἐπάνω-P ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN

19 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐπικρατέω-V2I-IAI3S σφόδρα-D σφοδρῶς-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπικαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN ὑψηλός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

20 δέκα-M πέντε-M πῆχυς-N3--APM ἐπάνω-D ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C ἐπικαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN ὑψηλός-A1--APN

21 καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF κινέω-V2--PMPNSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NSN κινέω-V2--PMPASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM

22 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἔχω-V1--PAI3S πνοή-N1--ASF ζωή-N1--GSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ξηρός-A1A-GSF ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S

23 καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἀνάστημα-N3M-NSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἀπό-P ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἕως-P κτῆνος-N3E-GSN καί-C ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκἀλείφω-VVI-API3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταλείπω-VVI-API3S μόνος-A1--NSM *νωε-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF κιβωτός-N2--DSF

24 καί-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἑκατόν-M πεντήκοντα-M

   

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Arcana Coelestia #705

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705. THE INTERNAL SENSE

Here the subject in particular is the Flood, which means not only the temptations that the member of the Church called Noah had to undergo before he could be regenerated, but also the desolation of those who were incapable of being regenerated. In the Word both temptations and desolations are compared to floods or deluges of waters, and are actually called such.

TEMPTATIONS

In Isaiah,

For a brief moment I forsook you, and with great compassion I will regather you. In a deluge of wrath I hid My face 1 from you for a moment, but with everlasting mercy I will have mercy on you, said Jehovah your Redeemer, for this is the waters of Noah to Me, to whom I swore that the waters of Noah should go no more over the earth. Thus have I sworn that I will not be angry with you and rebuke you. O afflicted one and storm-tossed, and receiving no comfort! Isaiah 54:7, 9, 11.

This refers to the Church that is to be regenerated, and to temptations which are called 'the waters of Noah'.

[2] Besides this the Lord Himself calls temptations 'a deluge', in Luke,

Jesus said, Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words and does them, is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep, and laid the foundations upon rock; and when a deluge came, a stream broke against that house but was not strong enough to move it because it had been founded upon the rock. Luke 6:47-48.

The fact that 'a deluge' here is used to mean temptations may be clear to anyone.

DESOLATIONS

In Isaiah,

The Lord is causing to rise up over them the waters of the river, mighty and many, the king of Asshur and all his glory; and it is rising over all its channels, and will go over all its banks, and it will go through Judah, it will deluge it and pass through and will reach even to the neck. Isaiah 8:7-8.

Here 'the king of Asshur' stands for the delusions, false assumptions, and reasonings based on these, which desolate a person and which desolated the people before the Flood.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah, Behold, waters rising out of the north, they will be a deluging stream, and they will deluge the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Jeremiah 47:2-3.

This refers to the Philistines who represent people who adopt false assumptions and from them engage in reasonings about spiritual matters, which reasonings overwhelm a person as they did the people before the Flood.

The reason why in the Word both temptations and desolations are compared to floods or deluges of waters, and are actually called such, is that there is a similarity between the two, it being evil spirits who flow in with their persuasions and false assumptions which dwell with them and who activate the things of a like nature in man. With someone who is being regenerated they are temptations, but with someone who is not they are desolations.

Footnotes:

1. literally, faces

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.