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1 καί-C μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-GPN ὅσος-A1--NPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF κιβωτός-N2--DSF καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C κοπάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN

2 καί-C ἐπικαλύπτω-VCI-API3P 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 καί-C συνἔχω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM ὑετός-N2--NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

3 καί-C ἐνδίδωμι-V8I-IAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐνδίδωμι-V8I-IAI3S καί-C ἐλαττονέω-V2I-IMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN μετά-P πεντήκοντα-M καί-C ἑκατόν-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF

4 καί-C καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF κιβωτός-N2--NSF ἐν-P μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἕβδομος-A1--DSM ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καί-C εἰκάς-N3D-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--APN *αραρατ-N---GS

5 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X ὕδωρ-N3--NSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMPASN ἐλαττονέω-V2I-IMI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM δέκατος-A1--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἐν-P δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM ἑνδέκατος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSF πρῶτος-A1--DSFS ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁράω-VVI-API3P ὁ- A--NPF κεφαλή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN

6 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P τεσσαράκοντα-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF θυρίς-N3D-ASF ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF ὅς- --ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S

7 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM κόραξ-N3K-ASM ὁ- A--GSN ὁράω-VB--AAN εἰ-C κοπάζω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM οὐ-D ὑποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ξηραίνω-VC--APN ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

8 καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF περιστερά-N1A-ASF ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁράω-VB--AAN εἰ-C κοπάζω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

9 καί-C οὐ-D εὑρίσκω-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF περιστερά-N1A-NSF ἀνάπαυσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM αὐτός- D--GSF ὑποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὅτι-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐκτείνω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF πρός-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF

10 καί-C ἐπιἔχω-VB--AAPNSM ἔτι-D ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἑπτά-M ἕτερος-A1A-APF πάλιν-D ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF περιστερά-N1A-ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF

11 καί-C ἀναστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSF περιστερά-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P ἑσπέρα-N1A-ASF καί-C ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S φύλλον-N2N-ASN ἐλαία-N1A-GSF κάρφος-N3E-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN στόμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM ὅτι-C κοπάζω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

12 καί-C ἐπιἔχω-VB--AAPNSM ἔτι-D ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἑπτά-M ἕτερος-A1A-APF πάλιν-D ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF περιστερά-N1A-ASF καί-C οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S ὁ- A--GSN ἐπιστρέφω-VA--AAN πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἔτι-D

13 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM καί-C ἑξακοσιοστός-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ζωή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πρῶτος-A1--GSMS μήν-N3--GSM εἷς-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἀποκαλύπτω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF στέγη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF ὅς- --ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὅτι-C ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

14 ἐν-P δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM δεύτερος-A1A-DSM ἕβδομος-A1--DSF καί-C εἰκάς-N3D-DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ξηραίνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *νωε-N---DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

16 ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM 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

17 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὅσος-A1--NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μετά-P σύ- P--GS καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF ἀπό-P πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ἕως-P κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ἑρπετόν-N2N-ASN κινέω-V2--PMPASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐκἄγω-VB--AAD2S μετά-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM καί-C αὐξάνω-V1--PMD2P καί-C πληθύνω-V1--PMD2P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM 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

19 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN πετεινόν-N2N-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἑρπετόν-N2N-NSN κινέω-V2--PMPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF κιβωτός-N2--GSF

20 καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN καθαρός-A1A-GPN καί-C ἀναφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁλοκάρπωσις-N3I-APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN

21 καί-C ὀσφραίνομαι-VCI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM διανοέομαι-VC--APPNSM οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI1S ἔτι-D ὁ- A--GSN καταἀράομαι-VA--AMN ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ὅτι-C ἐνκεῖμαι-V5--PMI3S ὁ- A--NSF διάνοια-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἐπιμελῶς-D ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πονηρός-A1A-APN ἐκ-P νεότης-N3T-GSF οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI1S οὖν-X ἔτι-D πατάσσω-VA--AAN πᾶς-A1S-ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ζάω-V3--PAPASF καθώς-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S

22 πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σπέρμα-N3M-NSN καί-C θερισμός-N2--NSM ψῦχος-N3E-NSN καί-C καῦμα-N3M-NSN θέρος-N3E-NSN καί-C ἔαρ-N3--NSN ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF καί-C νύξ-N3--ASF οὐ-D καταπαύω-VF--FAI3P

   

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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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