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Genesis 8

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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 #915

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915. 'He went out' means that this did in fact happen. 'Noah and his sons means the member of the Ancient Church; and 'his wife and his sons' wives' means the Church itself. This is clear from the train of thought, which implies that in this way the Ancient Church came into being, for these words form an end or conclusion to what goes before them. When the Church is being described in the Word it is described either as 'husband (vir) and wife' or as 'man (homo) and wife'. When it is husband and wife 'husband' means the understanding part, which is truth, and 'wife' the will part, which is good. And when man and wife is used 'man' means love, or good that stems from love, and 'wife' faith, or the truth of faith. 'Man' accordingly means the essential element of the Church, 'wife' the Church itself. This applies throughout the Word. Here, since the subject up to now has been the forming of a new Church while the Most Ancient Church was dying out, 'Noah and his sons' means the member of the Ancient Church, and 'his wife and his sons' wives with him' the Church itself. This is why they are here referred to in a different order from what they were in verse 16 previously. In that verse, where it is said, 'Go out, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you', 'you' and 'wife' are coupled together, as are 'sons' and 'your sons' wives'. Consequently 'you' and 'sons' mean truth, and 'wife' and 'sons' wives' good. In this verse 18 however they do not come in the same order, the reason being, as has been stated, that 'you and sons' means the member of the Church, and 'his wife and his sons' wives' the Church itself. It in fact forms the conclusion to what goes before it. It was not Noah but his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth who constituted the Ancient Church, as stated already. For three Churches in a sense formed this Ancient Church, which will in the Lord's Divine mercy be dealt with later on. These Churches emerged as offspring of the one Church called Noah, and this is why the expressions 'you and your sons', and then 'your wife and sons' wives' are used here.

  
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