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Genesis 9:24

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24 ἐκνήφω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *νωε-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶνος-N2--GSM καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S ὅσος-A1--APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC

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Arcana Coelestia #1099

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1099. Verse 27. May God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. By “Japheth” is signified as before a corresponding external church; “May God enlarge Japheth” signifies its enlightenment; “and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem” signifies in order that the internals of worship may be in the externals; “and Canaan shall be his servant” signifies here as before that those who make worship consist solely in externals are able to perform vile services.

  
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