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Genesis 13

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1 αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C *λωτ-N---NSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF

2 *αβραμ-N---NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S πλουσιος-A1A-NSM σφοδρα-D κτηνος-N3E-DPN και-C αργυριον-N2N-DSN και-C χρυσιον-N2N-DSN

3 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S οθεν-D ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF εως-P *βαιθηλ-N---GS εως-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSF σκηνη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN προτερος-A1A-ASN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *βαιθηλ-N---GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *αγγαι-N---GS

4 εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ου-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S εκει-D *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM

5 και-C *λωτ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM συνπορευομαι-V1--PMPDSM μετα-P *αβραμ-N---GSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S προβατον-N2N-NPN και-C βους-N3--NPM και-C σκηνη-N1--NPF

6 και-C ου-D χωρεω-V2I-IAI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF καταοικεω-V2--PAN αμα-D οτι-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NPN υποαρχω-V1--PAPNPN αυτος- D--GPM πολυς-A1--NPN και-C ου-D δυναμαι-V6I-IMI3P καταοικεω-V2--PAN αμα-D

7 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μαχη-N1--NSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSM *αβραμ-N---GSM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSM *λωτ-N---GSM ο- A--NPM δε-X *χαναναιος-N2--NPM και-C ο- A--NPM *φερεζαιος-N2--NPM τοτε-D καταοικεω-V2I-IAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

8 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *λωτ-N---DSM μη-D ειμι-V9--PAD3S μαχη-N1--NSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C συ- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM εγω- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM συ- P--GS οτι-C ανθρωπος-N2--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM εγω- P--NP ειμι-V9--PAI1P

9 ου-D ιδου-I πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εναντιον-P συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S διαχωριζω-VS--APD2S απο-P εγω- P--GS ει-C συ- P--NS εις-P αριστερος-A1A-APN εγω- P--NS εις-P δεξιος-A1A-APN ει-C δε-X συ- P--NS εις-P δεξιος-A1A-APN εγω- P--NS εις-P αριστερος-A1A-APN

10 και-C επιαιρω-VA--AAPNSM *λωτ-N---NSM ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM οραω-VBI-AAI3S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF περιχωρος-A1B-ASF ο- A--GSM *ιορδανης-N1M-GSM οτι-C πας-A1S-NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S ποτιζω-V1--PMPNSF προ-P ο- A--GSN καταστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM *σοδομα-N1--AS και-C *γομορρα-N---AS ως-C ο- A--NSM παραδεισος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C ως-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-C ερχομαι-VB--AAN εις-P *ζογορα-N---AS

11 και-C εκλεγω-VAI-AMI3S εαυτου- D--DSM *λωτ-N---NSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF περιχωρος-A1B-ASF ο- A--GSM *ιορδανης-N1M-GSM και-C αποαιρω-VAI-AAI3S *λωτ-N---NSM απο-P ανατολη-N1--GPF και-C διαχωριζω-VSI-API3P εκαστος-A1--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

12 *αβραμ-N---NSM δε-X καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S *λωτ-N---NSM δε-X καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P πολις-N3I-DSF ο- A--GPM περιχωρος-A1B-GPM και-C σκηνοω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS

13 ο- A--NPM δε-X ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM εν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS πονηρος-A1A-NPM και-C αμαρτωλος-A1B-NPM εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM σφοδρα-D

14 ο- A--NSM δε-X θεος-N2--NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM μετα-P ο- A--ASN διαχωριζω-VS--APN ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM απο-P αυτος- D--GSM αναβλεπω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM συ- P--GS οραω-VB--AAD2S απο-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ου-D νυν-D συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C λιψ-N3--ASM και-C ανατολη-N1--APF και-C θαλασσα-N1S-ASF

15 οτι-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF συ- P--NS οραω-V3--PAI2S συ- P--DS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

16 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS ως-C ο- A--ASF αμμος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ει-C δυναμαι-V6--PMI3S τις- I--NSM εκαριθμεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF αμμος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS εκαριθμεω-VC--FPI3S

17 αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM διαοδευω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εις-P τε-X ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSF και-C εις-P ο- A--ASN πλατος-N3E-ASN οτι-C συ- P--DS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF

18 και-C αποσκηνοω-VA--AAPNSM *αβραμ-N---NSM ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF δρυς-N3U-ASF ο- A--ASF *μαμβρη-N---ASF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P *χεβρων-N---DS και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυριος-N2--DSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1610

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1610. That 'I will make your seed as the dust of the earth' means being multiplied beyond measure is clear without explanation. Here it is said that his seed would be made as 'the dust of the earth', in other parts of the Word as 'the dust of the sea', and in yet other parts as 'the stars of heaven'. Each of these phrases has its own particular meaning. 'Dust of the earth' has regard to those things that are celestial, for, as shown already, 'the earth' means the celestial aspect of love; 'dust of the sea' has regard to those things that are spiritual, for 'the sea', as has also been shown, means the spiritual aspect of love; while 'as the stars of heaven' means both but in a higher degree. And because these things cannot be numbered they therefore became common expressions to describe growth and multiplication beyond measure.

[2] The statement that his seed, that is, the faith that is the expression of love, or simply love, was to be multiplied beyond measure means in the highest sense the Lord, and in particular His Human Essence, for the Lord as regards the Human Essence is called 'the seed of the woman', dealt with in 256. When the Lord's Human Essence is meant, the infinite celestial and spiritual is understood by the words 'multiplied beyond measure'; but when faith that is the expression of charity, or simply charity, among the human race is meant by 'the seed', the multiplication without measure of that seed in everyone who leads a charitable life is understood. Such multiplication takes place in the next life with everyone who leads a charitable life. With him the multiplication of charity and of the faith deriving from it, together with their associated happiness, is so great that one can only describe it as being beyond measure and defying description. When the human race is meant by 'the seed', the multiplication of this in the Lord's kingdom is also beyond measure - not only from those who are inside the Church, and their children, but also from those who are outside the Church, and their children. Consequently the Lord's kingdom or heaven is boundless. That boundlessness will in the Lord's Divine mercy be spoken of elsewhere.

  
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