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1 μετα-P δε-X ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ρημα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *αβραμ-N---ASM εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN λεγω-V1--PAPNSM μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S *αβραμ-N---VSM εγω- P--NS υπερασπιζω-V1--PAI1S συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM μισθος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS πολυς-A1P-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S σφοδρα-D

2 λεγω-V1--PAI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM δεσποτης-N1M-VSM τις- I--ASN εγω- P--DS διδωμι-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--NS δε-X απολυω-V1--PMI1S ατεκνος-A1B-NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X υιος-N2--NSM *μασεκ-N---GSF ο- A--GSF οικογενης-A3H-GSF εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM *δαμασκος-N2--NS *ελιεζερ-N---NSM

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM επειδη-C εγω- P--DS ου-D διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S σπερμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--NSM δε-X οικογενης-A3H-NSM εγω- P--GS κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS

4 και-C ευθυς-D φωνη-N1--NSF κυριος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AS ουτος- D--NSM αλλα-C ος- --NSM εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εκ-P συ- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AS

5 εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--ASM εξω-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM αναβλεπω-VA--AAD2S δη-X εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C αριθμεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM ει-C δυναμαι-VF--FMI2S εκαριθμεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτως-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS

6 και-C πιστευω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM και-C λογιζομαι-VSI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εις-P δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF

7 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εγω- P--NS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM συ- P--AS εκ-P χωρα-N1A-GSF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM ωστε-C διδωμι-VO--AAN συ- P--DS ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF κληρονομεω-VA--AAN

8 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X δεσποτης-N1M-VSM κυριος-N2--VSM κατα-P τις- I--ASN γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI1S οτι-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF

9 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS δαμαλις-N3I-ASF τριετιζω-V1--PAPASF και-C αιξ-N3G-ASF τριετιζω-V1--PAPASF και-C κριος-N2--ASM τριετιζω-V1--PAPASM και-C τρυγων-N3N-ASF και-C περιστερα-N1A-ASF

10 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM πας-A3--APN ουτος- D--APN και-C διααιρεω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN μεσος-A1--APN και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN αντιπροσωπος-A1B-APN αλληλω- D--DPM ο- A--APN δε-X ορνεον-N2N-APN ου-D διααιρεω-VBI-AAI3S

11 καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X ορνεον-N2N-NPN επι-P ο- A--APN σωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--APN διχοτομημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C συν καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *αβραμ-N---NSM

12 περι-P δε-X ηλιος-N2--GSM δυσμη-N1--APF εκστασις-N3I-NSF επιπιπτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM και-C ιδου-I φοβος-N2--NSM σκοτεινος-A1--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM επιπιπτω-V1--PAI3S αυτος- D--DSM

13 και-C ειρω-VCI-API3S προς-P *αβραμ-N---ASM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAPNSM γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C παροικος-A1B-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS εν-P γη-N1--DSF ου-D ιδιος-A1A-DSF και-C δουλοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C κακοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C ταπεινοω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM τετρακοσιοι-A1A-APN ετος-N3E-APN

14 ο- A--ASN δε-X εθνος-N3E-ASN ος- --DSN εαν-C δουλευω-VA--AAS3P κρινω-VF2-FAI1S εγω- P--NS μετα-P δε-X ουτος- D--APN εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P ωδε-D μετα-P αποσκευη-N1--GSF πολυς-A1--GSF

15 συ- P--NS δε-X αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2S προς-P ο- A--APM πατηρ-N3--APM συ- P--GS μετα-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF θαπτω-VA--APPNSM εν-P γηρας-N3--DSN καλος-A1--DSN

16 τεταρτος-A1--NSF δε-X γενεα-N1A-NSF αποστρεφω-VD--FPI3P ωδε-D ουπω-D γαρ-X αναπληροω-VX--XMI3P ο- A--NPF αμαρτια-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPM *αμορραιος-N2--GPM εως-P ο- A--GSN νυν-D

17 επει-C δε-X γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ο- A--NSM ηλιος-N2--NSM προς-P δυσμη-N1--DPF φλοξ-N3G-NSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S και-C ιδου-I κλιβανος-N2--NSM καπνιζω-V1--PMPNSM και-C λαμπας-N3D-NPF πυρ-N3--GSN ος- --NPF διαερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPN διχοτομημα-N3M-GPN ουτος- D--GPM

18 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF διατιθημι-VEI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM διαθηκη-N1--ASF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF απο-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM μεγας-A1--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM *ευφρατης-N1M-GSM

19 ο- A--APM *καιναιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *κενεζαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *κεδμωναιος-N2--APM

20 και-C ο- A--APM *χετταιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *φερεζαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ραφαιν-N---APM

21 και-C ο- A--APM *αμορραιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *χαναναιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ευαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *γεργεσαιος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APM *ιεβουσαιος-N2--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1823

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1823. 'Take a three year old heifer, and a three year old she-goat, and a three year old ram' means things that are the representatives of the celestial things of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of these same animals in sacrifices. Nobody in his right mind can believe that the various animals that used to be sacrificed meant nothing but sacrifices, or that an ox and a young bull or a calf had the same meaning as a sheep, kid, and she-goat, and these the same as a lamb, and that a turtle dove and fledgling pigeons had similar meanings; for in fact each creature had its own specific meaning. This becomes quite clear from the fact that under no circumstances was one kind of animal offered instead of another, and from the fact that it was explicitly stated which creatures were to be used in the daily burnt-offerings and sacrifices, and which on the sabbath and at festivals; which creatures were to be used in free-will, votive, and communion offerings; which ones were to be used in expiations of guilt and sin; and which in purifications. This would never have been the case if some specific thing had not been represented and meant by each animal.

[2] But as to the specific meaning of each kind, this would take too long to explain here. Here it is enough if one knows that celestial things are meant by the animals and spiritual things by the birds, and that some specific celestial or spiritual thing is meant by each kind of animal or bird. The Church itself, and everything to do with the Jewish Church, was representative of such things as constitute the Lord's kingdom, where nothing but that which is celestial or spiritual exists, that is, nothing but that which belongs to love and faith, as also becomes quite clear from the meaning of clean and useful beasts, dealt with in 45, 46, 142, 143, 246, 714, 715, 776. And because in the Most Ancient Churches beasts meant celestial goods, in the Church existing at a later time when purely external, though representative, worship was highly esteemed and approved of, those beasts became representatives.

[3] Because the state of the Church is the subject here and because the nature of its state in the future is foretold, Abram was shown the same visually by means of similar representatives, exactly as recorded here. Yet quite apart from this, such things are nevertheless meant in the internal sense, as anyone may know and contemplate. For what would have been the need to take a three year old heifer, a three year old she-goat, a three year old ram, a turtle dove and a fledgling, and to divide them in two parts and to lay them out so, unless each single thing had carried a spiritual meaning? But what these details mean becomes clear from what follows below.

  
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