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Genesis 17:19

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19 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ναι-I ιδου-I *σαρρα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS τικτω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εις-P διαθηκη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--ASM

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Arcana Coelestia #2070

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2070. Verse 17 And Abraham fell on his face 1 and laughed, and said in his heart, Will one be born to a son of a hundred years? And will Sarah, a daughter of ninety years, give birth?

'Abraham fell on his face' 1 means adoration. 'And laughed' means the affection for truth. 'And said in his heart' means that He so thought. 'Will one be born to a son of a hundred years?' means that in that case the Rational belonging to the Lord's Human Essence would be united to the Divine Essence. 'And will Sarah, a daughter of ninety years, give birth?' means that truth joined to good will achieve this.

Footnotes:

1. literally, faces

  
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