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Genesis 20

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1 και-C κινεω-VAI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D *αβρααμ-N---NSM εις-P γη-N1--ASF προς-P λιψ-N3--ASM και-C οικεω-VAI-AAI3S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *καδης-N---GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *σουρ-N---GS και-C παραοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

2 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM περι-P *σαρρα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM οτι-C αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S φοβεω-VCI-API3S γαρ-X ειπον-VBI-AAN οτι-C γυνη-N3K-NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S μηποτε-D αποκτεινω-VA--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF δια-P αυτος- D--ASF αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF *σαρρα-N---ASF

3 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM προς-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM εν-P υπνος-N2--DSM ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I συ- P--NS αποθνησκω-V1--PAI2S περι-P ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF ος- --GSF λαμβανω-VBI-AAI2S ουτος- D--NSF δε-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S συνοικεω-VX--XAPNSF ανηρ-N3--DSM

4 *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM δε-X ου-D απτομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--VSM εθνος-N3E-ASN αγνοεω-V2--PAPASN και-C δικαιος-A1A-ASN αποολλυω-VF2-FAI2S

5 ου-D αυτος- D--NSM εγω- P--DS ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C αυτος- D--NSF εγω- P--DS ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αδελφος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P καθαρος-A1A-DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF και-C εν-P δικαιοσυνη-N1--DSF χειρ-N3--GPF ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S ουτος- D--ASN

6 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM κατα-P υπνος-N2--ASM καιεγω-C+ PNS γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI1S οτι-C εν-P καθαρος-A1A-DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S ουτος- D--ASN και-C φειδομαι-VAI-AMI1S εγω- P--NS συ- P--GS ο- A--GSN μη-D αμαρτανω-VB--AAN συ- P--AS εις-P εγω- P--AS ενεκεν-P ουτος- D--GSM ου-D αποιημι-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--AS απτομαι-VA--AMN αυτος- D--GSF

7 νυν-D δε-X αποδιδωμι-VO--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF ο- A--DSM ανθρωπος-N2--DSM οτι-C προφητης-N1M-NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C προςευχομαι-VF--FMI3S περι-P συ- P--GS και-C ζαω-VF--FMI2S ει-C δε-X μη-D αποδιδωμι-V8--PAI2S γιγνωσκω-VZ--AAD2S οτι-C αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI2S συ- P--NS και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN σος-A1--NPN

8 και-C ορθριζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM παις-N3D-APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN αυτος- D--GPM φοβεω-VCI-API3P δε-X πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM σφοδρα-D

9 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *αβρααμ-N---NSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DP μη-D τις- I--ASN αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P εις-P συ- P--AS οτι-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS αμαρτια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF εργον-N2N-ASN ος- --ASN ουδεις-A3--NSM ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ποιεω-VX--XAI2S εγω- P--DS

10 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM τις- I--ASN ενοραω-VB--AAPNSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S ουτος- D--ASN

11 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ειπον-VAI-AAI1S γαρ-X αρα-X ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S θεοσεβεια-N1A-NSF εν-P ο- A--DSM τοπος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM εγω- P--AS τε-X αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI3P ενεκεν-P ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF εγω- P--GS

12 και-C γαρ-X αληθως-D αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S εκ-P πατηρ-N3--GSM αλλα-C ου-D εκ-P μητηρ-N3--GSF γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X εγω- P--DS εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

13 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DSF ουτος- D--ASF ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS εις-P πας-A3--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ου-D εαν-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAS1P εκει-D ειπον-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--AS οτι-C αδελφος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S

14 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM χιλιοι-A1A-APN διδραγμον-N2N-APN προβατον-N2N-APN και-C μοσχος-N2--APM και-C παις-N3D-APM και-C παιδισκη-N1--APF και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM και-C αποδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *σαρρα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ιδου-I ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS εναντιον-P συ- P--GS ου-D εαν-C συ- P--DS αρεσκω-V1--PAS3S καταοικεω-V2--PAD2S

16 ο- A--DSF δε-X *σαρρα-N---DSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I διδωμι-VX--XAI1S χιλιοι-A1A-APN διδραγμον-N2N-APN ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS ουτος- D--NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS εις-P τιμη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GS και-C πας-A1S-DPF ο- A--DPF μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C πας-A3--ASM αληθευω-VA--AAD2S

17 προςευχομαι-VAI-AMI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM και-C ιαομαι-VA--AMI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF παιδισκη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3P

18 οτι-C συνκλειω-V1--PAPNSM συνκλειω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εξωθεν-D πας-A1S-ASF μητρα-N1A-ASF εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---GSM ενεκεν-P *σαρρα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF *αβρααμ-N---GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2541

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2541. 'And called his servants' means rational concepts and factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'servants' in the Word, dealt with further on at verse 14, in 2567. Within the person who is in the Lord's kingdom, that is, who is the Lord's kingdom, there are celestial things, spiritual things, rational concepts, factual knowledge, and sensory impressions; and all these are ordered one beneath another. Celestial things and spiritual things hold the primary position and are the Lord's; rational concepts come next in order beneath them and are subservient to them; factual knowledge in turn comes beneath and serves rational concepts; and lastly sensory impressions come beneath and serve factual knowledge. The things which are subservient, or which serve, are in these relationships servants, and in the Word they are called 'servants'. Anyone whose thought is based solely on sensory impressions and factual knowledge is unaware of these things existing in their ordered sequence; and anyone who does know something about them nevertheless has only a very obscure idea because he is still immersed in bodily interests. Angels however have a very distinct idea, for thousands, indeed myriads, of distinct and separate ideas existing with angels do not present themselves to men except as one single obscure idea, as for example with the words that occur here, 'Abimelech called his servants and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were very much afraid'. In these words angels perceive deeper arcana than man can possibly grasp or is indeed able to believe; that is to say, they perceive how the Lord brought rational concepts and factual knowledge into a condition of obedience, yet in such a way that He did not bring into that condition the rational concepts and the factual knowledge themselves but the affections rising up against the celestial and the spiritual things of doctrine; for it was when those affections had been brought into subjection that rational concepts and factual knowledge were brought into a condition of obedience and at the same time into order. These matters are to angels some of the most common and general; but to man they are perhaps some of the most obscure or are unintelligible.

  
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