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Genesis 26

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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X λιμος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF χωρις-P ο- A--GSM λιμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM προτερον-D ος- --NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM χρονος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM προς-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM εις-P *γεραρα-N2--AS

2 οραω-VVI-API3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S μη-D καταβαινω-VZ--AAS2S εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF καταοικεω-VA--AAD2S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ος- --DSF αν-X συ- P--DS ειπον-VBI-AAS1S

3 και-C παραοικεω-V2--PAD2S εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS συ- P--DS γαρ-X και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM ορκος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ος- --ASM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S *αβρααμ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS

4 και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS ως-C ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ενευλογεω-VC--FPI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 αντι-P ος- --GPM υποακουω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF εμος-A1--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF και-C φυλασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APF εντολη-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN δικαιωμα-N3--APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN νομιμος-A1--APN εγω- P--GS

6 και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM εν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

7 επιερωταω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM περι-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S 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--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM περι-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF οτι-C ωραιος-A1A-NSF ο- A--DSF οψις-N3I-DSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S

8 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X πολυχρονιος-A1B-NSM εκει-D παρακυπτω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--NP δια-P ο- A--GSF θυρις-N3D-GSF οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM παιζω-V1--PAPASM μετα-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

9 καλεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM αρα-X γε-X γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S τις- I--ASN οτι-C ειπον-VAI-AAI2S αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ειπον-VAI-AAI1S γαρ-X μηποτε-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1S δια-P αυτος- D--ASF

10 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DP μικρος-A1A-GSM κοιμαω-VCI-API3S τις- I--NSM ο- A--GSN γενος-N3E-GSN εγω- P--GS μετα-P ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF συ- P--GS και-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AP αγνοια-N1A-ASF

11 συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πας-A3--DSM ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM απτομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM η-C ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM θανατος-N2--GSM ενοχος-A1B-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

12 σπειρω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM εκεινος- D--DSM εκατοστευω-V1--PAPASF κριθη-N1--ASF ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--ASM κυριος-N2--NSM

13 και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C προβαινω-V1--PAPNSM μεγας-A3C-NSMC γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S εως-P ος- --GSM μεγας-A1P-NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σφοδρα-D

14 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM κτηνος-N3E-NPN προβατον-N2N-GPN και-C κτηνος-N3E-NPN βους-N3--GPM και-C γεωργιον-N2N-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM

15 και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN φρεαρ-N3T-APN ος- --APN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSM χρονος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM ενφρασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM και-C πιμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN γη-N1--GSF

16 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM προς-P *ισαακ-N---ASM αποερχομαι-VB--AAD2S απο-P εγω- P--GP οτι-C δυνατος-A1--NSMC εγω- P--GP γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S σφοδρα-D

17 και-C αποερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM και-C καταλυω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF φαραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D

18 και-C παλιν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN φρεαρ-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ος- --APN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ενφρασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM μετα-P ο- A--ASN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN *αβρααμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ονομα-N3M-APN κατα-P ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ος- --APN επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

19 και-C ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF φαραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3P εκει-D φρεαρ-N3T-ASN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ζαω-V3--PAPGSN

20 και-C μαχομαι-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM ποιμην-N3--NPM *γεραρα-N2--GP μετα-P ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φασκω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--PAN ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN *αδικια-N1A-NSF αδικεω-VAI-AAI3P γαρ-X αυτος- D--ASM

21 αποαιρω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εκειθεν-D ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN κρινω-V1I-IMI3P δε-X και-C περι-P εκεινος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *εχθρια-N1A-NSF

22 αποαιρω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X εκειθεν-D ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN και-C ου-D μαχομαι-VAI-AMI3P περι-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ευρυχωρια-N1A-NSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM διοτι-C νυν-D πλατυνω-V1I-IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εγω- P--DP και-C αυξανω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

23 αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X εκειθεν-D επι-P ο- A--ASN φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM

24 και-C οραω-VVI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S μετα-P συ- P--GS γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI1S και-C ευλογεω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS δια-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS

25 και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C πηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X εκει-D ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φρεαρ-N3T-ASN

26 και-C *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM απο-P *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM νυμφαγωγος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C *φικολ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αρχιστρατηγος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF δυναμις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

27 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ισαακ-N---NSM ινα-C τις- I--ASN ερχομαι-VAI-AAI2P προς-P εγω- P--AS συ- P--NP δε-X μισεω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS απο-P συ- P--GP

28 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P οραω-VB--AAPNPM οραω-VX--XAI1P οτι-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1P γιγνομαι-VB--AMD3S αρα-N1A-NSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GP και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM συ- P--GS και-C διατιθημι-VF--FMI1P μετα-P συ- P--GS διαθηκη-N1--ASF

29 μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAN μετα-P εγω- P--GP κακος-A1--ASN καθοτι-D εγω- P--NP συ- P--AS ου-D βδελυσσω-VAI-AMI1P και-C ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM χραω-VAI-AMI1P συ- P--DS καλως-D και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI1P συ- P--AS μετα-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C νυν-D συ- P--NS ευλογητος-A1--NSM υπο-P κυριος-N2--GSM

30 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM δοχη-N1--ASF και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P και-C πινω-VBI-AAI3P

31 και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNPM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM πλησιον-D αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM *ισαακ-N---NSM και-C αποοιχομαι-V1I-IMI3P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P σωτηρια-N1A-GSF

32 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C παραγιγνομαι-VB--AMPNPM ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM περι-P ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN ος- --GSN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ου-D ευρισκω-VB--AAI1P υδωρ-N3--ASN

33 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN *ορκος-N2--NSM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF *φρεαρ-N3T-NSN ορκος-N2--GSM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

34 ειμι-V9--IAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM ετος-N3E-GPN τεσσαρακοντα-M και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S γυνη-N3K-ASF *ιουδιν-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF *βεηρ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *χετταιος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF *βασεμμαθ-N---ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF *αιλων-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *ευαιος-N2--GSM

35 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3P εριζω-V1--PAPNPF ο- A--DSM *ισαακ-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DSF *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3310

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3310. 'A man of the field' means the good of life that has its origin in matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the field'. In the Word reference is made in many places to the earth (or the land), the ground, and the field. When used in a good sense 'the earth' means the Lord's kingdom in heaven and on earth, and so the Church, which is the Lord's kingdom on earth. 'The ground' is used in a similar though more limited sense, 566, 662, 1066-1068, 1262, 1413, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928; and the same things are also meant by 'the field', though in a more limited sense still, 368, 2971. And since the Church is not the Church by virtue of matters of doctrine except insofar as these have the good of life as the end in view, or what amounts to the same, unless matters of doctrine are joined to the good of life, 'the field' therefore means primarily the good of life. But in order that such good may be that of the Church, matters of doctrine from the Word which have been implanted within that good must be present. In the absence of matters of doctrine the good of life does indeed exist, but it is not as yet that of the Church, and so not as yet truly spiritual, except in the sense that it has the potentiality to become so, like the good of life as this exists with gentiles who do not possess the Word and therefore do not know the Lord.

[2] That 'the field' is the good of life in which the things of faith, that is, spiritual truths existing with the Church, are implanted, becomes quite clear from the Lord's parable about the sower in Matthew,

A sower went out to sow, And as he sowed some fell on the pathway, and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil, 1 and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil 2 , but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. Some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them. But some fell on good soil 2 and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has an ear to hear let him hear. Matthew 13:4-9; Mark 4:3-9; Luke 8:5-8.

This describes four types of land or ground within the field, that is, within the Church. The fact that here 'the seed' is the Lord's Word, and so the truth which is called the truth of faith, and that 'the good soil' is the good which is called the good of charity is evident to anyone, for it is the good in man that receives the Word. 'The pathway' is falsity, 'rocky ground' is truth which is not rooted in good, 'thorns' are evils.

[3] With regard to the good of life which has its origin in matters of doctrine being meant by 'a man of the field', the position is that those who are being regenerated first of all do good as matters of doctrine direct them, for they do not of themselves know what good is. They learn to do good from matters of doctrine concerning love and charity; from these they know who the Lord is, who the neighbour is, what love is, and what charity is, and so what good is. Those who have come into this stage are stirred by the affection for truth and are called 'men (vir) of the field'. But after that, once they have been regenerated they do good not from matters of doctrine but from love and charity, for the good itself which they have learned about through matters of doctrine exists with them, and they are in that case called 'men (homo) of the field'. It is like someone who is by nature inclined to commit adultery, steal, and murder but who learns from the Ten Commandments that such practices belong to hell and so refrains from them. In this state he is influenced by the Commandments, for he fears hell and learns from those Commandments and similarly from much else in the Word how he ought to conduct his life. In his case when he does what is good he does it from the Commandments. But when good exists with him he starts to loathe adultery, theft, and murder to which he was previously inclined. In this state he no longer does what is good from the Commandments but from the good which by now resides with him. In the first state the truth he learns directs him to good, but in the second state good is the source of truth taught by him.

[4] The same also applies to spiritual truths which are called doctrinal and are more interior Commandments still. For matters of doctrine are interior truths which the natural man possesses, the first truths there being sensory ones, the second truths being factual, and interior truths matters of doctrine. The latter are based on factual truths inasmuch as a person can have and retain no idea, notion, or concept of them except from factual truths. But the foundations on which factual truths are based are sensory truths, for without sensory truths nobody is able to possess factual ones. Such truths, that is to say, factual and sensory, are meant by 'a man skilled in hunting', but matters of doctrine are meant by 'a man of the field'. Such is the order in which those kinds of truths stand in relation to one another in man. Until a person has become adult therefore, and through sensory and factual truths possesses matters of doctrine, he is incapable of being regenerated, for he cannot be confirmed in the truths contained in matters of doctrine except through ideas based on factual and sensory truths - for nothing is ever present in a person's thought, not even the deepest arcanum of faith there, which does not involve some natural or sensory idea, though generally a person is not aware of the essential nature of such ideas. But in the next life the nature of them is revealed before his understanding, if he so desires, and also a visual representation before his sight, if he wants it; for in the next life such things can be presented before one's eyes in a visual form. This seems unbelievable but it is nevertheless what happens there.

Footnotes:

1. literally, ground

2. literally, earth or land

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.