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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X μετα-P ο- A--ASN γηραω-VA--AAN *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C αμβλυνω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN οραω-V3--PAN και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-ASMC και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM υιος-N2--VSM εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I εγω- P--NS

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I γηρασκω-VX--XAI1S και-C ου-D γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI1S ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF τελευτη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS

3 νυν-D ουν-X λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASN σκευος-N3E-ASN συ- P--GS ο- A--ASF τε-X φαρετρα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN τοξον-N2N-ASN και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASN πεδιον-N2N-ASN και-C θηρευω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF

4 και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εδεσμα-N3M-APN ως-C φιλεω-V2--PAI1S εγω- P--NS και-C φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ινα-C εσθιω-VB--AAS1S οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS πριν-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS

5 *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI3S λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM *ισαακ-N---GSM προς-P *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM εις-P ο- A--ASN πεδιον-N2N-ASN θηρευω-VA--AAN θηρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

6 *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM ελαχυς-A3C-ASMC οραω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--NS ακουω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM προς-P *ησαυ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAPGSM

7 φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C εσθιω-VB--AAPNSM ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM προ-P ο- A--GSN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS

8 νυν-D ουν-X υιος-N2--VSM ακουω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--GS καθα-D εγω- P--NS συ- P--DS εντελλομαι-V1--PMI1S

9 και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM εις-P ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS εκειθεν-D δυο-M εριφος-N2--APM απαλος-A1--APM και-C καλος-A1--APM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εδεσμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS ως-C φιλεω-V2--PAI3S

10 και-C ειςφερω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI3S οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GS προ-P ο- A--GSN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

11 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM προς-P *ρεβεκκα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ανηρ-N3--NSM δασυς-A3U-NSM εγω- P--NS δε-X ανηρ-N3--NSM λειος-A1A-NSM

12 μηποτε-D ψηλαφαω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM ως-C καταφρονεω-V2--PAPNSM και-C επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P εμαυτου- D--ASM καταρα-N1A-ASF και-C ου-D ευλογια-N1A-ASF

13 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF επι-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF καταρα-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS τεκνον-N2N-VSN μονον-D υποακουω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM φερω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS

14 πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM δε-X λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF μητηρ-N3--DSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM εδεσμα-N3M-APN καθα-D φιλεω-V2I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF *ρεβεκκα-N---NSF ο- A--ASF στολη-N1--ASF *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--GSM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC ο- A--ASF καλος-A1--ASF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S παρα-P αυτος- D--DSF εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM νεος-A1A-ASMC

16 και-C ο- A--APN δερμα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM εριφος-N2--GPM περιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APN γυμνος-A1--APN ο- A--GSM τραχηλος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM ος- --APM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

18 και-C ειςφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X πατηρ-N3--VSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I εγω- P--NS τις- I--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS τεκνον-N2N-VSN

19 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM εγω- P--NS *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM συ- P--GS ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DS αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM καταιζω-VA--AAD2S και-C εσθιω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GS οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS

20 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM υιος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--NSN ουτος- D--ASN ος- --ASN ταχυς-A3U-ASN ευρισκω-VB--AAI2S ω-I τεκνον-N2N-VSN ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ος- --ASN παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS

21 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM εγγιζω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C ψηλαφαω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS τεκνον-N2N-VSN ει-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS *ησαυ-N---NSM η-C ου-D

22 εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM προς-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ψηλαφαω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF μεν-X φωνη-N1--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--NPF δε-X χειρ-N3--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF *ησαυ-N---GSM

23 και-C ου-D επιγιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ειμι-V9--IAI3P γαρ-X ο- A--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ο- A--NPF χειρ-N3--NPF *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM δασυς-A3U-NPF και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS

25 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προςαγω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI1S απο-P ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS τεκνον-N2N-VSN ινα-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S και-C ειςφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM οινος-N2--ASM και-C πινω-VBI-AAI3S

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM εγγιζω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS και-C φιλεω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS τεκνον-N2N-VSN

27 και-C εγγιζω-VA--AAPNSM φιλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C οσφραινομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--ASF οσμη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPN ιματιον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I οσμη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS ως-C οσμη-N1--NSF αγρος-N2--GSM πληρης-A3H-GSM ος- --ASM ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

28 και-C διδωμι-VO--AAO3S συ- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM απο-P ο- A--GSF δροσος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF πιοτης-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πληθος-N3E-ASN σιτος-N2--GSM και-C οινος-N2--GSM

29 και-C δουλευω-VA--AAD3P συ- P--DS εθνος-N3E-NPN και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS αρχων-N3--NPM και-C γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM κατααραομαι-V3--PMPNSM συ- P--AS επικαταρατος-A1B-NSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ευλογεω-V2--PAPNSM συ- P--AS ευλογεω-VM--XPPNSM

30 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASN παυω-VA--AMN *ισαακ-N---ASM ευλογεω-V2--PAPASM *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ως-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN *ισαακ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF

31 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C αυτος- D--NSM εδεσμα-N3M-APN και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD3S ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS και-C εσθιω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--GSF θηρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM οπως-C ευλογεω-VA--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS

32 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM *ησαυ-N---NSM

33 εκιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εκστασις-N3I-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF σφοδρα-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSM ουν-X ο- A--NSM θηρευω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--DS θηρα-N1A-ASF και-C ειςφερω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--DS και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI1S απο-P πας-A3--GPN προ-P ο- A--GSN συ- P--AS ερχομαι-VB--AAN και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ευλογεω-VM--XPPNSM ειμι-V9--PAD3S

34 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D ακουω-VAI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN *ισαακ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM αναβοαω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF και-C πικρος-A1A-ASF σφοδρα-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ευλογεω-VA--AAD2S δη-X καιεμος-C+ PAS πατηρ-N3--VSM

35 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM ερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS μετα-P δολος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF ευλογια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS

36 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δικαιως-D καλεω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM πτερνιζω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X εγω- P--AS ηδη-D δευτερος-A1A-ASN ουτος- D--ASN ο- A--APN τε-X πρωτοτοκιον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS λαμβανω-VX--XAI3S και-C νυν-D λαμβανω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--ASF ευλογια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ου-D υπολειπω-VBI-AMI2S εγω- P--DS ευλογια-N1A-ASF πατηρ-N3--VSM

37 αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ησαυ-N---DSM ει-C κυριος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--GS και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--GSM οικετης-N1M-APM σιτος-N2--DSM και-C οινος-N2--DSM στηριζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM συ- P--DS δε-X τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VA--AAS1S τεκνον-N2N-VSN

38 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM μη-D ευλογια-N1A-NSF εις-A1A-NSF συ- P--DS ειμι-V9--PAI3S πατηρ-N3--VSM ευλογεω-VA--AAD2S δη-X καιεμος-C+ PAS πατηρ-N3--VSM κατανυττω-VQ--APPGSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---GSM αναβοαω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF *ησαυ-N---NSM και-C κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S

39 αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I απο-P ο- A--GSF πιοτης-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF κατοικησις-N3I-NSF συ- P--GS και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF δροσος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ανωθεν-D

40 και-C επι-P ο- A--DSF μαχαιρα-N1S-DSF συ- P--GS ζαω-VF--FMI2S και-C ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS δουλευω-VF--FAI2S ειμι-VF--FMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D εαν-C κατααιρεω-VB--AAS2S και-C εκλυω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN ζυγον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSM τραχηλος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

41 και-C ενκοτεω-V2I-IAI3S *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM περι-P ο- A--GSF ευλογια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF διανοια-N1A-DSF εγγιζω-VA--AAD3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSN πενθος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS ινα-C αποκτεινω-VA--AAS1S *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS

42 αποαγγελλω-VDI-API3S δε-X *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF ο- A--NPN ρημα-N3M-NPN *ησαυ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--GSM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC και-C πεμπω-VA--AAPNSF καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM νεος-A1A-ASMC και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I *ησαυ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS αποειλεω-V2--PAI3S συ- P--DS ο- A--GSN αποκτεινω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS

43 νυν-D ουν-X τεκνον-N2N-VSN ακουω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM αποδιδρασκω-VA--AAD2S εις-P ο- A--ASF *μεσοποταμια-N1A-ASF προς-P *λαβαν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS εις-P *χαρραν-N---AS

44 και-C οικεω-VA--AAD2S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM ημερα-N1A-APF τις- I--APF εως-P ο- A--GSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM

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Arcana Coelestia #3539

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3539. 'And put them on Jacob her younger son' means the affection for truth, that is, the life of good originating in truth. This is clear from the representation of 'Rebekah' as the Divine Truth of the Divine Rational, from the representation of 'Jacob' as the Divine Truth of the Divine Natural, and from the meaning here of 'putting on' as the communication, also the learning, of something, namely truths that clothe good, meant by 'Esau's clothes', 3537, accordingly the affection for natural truth, which affection is at this point the same as the life of good originating in truth. How these matters are to be understood may be known from what has been stated above in 3518. Yet because they are such as are completely unknown at the present day, let some explanation enabling them to be grasped be given. The subject in this chapter [in the highest sense] is the Lord and how He made His Natural Divine, and in the representative sense man's regeneration as regards his natural, see 3490.

[2] In the case of man the situation is as follows: The end in view of regeneration is that a person may be made new as regards his internal man, and so as regards the soul or spirit. But he is unable to be made new or be regenerated as regards that internal man without also being made new as regards the external man. For although a person becomes a spirit after death he nevertheless takes with him into the next life those things that belong to his external man, namely natural affections, also matters of doctrine, as well as factual knowledge; in short he takes with him everything belonging to the exterior or natural memory, see 2475-2483. Indeed these things form the groundwork on which his interiors ultimately rest. The disposition of those exterior things therefore determines what the interior become when these latter enter into the former, for within those exterior things they undergo modification. From this it is evident that a person has to be regenerated or made new not only as regards the internal or rational man but also as regards the external or natural man. Except for this there would not be any correspondence. Regarding the correspondence that exists between the internal man and the spiritual things belonging to the internal man with the external man and the natural things belonging to the external man, see 2987, 2989-2991, 3002, 3493.

[3] The state of man's regeneration is described in the representative sense in this chapter as Esau and Jacob. At this point the nature of the first stage of that state is described, that is to say, when a person is being regenerated or before he has become regenerated. In fact this state is the complete reverse of the state in which a person has become regenerate. Indeed in the former state, that is to say, when a person is being regenerated or before he has become regenerated, things of the understanding, which are those of truth, seemingly take the lead; but once he has become regenerate those of the will, which are those of good, do so. The fact that things of the understanding or of truth seemingly take the lead in the first state was represented by Jacob claiming for himself Esau's birthright - see 3325, 3336 - and then claiming his blessing, the subject under discussion here. And the fact that the state is the complete reverse of the regenerate state is represented by Jacob's impersonating Esau, that is to say, being dressed in Esau's clothes and with the skins of the kids of the she-goats. Indeed in this state rational truth has not yet been so joined to rational good, or what amounts to the same, the understanding has not been so joined to the will, as to flow and act into the natural and set in order the things that are so reversed there.

[4] This also becomes clear from much experience, in particular from this. A person is able to discern in his understanding, and from this the natural is able to know many things that are good and true, but the will is unable as yet to act in accordance with those things. Take for example the truth that love and charity are the essential thing with a human being. He is able to see and confirm this in his understanding, but until he has been regenerated he is unable to acknowledge it in his will. There are also people totally lacking in love to the Lord and in charity towards the neighbour who can well grasp this truth. The same applies to the truth that love is the very life of man, and that the nature of his life is determined by that of his love; also the truth that all delight and all pleasantness stem from love, as do all gladness and all happiness, where again the nature of the love determines that of the gladness and the happiness. A person is also able to grasp in his understanding, even though the will disagrees with it or even opposes it, the truth that the happiest life originates in love to the Lord and love towards the neighbour because the Divine itself is flowing into that life, and conversely that the unhappiest life originates in self-love and love of the world because hell is flowing into that life.

[5] Consequently the understanding, but not the will, is able to perceive the truth that love to the Lord is the life of heaven, and that mutual love is the soul from that life. In the measure therefore that a person does not think from the life of his [unregenerate] will, and does not reflect on his own life from there, he perceives that truth in his understanding; but in the measure that he does think from the life of his [unregenerate] will he does not perceive it, indeed he refuses to believe it. It may also be perfectly clear to a person in his understanding that it is into humility, if it exists in him, that the Divine is able to enter, because in that state of humility self-love and love of the world, and therefore hellish things which stand in the way, are removed. But as long as his will is not a new will, and his understanding is not united to this, no humility of heart can exist in a person. Indeed, in the measure that a person leads an evil life, that is, in the measure that his will is bent on evil, such humility cannot be there in him, and also the truth spoken of above is unclear to him and he refuses to believe it. Therefore a person may also be able to perceive in his understanding that when humility is present in someone it is not there for the sake of a love of glory in the Lord but for the sake of Divine Love, in which case the Lord is able to enter in with goodness and truth and bring blessing and happiness to that person. But to the extent that the will is consulted, this truth is obscured. And the same is so with very many other circumstances.

[6] This ability of being able to understand what good and truth is even though he does not will it has been conferred on man to enable him to be reformed and regenerated. For this reason this ability exists with evil and good alike; indeed the ability is sometimes keener with the evil. But there is this difference - with the evil no affection for truth exists for the sake of life, that is, for the sake of the good of life which originates in truth, and so they are not capable of being reformed. But with the good there does exist the affection for truth for the sake of life, that is, for the sake of the good of life, and so they are capable of being reformed. The first state in the reformation of the latter however is a state in which truth taught by doctrine seems to them to be primary, and the good of life secondary, since truth is the source of their good actions. But their second state is a state in which the good of life is primary and truth taught by doctrine secondary, since good, that is, the will for good, is the source of their good actions. And when this is the case, because the will is joined to the understanding as in a marriage, the person is regenerate. These two states are the subject in the internal sense in these incidents involving Esau and Jacob.

  
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