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Genesis 29

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1 και-C εκαιρω-VA--AAPNSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S εις-P γη-N1--ASF ανατολη-N1--GPF προς-P *λαβαν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *συρος-N2--GSM αδελφος-N2--ASM δε-X *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF μητηρ-N3--GSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM και-C *ησαυ-N---GSM

2 και-C οραω-V3--PAI3S και-C ιδου-I φρεαρ-N3T-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN ειμι-V9--IAI3P δε-X εκει-D τρεις-A3--NPN ποιμνιον-N2N-NPN προβατον-N2N-GPN αναπαυω-V1--PMPNPN επι-P αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P γαρ-X ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN εκεινος- D--GSM ποτιζω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--APN ποιμνιον-N2N-APN λιθος-N2--NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S μεγας-A1P-NSM επι-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN

3 και-C συναγω-V1I-IMI3P εκει-D πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ποιμνιον-N2N-NPN και-C αποκυλιω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSN στομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ποτιζω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN και-C απο καταιστημι-V6I-IAI3P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

4 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM *ιακωβ-N---NSM αδελφος-N2--VPM ποθεν-D ειμι-V9--PAI2P συ- P--NP ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P εκ-P *χαρραν-N---GS ειμι-V9--PAI1P

5 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI2P *λαβαν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM *ναχωρ-N---GSM ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI1P

6 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM υγιαινω-V1--PAI3S ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P υγιαινω-V1--PAI3S και-C ιδου-I *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--NSF θυγατηρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM ερχομαι-V1I-IMI3S μετα-P ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ετι-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ημερα-N1A-NSF πολυς-A1--NSF ουπω-D ωρα-N1A-NSF συναγω-VQ--APN ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN ποτιζω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN αποερχομαι-VB--AAPNPM βοσκω-V1--PAI2P

8 ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI1P εως-P ο- A--GSN συναγω-VQ--APN πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM ποιμην-N3--APM και-C αποκυλιω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSN στομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ποτιζω-VF--FAI1P ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN

9 ετι-D αυτος- D--GSM λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM αυτος- D--DPM και-C *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--NSF θυγατηρ-N3--NSF *λαβαν-N---GSM ερχομαι-V1I-IMI3S μετα-P ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF αυτος- D--NSF γαρ-X βοσκω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

10 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ως-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *ραχηλ-N---ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF *λαβαν-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF μητηρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF μητηρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C προςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM αποκυλιω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSN στομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF μητηρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM

11 και-C φιλεω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *ραχηλ-N---ASF και-C βοαω-VA--AAPNSM ο- A--DSF φωνη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S

12 και-C ανααγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF *ραχηλ-N---DSF οτι-C αδελφος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C οτι-C υιος-N2--NSM *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C τρεχω-VB--AAPNSF αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSF κατα-P ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN

13 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ως-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3S *λαβαν-N---NSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF αδελφη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM τρεχω-VBI-AAI3S εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DSM και-C περιλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM αυτος- D--ASM φιλεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C διαηγεομαι-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--DSM *λαβαν-N---DSM πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ουτος- D--APM

14 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM εκ-P ο- A--GPN οστεον-N2N-GPN εγω- P--GS και-C εκ-P ο- A--GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI2S συ- P--NS και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM μην-N3--ASM ημερα-N1A-GPF

15 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λαβαν-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM οτι-C γαρ-X αδελφος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ου-D δουλευω-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--DS δωρεα-N1A-ASF αποαγγελλω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS τις- I--NSM ο- A--NSM μισθος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S

16 ο- A--DSM δε-X *λαβαν-N---DSM δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSF μεγας-A3C-DSFC *λεια-N---NSF και-C ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSF νεος-A1A-DSFC *ραχηλ-N---NSF

17 ο- A--NPM δε-X οφθαλμος-N2--NPM *λεια-N---GSF ασθενης-A3H-NPM *ραχηλ-N---NSF δε-X καλος-A1--NSF ο- A--DSN ειδος-N3E-DSN και-C ωραιος-A1A-NSF ο- A--DSF οψις-N3I-DSF

18 αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *ραχηλ-N---ASF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δουλευω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DS επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN περι-P *ραχηλ-N---GSF ο- A--GSF θυγατηρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF νεος-A1A-GSFC

19 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM βελτιων-A3C-NSN διδωμι-VO--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--ASF συ- P--DS η-C διδωμι-VO--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--ASF ανηρ-N3--DSM ετερος-A1A-DSM οικεω-VA--AAD2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS

20 και-C δουλευω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM περι-P *ραχηλ-N---GSF ετος-N3E-APN επτα-M και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3P εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ημερα-N1A-NPF ολιγος-A1--NPF παρα-P ο- A--ASN αγαπαω-V3--PAN αυτος- D--ASM αυτος- D--ASF

21 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM προς-P *λαβαν-N---ASM αποδιδωμι-VO--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF εγω- P--GS πληροω-VM--XMI3P γαρ-X ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF εγω- P--GS οπως-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAS1S προς-P αυτος- D--ASF

22 συναγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λαβαν-N---NSM πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S γαμος-N2--ASM

23 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM *λαβαν-N---NSM *λεια-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF προς-P *ιακωβ-N---ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASF *ιακωβ-N---NSM

24 διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *λαβαν-N---NSM *λεια-N---DSF ο- A--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM *ζελφα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--DSF παιδισκη-N1--ASF

25 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X πρωι-D και-C ιδου-I ειμι-V9--IAI3S *λεια-N---NSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *λαβαν-N---DSM τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DS ου-D περι-P *ραχηλ-N---GSF δουλευω-VAI-AAI1S παρα-P συ- P--DS και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN παραλογιζομαι-VAI-AMI2S εγω- P--AS

26 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λαβαν-N---NSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ουτως-D εν-P ο- A--DSM τοπος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GP διδωμι-VO--AAN ο- A--ASF νεος-A1A-ASFC πριν-D η-C ο- A--ASF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-ASFC

27 συντελεω-VA--AAD2S ουν-X ο- A--APN εβδομος-A1--APN ουτος- D--GSF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DS και-C ουτος- D--ASF αντι-P ο- A--GSF εργασια-N1A-GSF ος- --GSF εργαζομαι-VF2-FMI2S παρα-P εγω- P--DS ετι-D επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN ετερος-A1A-APN

28 ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM ουτως-D και-C αναπληροω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN εβδομος-A1--APN ουτος- D--GSF και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM *ραχηλ-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--DSM γυνη-N3K-ASF

29 διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *λαβαν-N---NSM *ραχηλ-N---DSF ο- A--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM *βαλλα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--DSF παιδισκη-N1--ASF

30 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P *ραχηλ-N---ASF αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ραχηλ-N---ASF μαλλον-D η-C *λεια-N---ASF και-C δουλευω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN ετερος-A1A-APN

31 οραω-VB--AAPNSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C μισεω-V2--PMI3S *λεια-N---NSF αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF μητρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSF *ραχηλ-N---NSF δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S στειρα-N1A-NSF

32 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM καλεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ρουβην-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSF διοτι-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--GS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF ταπεινωσις-N3I-ASF νυν-D εγω- P--AS αγαπαω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS

33 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S παλιν-D *λεια-N---NSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S οτι-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C μισεω-V2--PMI1S και-C προςδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS και-C ουτος- D--ASM καλεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *συμεων-N---ASM

34 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ετι-D και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM νυν-D καιρος-N2--DSM προς-P εγω- P--GS ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS τικτω-VBI-AAI1S γαρ-X αυτος- D--DSM τρεις-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *λευι-N---ASM

35 και-C συνλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF ετι-D τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S νυν-D ετι-D ουτος- D--ASN εκομολογεω-VF--FMI1S κυριος-N2--DSM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ιουδα-N---ASM και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--GSN τικτω-V1--PAN

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3780

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3780. 'And he said to them, Does he have peace?' means, Does it - that good - come from the Lord's kingdom? This is clear from the meaning of 'peace' dealt with below. In the historical sense it is an inquiry into whether Laban 'has peace', but in the internal sense it is an inquiry concerning the good which Laban represents. For 'Laban' is a parallel good springing from a common stock, that is, the kind of good that exists among gentiles who belong to the universal Church, that is, to the Lord's kingdom, see immediately above in 3778. From this it is evident what those words mean - Does it come from the Lord's kingdom?

[2] As regards 'peace', this means in the highest sense the Lord Himself, and from this in the internal sense His kingdom. Peace is also the Lord's Divine affecting inmostly the good which governs people there. The fact that these things are meant in the Word by 'peace' becomes clear from many places, as in Isaiah,

To us a Boy is born, to us a Son is given, whose government will be upon His shoulder; and His name will be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom. Isaiah 9:6-7.

Here 'Prince of Peace' clearly stands for the Lord, 'the increase of government and of peace' for the things that exist in His kingdom, and so it stands for the kingdom itself. In the same prophet,

The work of righteousness will be peace, and the labour of righteousness quietness and security for ever. And My people will abide in a habitation of peace. Isaiah 32:17-18.

This refers to the Lord's kingdom, where 'peace', 'quietness', and 'security' follow consecutively. 'A habitation of peace' stands for heaven.

[3] In the same prophet,

The angels of peace weep bitterly. The highways have been laid waste, the wayfarer has ceased. Isaiah 33:7-8.

'The angels of peace' stands for members of the Lord's kingdom, and so 'peace' stands for the kingdom itself, and in the highest sense for the Lord. 'The highways have been laid waste and the wayfarer has ceased' stands for the fact that truth existed nowhere any longer - 'highways' and 'ways' meaning truths, see 627, 2333. In the same prophet,

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of Him who is bringing good tidings, causing peace to be heard, bringing good tidings of good, causing salvation to be heard, saying to Zion, Your God reigns. Isaiah 52:7.

'Bringing good tidings and causing peace to be heard' stands for the Lord's kingdom. In the same prophet,

The mountains will depart and the hills be removed, but My mercy will not depart from you, and the covenant of My peace will not be removed. Isaiah 54:10.

In the same prophet,

The way of peace they have not known, and there is no judgement in their tracks. Isaiah 59:8.

[4] In Jeremiah,

I will assemble My peace from this people, said Jehovah, pity and mercy. Jeremiah 16:5.

In the same prophet, The folds of peace have been laid waste, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah. Jeremiah 25:37.

In the same prophet,

The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the prophet will be known, that Jehovah has in truth sent him. Jeremiah 28:9.

In the same prophet,

I know the thoughts that I am thinking towards you, said Jehovah, thoughts of peace. Jeremiah 29:11.

In Haggai,

The glory of this latter house will be greater than that of the former, for in this place I will give peace. Haggai 2:9.

In Zechariah,

They will be the seed of peace; the vine will give its fruit, and the land will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. Zechariah 8:12.

In David,

Care for the blameless one, and behold the upright, for the latter end of that man is peace. Psalms 37:37.

In Luke,

Jesus said to the disciples, Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house! And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest on it; but if not, it shall return to you. Luke 10:5-6.

In John,

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. John 14:27.

In the same gospel,

Jesus said, These things I have said to you, that in Me you may have peace. John 16:33.

[5] In all these places 'peace' in the highest sense means the Lord, in the representative sense His kingdom and good from the Lord in that kingdom, and so means the Divine which flows into good or into affections for good, which also, from what is inmost, brings feelings of joy and happiness. This shows what is meant by the words of the blessing,

Jehovah will lift up His face upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:26.

It also shows what is meant by the customary greeting received from ancient times, Peace to you, the same words as were used by the Lord to greet the apostles, John 20:19, 21, 26. See also about 'peace' in 92, 93, 1726, 2780, 3170, 3696.

  
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