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1 αποαιρω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *ισραηλ-N---NSM αυτος- D--NSM και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN αυτος- D--GSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM και-C θυω-VAI-AAI3S θυσια-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM *ισαακ-N---GSM

2 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---DSM εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF ειπον-VAI-AAI2S *ιακωβ-N---VSM *ιακωβ-N---VSM ο- A--NSM δε-X ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S

3 λεγω-V1--PAPNSM εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM συ- P--GS μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S καταβαινω-VZ--AAN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εις-P γαρ-X εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εκει-D

4 και-C εγω- P--NS καταβαινω-VF--FMI1S μετα-P συ- P--GS εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C εγω- P--NS αναβιβαζω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P τελος-N3E-ASN και-C *ιωσηφ-N---NSM επιβαλλω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF επι-P ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS

5 αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF αποσκευη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APF γυνη-N3K-APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--APF αμαξα-N1S-APF ος- --APF αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM αιρω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

6 και-C αναλαμβανω-VB--AAPNPM ο- A--APN υποαρχω-V1--PAPAPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF κτησις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF κταομαι-VAI-AMI3P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

7 υιος-N2--NPM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM θυγατηρ-N3--NPF και-C θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM αγω-VBI-AAI3S εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

8 ουτος- D--NPN δε-X ο- A--NPN ονομα-N3M-NPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--GPM ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPGPM εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM *ιακωβ-N---GSM *ρουβην-N---NSM

9 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ρουβην-N---GSM *ενωχ-N---NSM και-C *φαλλους-N---NSM *ασρων-N---NSM και-C *χαρμι-N---NSM

10 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *συμεων-N---GSM *ιεμουηλ-N---NSM και-C *ιαμιν-N---NSM και-C *αωδ-N---NSM και-C *ιαχιν-N---NSM και-C *σααρ-N---NSM και-C *σαουλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF *χανανιτις-N3D-GSF

11 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *λευι-N---GSM *γηρσων-N---NSM *κααθ-N---NSM και-C *μεραρι-N---NSM

12 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ιουδα-N---GSM *ηρ-N---NSM και-C *αυναν-N---NSM και-C *σηλωμ-N---NSM και-C *φαρες-N---NSM και-C *ζαρα-N---NSM αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ηρ-N---NSM και-C *αυναν-N---NSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *φαρες-N---GSM *ασρων-N---NSM και-C *ιεμουηλ-N---NSM

13 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM *θωλα-N---NSM και-C *φουα-N---NSM και-C *ιασουβ-N---NSM και-C *ζαμβραμ-N---NSM

14 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ζαβουλων-N---GSM *σερεδ-N---NSM και-C *αλλων-N---NSM και-C *αλοηλ-N---NSM

15 ουτος- D--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *λεια-N---GSF ος- --APM τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM εν-P *μεσοποταμια-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSF *συρια-N1A-GSF και-C *δινα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF ψυχη-N1--NPF υιος-N2--NPM και-C θυγατηρ-N3--NPF τριακοντα-M τρεις-A3--NPM

16 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *γαδ-N---GSM *σαφων-N---NSM και-C *αγγις-N---NSM και-C *σαυνις-N---NSM και-C *θασοβαν-N---NSM και-C *αηδις-N---NSM και-C *αροηδις-N---NSM και-C *αροηλις-N---NSM

17 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ασηρ-N---GSM *ιεμνα-N---NSM και-C *ιεσουα-N---NSM και-C *ιεουλ-N---NSM και-C *βαρια-N---NSM και-C *σαρα-N---NSF αδελφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *βαρια-N---GSM *χοβορ-N---NSM και-C *μελχιηλ-N---NSM

18 ουτος- D--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ζελφα-N---GSF ος- --ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S *λαβαν-N---NSM *λεια-N---DSF ο- A--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --NSF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ουτος- D--APM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM δεκα-M εξ-M ψυχη-N1--APF

19 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ραχηλ-N---GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM και-C *βενιαμιν-N---NSM

20 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF ος- --APM τικτω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ασεννεθ-N---NSF θυγατηρ-N3--NSF *πετεφρης-N---GSM ιερευς-N3V-GSM *ηλιος-N2--GSM πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASM *μανασση-N---ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *εφραιμ-N---ASM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *μανασση-N---GSM ος- --APM τικτω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF παλλακη-N1--NSF ο- A--NSF *συρα-N1A-NSF ο- A--ASM *μαχιρ-N---ASM *μαχιρ-N---NSM δε-X γενναω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *γαλααδ-N---ASM υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *εφραιμ-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM *μανασση-N---GSM *σουταλααμ-N---NSM και-C *τααμ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *σουταλααμ-N---GSM *εδεμ-N---NSM

21 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *βενιαμιν-N---GSM *βαλα-N---NSM και-C *χοβωρ-N---NSM και-C *ασβηλ-N---NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *βαλα-N---GSM *γηρα-N---NSM και-C *νοεμαν-N---NSM και-C *αγχις-N---NSM και-C *ρως-N---NSM και-C *μαμφιν-N---NSM και-C *οφιμιν-N---NSM *γηρα-N---NSM δε-X γενναω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *αραδ-N---ASM

22 ουτος- D--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ραχηλ-N---GSF ος- --APM τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM πας-A1S-NPF ψυχη-N1--NPF δεκα-M οκτω-M

23 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *δαν-N---GSM *ασομ-N---NSM

24 και-C υιος-N2--NPM *νεφθαλι-N---GSM *ασιηλ-N---NSM και-C *γωυνι-N---NSM και-C *ισσααρ-N---NSM και-C *συλλημ-N---NSM

25 ουτος- D--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *βαλλα-N---GSF ος- --ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S *λαβαν-N---NSM *ραχηλ-N---DSF ο- A--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM ος- --NSF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ουτος- D--APM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM πας-A1S-NPF ψυχη-N1--NPF επτα-M

26 πας-A1S-NPF δε-X ψυχη-N1--NPF ο- A--NPF ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNPF μετα-P *ιακωβ-N---GSM εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF ο- A--NPM εκερχομαι-VB--AAPNPM εκ-P ο- A--GPM μηρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM χωρις-P ο- A--GPF γυνη-N3K-GPF υιος-N2--GPM *ιακωβ-N---GSM πας-A1S-NPF ψυχη-N1--NPF εξηκοντα-M εξ-M

27 υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---GSM ο- A--NPM γιγνομαι-VB--AMPNPM αυτος- D--DSM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF ψυχη-N1--NPF εννεα-M πας-A1S-NPF ψυχη-N1--NPF οικος-N2--GSM *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--NPF ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNPF εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εβδομηκοντα-M πεντε-M

28 ο- A--ASM δε-X *ιουδας-N---ASM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εμπροσθεν-P αυτος- D--GSM προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM συνανταω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P *ηρως-N3--GPM πολις-N3I-ASF εις-P γη-N1--ASF *ραμεσση-N----SF

29 ζευγνυω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ο- A--APN αρμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF *ισραηλ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM κατα-P *ηρως-N3--GPM πολις-N3I-ASF και-C οραω-VV--APPNSM αυτος- D--DSM επιπιπτω-VBI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM τραχηλος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S κλαυθμος-N2--DSM πολυς-A3C-DSMC

30 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM προς-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI1S απο-P ο- A--GSN νυν-D επει-C οραω-VX--XAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS ετι-D γαρ-X συ- P--NS ζαω-V3--PAI2S

31 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM αναβαινω-VZ--AAPNSM αποαγγελλω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS ος- --NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ηκω-V1--PAI3P προς-P εγω- P--AS

32 ο- A--NPM δε-X ανηρ-N3--NPM ειμι-V9--PAI3P ποιμην-N3--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM γαρ-X κτηνοτροφος-A1--NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P και-C ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN και-C ο- A--APM βους-N3--APM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN αυτος- D--GPM αγω-VX--XAI3P

33 εαν-C ουν-X καλεω-VA--AAS3S συ- P--AP *φαραω-N---NSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAS3S συ- P--DP τις- I--NSN ο- A--NSN εργον-N2N-NSN συ- P--GP ειμι-V9--PAI3S

34 ειπον-VF2-FAI2P ανηρ-N3--NPM κτηνοτροφος-A1--NPM ειμι-V9--PAI1P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM συ- P--GS εκ-P παις-N3D-GSM εως-P ο- A--GSN νυν-D και-C εγω- P--NP και-C ο- A--NPM πατηρ-N3--NPM εγω- P--GP ινα-C καταοικεω-VA--AAS2P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S *αραβια-N1A-DSF βδελυγμα-N3M-NSN γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM πας-A3--NSM ποιμην-N3--NSM προβατον-N2N-GPN

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #7268

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7268. 'See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh' means the law of God and the power it has over those steeped in falsities. This is clear from the meaning of 'making you a god' as Divine Truth, or what amounts to the same thing, the Divine Law, and also the power it has, for in the Word when truth and also the power of truth are referred to the name 'God' appears, but when good is referred to the name 'Jehovah' does so, see 300, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3910, 3921 (end), 4287, 4295, 4402, 7010; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who are steeped in falsities and engage in molestation, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683. To pursue further the meaning of GOD, it should be recognized that in the highest sense 'God' is the Divine which is above the heavens, but that in the internal sense 'God' is the Divine which is within the heavens. The Divine which is above the heavens is Divine Good, whereas the Divine within the heavens is Divine Truth. For Divine Good is the source from which Divine Truth springs, and Divine Truth springing from Divine Good makes heaven and brings order into it. What is properly called heaven is nothing other than the Divine that has been given form there, for the angels in heaven are human forms receptive of the Divine, which together constitute an all-embracing form which is that of a Human Being.

[2] The use of 'God' in the Old Testament Word to mean Divine Truth within the heavens explains why the word for God in the original language is Elohim, a plural form. It also explains why the angels in heaven, being receivers of Divine Truth, are called 'gods', as in David,

Who in heaven will compare himself to Jehovah? Who will be likened to Jehovah among the sons of gods? Psalms 89:6-8.

In the same author,

Give to Jehovah, O sons of gods, give to Jehovah glory and strength. Psalms 29:1.

In the same author,

I said, You are gods, and sons of the Most High, all of you. Psalms 82:6.

In John,

Jesus said, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods? If 1 He called them gods, with whom the Word of God came to be . . . John 10:34-35.

In addition there are those places in which the Lord is called 'God of gods' and 'Lord of lords', such as Genesis 46:2, 7; Deuteronomy 10:17; Numbers 16:22; Daniel 11:36; Psalms 136:2-3. From all this one may see in what sense Moses is called 'a god', here 'a god to Pharaoh' and in Exodus 4:16 'a god to Aaron' - that he was called such because Moses represented the Divine Law, which is Divine Truth and is called the Word. This also explains why here Aaron is called his 'prophet', and in a previous place his 'mouth', that is, one who declares in a way suitable for the understanding Divine Truth which comes forth directly from the Lord and surpasses all understanding And since a prophet is one who teaches and declares Divine Truth in a way suitable for the understanding, 'a prophet' also means the teachings of the Church, a subject dealt with in what follows next.

Footnotes:

1. Reading si (if) which accords with the Greek and which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse, for sic (thus).

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4287

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4287. 'For as a prince you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed' means repeated victories in conflicts over truths and goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'contending as a prince' as overcoming in conflicts, in this case conflicts that accompany temptations since these are the subject at present; and from the meaning of 'with God and with men' as conflicts over truths and goods, to be dealt with below.

[2] The subject in the highest sense being the Lord, it is He who is meant in that sense by 'one contending as a prince with God and with men', for by His own power He suffered all temptations and through them overcame the hells. Indeed He allowed into Himself all the hells in their order, and even the angels, as will be explained later on. In so doing he brought into order everything in the heavens and in the hells, and at length glorified Himself, that is, made the Human within Him Divine.

[3] From this it is evident that in the highest sense the Lord is meant by Jacob and Israel, as shown immediately above in 4286. Not only has He Himself 'contended as a prince', that is, has suffered all the conflicts brought about by temptations and has overcome in them, but also He suffers them in every individual human being. But see what has been stated many times already on these matters in the following references,

The Lord suffered the severest temptations, greater than anybody else has done, 1663, 1668, 1787, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2816.

Unlike any others the Lord fought out of Divine love, 1690, 1691 (end), 1789, 1812, 1813, 1820.

The Lord fought against hereditary evil from the mother, so that at length He was not her son; even so, no evil of His own doing was attached to Him, 1444, 1573, 2025, 2574, 2649, 3318 (end).

Through the conflicts brought about by temptations and through repeated victories the Lord arranged all things into the form which heaven possesses, 1928.

And through repeated victories in conflicts brought about by temptations He united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence, 1616, 1737, 1813, 1921, 2025, 2026, 2500, 2523, 2632, 2776.

The Lord suffers the temptations that take place in man, subduing evil and the hells, 987, 1661, 1692 (end).

[4] The arcanum that 'contending with God and with men' means being tempted over truths and over goods is one that is not open to view in the letter. It is clear to anyone, and will also be evident from the explanation given below, that it was not God with whom Jacob contended, for it cannot be said of anyone that he contends with God and prevails. But the internal sense teaches what 'God' and 'men' mean here - that 'God' means truth, and 'men' good. The reason for this is that 'God' in the internal sense means truth, and therefore whenever truth is dealt with the name God is used, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, whereas the term 'man' is used to mean good. And 'man' means good because the Lord is the only Man and anyone else is called such by virtue of Him, 49, 288, 565, 1894. A further reason is that by virtue of Him heaven is man and is called the Grand Man, 684, 1276, 3624-3649, 3741-3750. And this also was why the Most Ancient Church which was governed by celestial good was referred to as Man, 478.

[5] Therefore whenever good is dealt with in the Word, 'man' (homo) means good, as in Isaiah,

I will make the male person (vir homo) more rare than gold, and man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12.

In the same prophet,

The inhabitants of the land will be scorched and few male persons (vir homo) left. Isaiah 24:6.

'Male persons' stands for spiritual good or the good of truth. 'Man' stands for good. In the same prophet, The highways have been laid waste, the wayfarer has ceased. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he has no regard for the male person (vir homo). Isaiah 33:8.

In Jeremiah,

I looked to the earth, and behold, that which is void and empty, and towards the heavens, and they had no light I looked, and behold, there was no man; and all the birds of the air had flown away. Jeremiah 4:23, 25.

In the same prophet, behold, the days are coming, said Jehovah, in which I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. Jeremiah 31:27.

In Ezekiel,

Your merchants [traded] in the souls of men and vessels of bronze, giving these for your merchandise. Ezekiel 27:13.

In the same prophet, You, O my flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men; I am your God. Ezekiel 34:31.

In the same prophet, They will be cities laid waste, filled with the flock of mankind. Ezekiel 36:38.

In these places 'man' (homo) stands for people who are governed by good, and so stands for good, since good is what causes anyone to be 'man'. Truth however which is grounded in good is referred to in the Word as 'a male person' (vir homo) and also as 'the son of man'.

  
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