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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ηνικα-D αρχω-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM πολυς-A1--NPM γιγνομαι-V1--PMN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C θυγατηρ-N3--NPF γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P αυτος- D--DPM

2 οραω-VB--AAPNPM δε-X ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM οτι-C καλος-A1--NPF ειμι-V9--PAI3P λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM γυνη-N3K-APF απο-P πας-A1S-GPF ος- --GPF εκλεγω-VAI-AMI3P

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ου-D μη-D καταμενω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASN πνευμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPM ανθρωπος-N2--DPM ουτος- D--DPM εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM δια-P ο- A--ASN ειμι-V9--PAN αυτος- D--APM σαρξ-N3K-APF ειμι-VF--FMI3P δε-X ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM εκατον-M εικοσι-M ετος-N3E-APN

4 ο- A--NPM δε-X γιγας-N3--NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF εκεινος- D--DPF και-C μετα-P εκεινος- D--ASN ως-C αν-X ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM προς-P ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM και-C γενναω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM εκεινος- D--NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P ο- A--NPM γιγας-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM απο-P αιων-N3W-GSM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM ονομαστος-A1--NPM

5 οραω-VB--AAPNSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C πληθυνω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF κακια-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--NSM τις- I--NSM διανοεομαι-V2--PMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM επιμελως-D επι-P ο- A--APN πονηρος-A1A-APN πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF

6 και-C ενθυμεομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C διανοεομαι-VCI-API3S

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αποαλειφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF απο-P ανθρωπος-N2--GSM εως-P κτηνος-N3E-GSN και-C απο-P ερπετον-N2N-GPN εως-P ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM οτι-C θυμοω-VCI-API1S οτι-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM

8 *νωε-N---NSM δε-X ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM

9 ουτος- D--NPF δε-X ο- A--NPF γενεσις-N3I-NPF *νωε-N---GSM *νωε-N---NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM δικαιος-A1A-NSM τελειος-A1A-NSM ειμι-V9--PAPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSF γενεα-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ευαρεστεω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM

10 γενναω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *νωε-N---NSM τρεις-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM ο- A--ASM *σημ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM *χαμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM *ιαφεθ-N---ASM

11 φθειρω-VDI-API3S δε-X ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C πιμπλημι-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF αδικια-N1A-GSF

12 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S καταφθειρω-VM--XMPNSF οτι-C καταφθειρω-V1I-IAI3S πας-A1S-NSF σαρξ-N3K-NSF ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM προς-P *νωε-N---ASM καιρος-N2--NSM πας-A3--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ηκω-V1--PAI3S εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS οτι-C πιμπλημι-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF αδικια-N1A-GSF απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ιδου-I εγω- P--NS καταφθειρω-V1--PAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

14 ποιεω-VA--AAD2S ουν-X σεαυτου- D--DSM κιβωτος-N2--ASF εκ-P ξυλον-N2N-GPN τετραγωνος-A1B-GPN νοσσια-N1--APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF και-C ασφαλτοω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASF εσωθεν-D και-C εξωθεν-D ο- A--DSF ασφαλτος-N2--DSF

15 και-C ουτως-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF τριακοσιοι-A1A-GPM πηχυς-N3--GPM ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF και-C πεντηκοντα-M πηχυς-N3--GPM ο- A--ASN πλατος-N3E-ASN και-C τριακοντα-M πηχυς-N3--GPM ο- A--ASN υψος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSF

16 επι συναγω-V1--PAPNSM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF και-C εις-P πηχυς-N3--ASM συντελεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASF ανωθεν-D ο- A--ASF δε-X θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF κιβωτος-N2--GSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εκ-P πλαγιος-A1A-GPM καταγαιος-A1--APN διωροφος-A1--APN και-C τριωροφος-A1--APN ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASF

17 εγω- P--NS δε-X ιδου-I επιαγω-V1--PAI1S ο- A--ASM κατακλυσμος-N2--ASM υδωρ-N3--ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF καταφθειρω-VA--AAN πας-A1S-ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF εν-P ος- --DSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S πνευμα-N3M-NSN ζωη-N1--GSF υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C οσος-A1--APN εαν-C ειμι-V9--PAS3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF τελευταω-VF--FAI3S

18 και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS προς-P συ- P--AS ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2S δε-X εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF συ- P--NS και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--GS

19 και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A1S-GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF δυο-M δυο-M απο-P πας-A3--GPM ειςαγω-VF--FAI2S εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF ινα-C τρεφω-V1--PAS2S μετα-P σεαυτου- D--GSM αρσην-A3--NSN και-C θηλυς-A3U-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3P

20 απο-P πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPN ορνεον-N3I-GPN ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN ερπω-V1--PAPGPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GPN δυο-M δυο-M απο-P πας-A3--GPN ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3P προς-P συ- P--AS τρεφω-V1--PMN μετα-P συ- P--GS αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN

21 συ- P--NS δε-X λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S σεαυτου- D--DSM απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN βρωμα-N3M-GPN ος- --APN εσθιω-VF--FMI2P και-C συναγω-VF--FAI2S προς-P σεαυτου- D--ASM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS και-C εκεινος- D--DPN εσθιω-VB--AAN

22 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ουτως-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S

   

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Arcana Coelestia #643

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643. But as regards the signification itself of the words: that “gopher wood” signifies concupiscences, and the “mansions” the two parts of man, is evident from the Word. Gopher wood is a wood abounding in sulphur, 1 like the fir, and others of its kind. On account of its sulphur it is said that it signifies concupiscences, because it easily takes fire. The most ancient people compared things in man (and regarded them as having a likeness) to gold, silver, brass, iron, stone, and wood-his inmost celestial to gold, his lower celestial to brass, and what was lowest, or the corporeal therefrom, to wood. But his inmost spiritual they compared (and regarded as having a likeness) to silver, his lower spiritual to iron, and his lowest to stone. And such in the internal sense is the signification of these things when they are mentioned in the Word, as in Isaiah:

For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron; I will also make thine officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness (Isaiah 60:17).

Here the Lord’s kingdom is treated of, in which there are not such metals, but spiritual and celestial things; and that these are signified is very evident from the mention of “peace” and “righteousness.” “Gold” “brass” and “wood” here correspond to each other, and signify things celestial or of the will, as before said; and “silver” “iron” and “stone” correspond to each other, and signify things spiritual or of the understanding.

[2] In Ezekiel:

They shall make a spoil of thy riches and make a prey of thy merchandise; thy stones, and thy wood (Ezekiel 26:12).

It is very manifest that by “riches” and “merchandise” are not meant worldly riches and merchandise, but celestial and spiritual; and the same by the “stones” and “wood”—the “stones” being those things which are of the understanding, and the “wood” those which are of the will.

In Habakkuk:

The stone crieth out of the wall, and the beam out of the wood answereth (Habakkuk 2:11).

The “stone” denotes the lowest degree of the understanding; and the “wood” the lowest of the will, which “answers” when anything is drawn from sensuous knowledge [scientifico sensuali]. Again:

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; and to the dumb stone, Arise, this shall teach. Behold it is fastened with gold and silver, and there is no breath in the midst of it. But Jehovah is in the temple of His holiness (Habakkuk 2:19-20).

Here also “wood” denotes cupidity; “stone” denotes the lowest of the understanding, and therefore to be “dumb” and to “teach” are predicated of it; “there is no breath in the midst of it” signifies that it represents nothing celestial and spiritual, just as a temple wherein are stone and wood, and these bound together with gold and silver, is to those who think nothing of what they represent.

[3] In Jeremiah:

We drink our waters for silver; our wood cometh for price (Lamentations 5:4).

Here “waters” and “silver” signify the things of the understanding; and “wood” those of the will. Again:

Saying to wood, Thou art my father; and to the stone, Thou hast brought us forth (Jeremiah 2:27).

Here “wood” denotes cupidity, which is of the will, whence is the conception; and “stone” the sensuous knowledge [scientifico sensuali], from which is the “bringing forth.” Hence, in different places in the Prophets, “serving wood and stone” is put for worshiping graven images of wood and stone, by which is signified that they served cupidities and phantasies; and also “committing adultery with wood and stone” as in Jeremiah 3:9.

In Hosea:

My people inquire of their wood, and the staff thereof declareth unto them; because the spirit of whoredoms hath led them away (Hosea 4:12), meaning that they make inquiry of graven images of wood, or of cupidities.

[4] In Isaiah:

Topheth is prepared from yesterday, the pile thereof is fire and mulch wood, the breath of Jehovah is like a stream of burning sulphur (Isaiah 30:33).

Here “fire” “sulphur” and “wood” stand for foul cupidities. In general, “wood” signifies the things of the will which are lowest; the precious woods, such as cedar and the like, those which are good, as for example the cedar wood in the temple, and the cedar wood employed in the cleansing of leprosy (Leviticus 14:4, 6-7); also the wood cast into the bitter waters at Marah, whereby the waters became sweet (Exodus 15:25), concerning which, of the Lord’s Divine mercy in those places. But woods that were not precious, and those which were made into graven images, as well as those used for funeral piles and the like, signify cupidities; as in this place does the gopher wood, on account of its sulphur. So in Isaiah:

The day of vengeance of Jehovah; the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into sulphur, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch (Isaiah 34:9).

“Pitch” stands for dreadful phantasies; “sulphur” for abominable cupidities.

Footnotes:

1. The word “sulphur” was formerly used not exclusively as the name of brimstone, but also as a general term for inflammable substance. The classification of gopher here with the fir (abies), which is a turpentine tree, would seem to imply that the inflammable constituent of the gopher also was turpentine, and that this is what is meant here by “sulphur.” See Lord Bacon’s “History of Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.” [Note in the Rotch edition.]

  
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