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1 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM προς-P *νωε-N---ASM ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD2S συ- P--NS και-C πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF οτι-C συ- P--AS οραω-VBI-AAI3P δικαιος-A1A-ASM εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSF γενεα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF

2 απο-P δε-X ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN καθαρος-A1A-GPN ειςαγω-VB--AAD2S προς-P συ- P--AS επτα-M επτα-M αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN απο-P δε-X ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN μη-D καθαρος-A1A-GPN δυο-M δυο-M αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN

3 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ο- A--GPN καθαρος-A1A-GPN επτα-M επτα-M αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN μη-D καθαρος-A1A-GPN δυο-M δυο-M αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN διατρεφω-VA--AAN σπερμα-N3M-ASN επι-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

4 ετι-D γαρ-X ημερα-N1A-GPF επτα-M εγω- P--NS επιαγω-V1--PAI1S υετος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M νυξ-N3--APF και-C εκαλειφω-VA--AAS1S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF εξαναστασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 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

6 *νωε-N---NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ετος-N3E-GPN εξακοσιοι-A1A-GPN και-C ο- A--NSM κατακλυσμος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S υδωρ-N3T-GSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

7 ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *νωε-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF δια-P ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN ο- A--GSM κατακλυσμος-N2--GSM

8 και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN καθαρος-A1A-GPN και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GPN μη-D καθαρος-A1A-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

9 δυο-M δυο-M ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P *νωε-N---ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN καθα-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

10 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--APF επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN ο- A--GSM κατακλυσμος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

11 εν-P ο- A--DSN εξακοσιοστος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSF ζωη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSM *νωε-N---GSM ο- A--GSM δευτερος-A1A-GSM μην-N3--GSM εβδομος-A1--DSF και-C εικας-N3D-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ρηγνυμι-VDI-AAI3P πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF πηγη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSF αβυσσος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--NPM καταρρακτης-N1M-NPM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM αναοιγω-VQI-API3P

12 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM υετος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M νυξ-N3--APF

13 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *νωε-N---NSM *σημ-N---NSM *χαμ-N---NSM *ιαφεθ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NPM *νωε-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF *νωε-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NPF τρεις-A3--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF

14 και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A3--NSN ερπετον-N2N-NSN κινεω-V2--PMPNSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A3--NSN πετεινον-N2N-NSN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN

15 ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P προς-P *νωε-N---ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF δυο-M δυο-M απο-P πας-A1S-GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF εν-P ος- --DSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S πνευμα-N3M-NSN ζωη-N1--GSF

16 και-C ο- A--NPN ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMPNPN αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN απο-P πας-A1S-GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καθα-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *νωε-N---DSM και-C κλειω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εξωθεν-D αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF

17 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM κατακλυσμος-N2--NSM τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C τεσσαρακοντα-M νυξ-N3--APF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πληθυνω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN και-C επιαιρω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF κιβωτος-N2--ASF και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C επικρατεω-V2I-IAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN και-C πληθυνω-V1I-IMI3S σφοδρα-D επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C επιφερω-V1I-IMI3S ο- A--NSF κιβωτος-N2--NSF επανω-P ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN

19 ο- A--NSN δε-X υδωρ-N3--NSN επικρατεω-V2I-IAI3S σφοδρα-D σφοδρως-D επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C επικαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--APN υψηλος-A1--APN ος- --APN ειμι-V9--IAI3S υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM

20 δεκα-M πεντε-M πηχυς-N3--APM επανω-D υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN και-C επικαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--APN υψηλος-A1--APN

21 και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S πας-A1S-NSF σαρξ-N3K-NSF κινεω-V2--PMPNSF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN και-C πας-A3--NSN ερπετον-N2N-NSN κινεω-V2--PMPASM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM

22 και-C πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εχω-V1--PAI3S πνοη-N1--ASF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--NSM ος- --NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF ξηρος-A1A-GSF αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3S

23 και-C εκαλειφω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN αναστημα-N3M-NSN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF απο-P ανθρωπος-N2--GSM εως-P κτηνος-N3E-GSN και-C ερπετον-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C εκαλειφω-VVI-API3P απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταλειπω-VVI-API3S μονος-A1--NSM *νωε-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF κιβωτος-N2--DSF

24 και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ημερα-N1A-APF εκατον-M πεντηκοντα-M

   

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Arcana Coelestia #728

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728. That 'seven days' time' here means the onset of temptation is clear from the internal sense of all the details in this verse, where the subject is the temptation of the man called Noah. In general the subject concerns not only the temptation of that man but also the utter vastation of those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church and who had become such as described. Consequently 'seven days' time' means not only the onset of temptation but also the finish of vastation. The reason 'seven days' time' means those things is that seven Is a holy number, as stated and shown at verse 2 of this chapter, at Genesis 4:15, 24, and in 84-87. It means the Lord's Coming into the world, and also His coming into glory. In particular it means every coming He makes. Every one of His comings involves a beginning for those who are being regenerated and the end of those who are being vastated. And so for the member of this Church His coming marked the onset of temptation, for when someone is being tempted he starts to become a new man and be regenerated. At the same time it was the end of those from the Most Ancient Church who had become of such a character that inevitably they perished. It was similar when the Lord came into the world; at that time the Church had entered the final stages of its vastation, and a new one came into being.

[2] That 'seven days' time' means these things is clear in Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your people and your holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sins and to atone for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. And you will know and perceive that from the going forth of the Word to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be SEVEN WEEKS. Daniel 9:24-25.

Here 'seventy weeks' and 'seven weeks' are similar in meaning to seven days, namely the Coming of the Lord. But because it is plain prophecy here, periods of time are presented in an even more holy and decided fashion by numbers involving seven. From this quotation it is clear that, when applied in this way to periods of time, 'seven' means not only the Coming of the Lord, but also - in the words stating that He was to anoint the Most Holy Place and that He was to restore and build Jerusalem - the beginning of a new Church at that time, and simultaneously - in the words stating that [seventy] weeks were decreed concerning the holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sin - final vastation.

[3] Similar usages occur elsewhere in the Word, as in Ezekiel where he describes a personal experience,

I came to those in captivity at Tel-abib, who were sitting by the river Chebar, and I sat there seven days, astonished among them And at the end of seven days the Word of Jehovah came to me. Ezekiel 3:15-16.

Here also 'seven days' stands for the onset of visitation, for when he had sat seven days among those in captivity, the Word of Jehovah came to him. In the same prophet,

They will bury Gog, that they may cleanse the land in seven months. At the end of seven months they will make their search. Ezekiel 39:12, 14.

This similarly stands for the final phase of vastation and the first of visitation. In Daniel,

The heart of Nebuchadnezzar will be changed from a man and the heart of a beast given to him, and seven times will pass over him. Daniel 4:16, 25, 31.

This likewise stands for the finish of vastation and the beginning of a new man.

[4] The seventy years of captivity in Babylon represented the same. Whether the number is seventy or seven what is embodied is the same. The same applies whether it is seven days, or seven years, or seven decades which make seventy years. Vastation was represented by the years of captivity, the beginning of a new Church by the liberation and by the rebuilding of the Temple. Jacob's serving in the house of Laban also represented things of a similar nature - where the following is stated,

I will serve you for seven years for Rachel. And he served for seven years. Laban said, Complete the week of this one, and we will give you also the other one for the service you render with me for another seven years. And Jacob did so, and completed the week of this one. Genesis 29:18, 20, 27-28.

Here 'the service of seven years' embodies something similar. And after the period of seven years marriage and freedom followed. The period of these seven years was called a week, as also in Daniel.

[5] Something similar was also represented by the command to go around the city of Jericho seven times, and the wall would collapse. It is also said that they rose at dawn on the seventh day and went around the city, as they were accustomed to do, seven times. And after the seventh time round, the seven priests blew on their seven trumpets and the wall collapsed, Joshua 6:10-20. Unless these events had also had this meaning the command would never have been given to go round seven times, or that there were to be seven priests and seven trumpets. From these and many other places, for example in Job 2:13; Revelation 15:1, 6-7; 21:9, it becomes clear that 'seven days' time' means the beginning of a new Church and the end of the old. Since the subject here is not only the member of the Church called Noah and his temptation, but also the final descendants of the Most Ancient Church who destroyed themselves, 'seven days' time' can mean nothing other than the onset of the temptation of Noah and the finish of the Most Ancient Church, which was the final destruction and extinction of it.

  
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