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1a και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετα-P ο- A--ASN αιχμαλωτιζω-VC--APN ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM και-C *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF ερημοω-VC--APN καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S *ιερεμιας-N---NSM κλαιω-V1--PAPNSM και-C θρηνεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM θρηνος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM επι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S

1 πως-D καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S μονος-A1--NSF ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF ο- A--NSF πληθυνω-VM--XMPNSF λαος-N2--GPM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ως-C χηρα-N1A-NSF πληθυνω-VM--XMPNSF εν-P εθνος-N3E-DPN αρχω-V1--PAPNSF εν-P χωρα-N1A-DPF γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εις-P φορος-N2--ASM

2 κλαιω-V1--PAPNSF κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P νυξ-N3--DSF και-C ο- A--APN δακρυ-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF επι-P ο- A--GPF σιαγων-N3N-GPF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ου-D υποαρχω-V1--PAI3S ο- A--NSM παρακαλεω-V2--PAPNSM αυτος- D--ASF απο-P πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM αγαπαω-V3--PAPGPM αυτος- D--ASF πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM φιλεω-V2--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASF αθετεω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--DSF εις-P εχθρος-A1A-APM

3 μεταοικιζω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSF *ιουδαια-N1A-NSF απο-P ταπεινωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C απο-P πληθος-N3E-GSN δουλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSF καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P εθνος-N3E-DPN ου-D ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S αναπαυσις-N3I-ASF πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταδιωκω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASF καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM θλιβω-V1--PAPGPM

4 οδος-N2--NPF *σιων-N---GS πενθεω-V2--PAI3P παρα-P ο- A--ASN μη-D ειμι-V9--PAN ερχομαι-V1--PMPAPM εν-P εορτη-N1--DSF πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF πυλη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GSF απο αναιζω-VAI-AMPNPF ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GSF αναστεναζω-V1--PAI3P ο- A--NPF παρθενος-N2--NPF αυτος- D--GSF αγω-V1--PMPNPF και-C αυτος- D--NSF πικραινω-V1--PMPNSF εν-P εαυτου- D--DSF

5 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM θλιβω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASF εις-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--NPM εχθρος-A1A-NPM αυτος- D--GSF ευθηνεω-V2--PAPASF οτι-C κυριος-N2--NSM ταπεινοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPF ασεβεια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--APN νηπιος-A1A-APN αυτος- D--GSF πορευομαι-VCI-API3P εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN θλιβω-V1--PAPGSM

6 και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκ-P θυγατηρ-N3--GSF *σιων-N---GS πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ευπρεπεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSF ως-C κριος-N2--NPM ου-D ευρισκω-V1--PAPNPM νομη-N1--ASF και-C πορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P εν-P ου-D ισχυς-N3U-DSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN διωκω-V1--PAPGSM

7 μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S *ιερουσαλημ-N---NSF ημερα-N1A-GPF ταπεινωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C απωσμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSF πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN επιθυμημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF οσος-A1--APN ειμι-V9--IAI3S εκ-P ημερα-N1A-GPF αρχαιος-A1A-GPF εν-P ο- A--DSN πιπτω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF εις-P χειρ-N3--APF θλιβω-V1--PAPGSM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSM βοηθος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--DSF οραω-VB--AAPNPM ο- A--NPM εχθρος-A1A-NPM αυτος- D--GSF γελαω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P μετοικεσια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSF

8 αμαρτια-N1A-ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI3S *ιερουσαλημ-N---NSF δια-P ουτος- D--ASN εις-P σαλος-N2--ASM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM δοξαζω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASF ταπεινοω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF οραω-VBI-AAI3P γαρ-X ο- A--ASF ασχημοσυνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C γε-X αυτος- D--NSF στεναζω-V1--PAPNSF και-C αποστρεφω-VDI-API3S οπισω-D

9 ακαθαρσια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSF προς-P πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GSF ου-D μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S εσχατος-A1--APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C καταβιβαζω-VAI-AAI3S υπερογκος-A1B-APN ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM παρακαλεω-V2--PAPNSM αυτος- D--ASF οραω-VB--AAD2S κυριος-N2--VSM ο- A--ASF ταπεινωσις-N3I-ASF εγω- P--GS οτι-C μεγαλυνω-VCI-API3S εχθρος-A1A-NSM

10 χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκπεταζω-VAI-AAI3S θλιβω-V1--PAPNSM επι-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN επιθυμημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF οραω-VBI-AAI3S γαρ-X εθνος-N3E-APN ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPAPN εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιασμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF ος- --APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI2S μη-D ειςερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--APN εις-P εκκλησια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS

11 πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSF καταστεναζω-V1--PAPNPM ζητεω-V2--PAPNPM αρτος-N2--ASM διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN επιθυμημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF εν-P βρωσις-N3I-DSF ο- A--GSN επιστρεφω-VA--AAN ψυχη-N1--ASF οραω-VB--AAD2S κυριος-N2--VSM και-C επιβλεπω-VA--AAD2S οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API1S ατιμοω-VM--XMPNSF

12 ου-D προς-P συ- P--AP πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM παραπορευομαι-V1--PMPNPM οδος-N2--ASF επιστρεφω-VA--AAD2P και-C οραω-VB--AAD2P ει-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S αλγος-N3E-ASN κατα-P ο- A--ASN αλγος-N3E-ASN εγω- P--GS ος- --NSN γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S φθεγγομαι-VA--AMPNSM εν-P εγω- P--DS ταπεινοω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF οργη-N1--GSF θυμος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

13 εκ-P υψος-N3E-GSN αυτος- D--GSM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S πυρ-N3--ASN εν-P ο- A--DPN οστεον-N2N-DPN εγω- P--GS κατααγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN διαπεταζω-VAI-AAI3S δικτυον-N2N-ASN ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM εγω- P--GS αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--APN οπισω-D διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS απο αναιζω-VAI-AMPASF ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF οδυναω-V3--PMPASF

14 γρηγορεω-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--APN ασεβημα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF εγω- P--GS συνπλεκω-VDI-API3P αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASM τραχηλος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ασθενεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF εγω- P--GS οτι-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF εγω- P--GS οδυνη-N1--APF ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI1S ιστημι-VH--AAN

15 εκαιρω-VBI-AAI3S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM ισχυρος-A1A-APM εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM εγω- P--GS καλεω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P εγω- P--AS καιρος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN συντριβω-VA--AAN εκλεκτος-A1--APM εγω- P--GS ληνος-N2--ASF πατεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM παρθενος-N2--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF *ιουδα-N---GSM επι-P ουτος- D--DPM εγω- P--NS κλαιω-V1--PAI1S

16 ο- A--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS κατααγω-VBI-AAI3S υδωρ-N3--NSN οτι-C μακρυνω-VCI-API3S απο-P εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSM παρακαλεω-V2--PAPNSM εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM επιστρεφω-V1--PAPNSM ψυχη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS απο αναιζω-VAI-AMPNPM οτι-C κραταιοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM εχθρος-A1A-NSM

17 διαπεταζω-VAI-AAI3S *σιων-N---NS χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSF ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM παρακαλεω-V2--PAPNSM αυτος- D--ASF εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM κυκλος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPM θλιβω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S *ιερουσαλημ-N---NSF εις-P απο καταημαι-V5--PMPASF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM αυτος- D--GPM

18 δικαιος-A1A-NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM παραπικραινω-VAI-AAI1S ακουω-VA--AAD2P δη-X πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM λαος-N2--NPM και-C οραω-VB--AAD2P ο- A--ASN αλγος-N3E-ASN εγω- P--GS παρθενος-N2--NPF εγω- P--GS και-C νεανισκος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS πορευομαι-VCI-API3P εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF

19 καλεω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--APM εραστης-N1M-APM εγω- P--GS αυτος- D--NPM δε-X παραλογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NPMC εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3P οτι-C ζητεω-VAI-AAI3P βρωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DPM ινα-C επιστρεφω-VA--AAS3P ψυχη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ου-D ευρισκω-VB--AAI3P

20 οραω-VB--AAD2S κυριος-N2--VSM οτι-C θλιβω-V1--PMI1S ο- A--NSF κοιλια-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS ταρασσω-VQI-API3S και-C ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS στρεφω-VDI-API3S εν-P εγω- P--DS οτι-C παραπικραινω-V1--PAPNSF παραπικραινω-VAI-AAI1S εξωθεν-D ατεκνοω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF ωσπερ-D θανατος-N2--NSM εν-P οικος-N2--DSM

21 ακουω-VA--AAD2P δη-X οτι-C στεναζω-V1--PAI1S εγω- P--NS ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM παρακαλεω-V2--PAPNSM εγω- P--AS πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM εχθρος-A1A-NPM εγω- P--GS ακουω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN κακος-A1--APN εγω- P--GS και-C χαιρω-VDI-API3P οτι-C συ- P--NS ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S ημερα-N1A-ASF καλεω-VAI-AAI2S καιρος-N2--ASM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ομοιος-A1A-NPM εγω- P--DS

22 ειςερχομαι-VB--AAO3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF κακια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GPM κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS και-C επιφυλλιζω-VA--AAD2S αυτος- D--DPM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P επιφυλλις-N3D-APF περι-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN αμαρτημα-N3M-GPN εγω- P--GS οτι-C πολυς-A1--NPM ο- A--NPM στεναγμος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF εγω- P--GS λυπεω-V2--PMI3S

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Arcana Coelestia #6524

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6524. 'The elders of his house' means the things that would accord with good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus things that accord with good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'house' as good, dealt with in 2559, 3652, 3720, 4982. The reason why 'elders' means the chief characteristics of wisdom is that in the Word 'old people' means those who are wise, and - in a sense detached from persons - wisdom. Since 'the twelve tribes of Israel' meant all truths and forms of good in their entirety, they had princes and also elders set over them. 'Princes' meant the leading truths constituting intelligence, and 'elders' the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus those of good.

[2] For the meaning of 'princes' as the leading truths constituting intelligence, see 1482, 2089, 5044. But as regards the meaning of 'elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, and of 'old people' as wisdom, this is evident from the following places: In David,

They will extol Jehovah in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the old they will praise Him. Psalms 107:32.

'The congregation of the people' stands for those who are ruled by truths constituting intelligence, since 'congregation' is used with reference to truths, 6355, as also is 'people', 1259, 1260, 2928, 3295, 3581; 'the assembly of the old' stands for those who are ruled by good, which belongs to wisdom since wisdom is concerned with life, thus with what is good, whereas intelligence is concerned with knowing, thus with what is true, 1555. In the same author,

I am wiser than the old, because I have kept Your commands. Psalms 119:100.

'The old' plainly stands for one who is wise. Likewise in Job,

In the old there is wisdom, in length of days intelligence. Job 12:12.

In Moses,

You shall rise before grey hair and respect the face of an old person. Leviticus 19:32.

This command was given because 'old people' represented wisdom.

[3] In John,

On the thrones I saw twenty-four elders seated, clad in white garments, who had on their heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4.

'Elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, thus of good. That these are meant by the elders is evident from the description of the elders - they sat on thrones, were clad in white garments, and had crowns of gold on their heads. 'Thrones' are truths constituting intelligence which are derived from good belonging to wisdom, 5313. 'White garments' has a similar meaning, 'garments' being truths, 1073, 4545, 4763, 5248, 5954, and 'white' that which has reference to truth, 3301, 5319. 'Crowns of gold on their heads' are forms of the good of wisdom; for 'gold' is the good of love, 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, and 'head' is the celestial, the seat of wisdom, 4938, 4939, 5328, 6436. Those who are in the third or inmost heaven, thus who are nearest the Lord, are called the wise, whereas those in the middle or second heaven, thus who are not as near the Lord, are called intelligent.

[4] In the same book,

All the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures. Revelation 7:11.

Again 'the elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, as it does in the following places: In Isaiah,

The boy will uplift himself against the old man, and the despised against the honourable. Isaiah 7:5.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders, glory. Isaiah 24:23.

In Jeremiah,

My priests and my elders breathed their last in the city, for they sought food for themselves, with which they would renew their soul. Lamentations 1:19.

In the same prophet,

Her king and her princes are among the nations; the law is no more. The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they become silent. Lamentations 2:9-10.

In the same prophet,

They have ravished women in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes have been hung up by their hands, the faces of the old men have not been honoured, the elders have ceased from the gate. Lamentations 5:11-12, 14.

In Ezekiel,

Misery will come upon misery, and rumour will be upon rumour. Therefore they will seek a vision from the prophet, but the law has perished from the priest, and counsel from the elders. The king will mourn, and the prince will be wrapped in stupidity. Ezekiel 7:26-27.

In Zechariah,

Old men and women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and each one with his staff in his hand because of great age. 1 Zechariah 8:4.

So that 'the elders' might represent things that constitute wisdom, some of Moses' spirit was taken and imparted to them, by which they prophesied, Numbers 11:16 and following verses.

In the contrary sense 'elders' stands for the things that are the opposites of the aspects of wisdom, Ezekiel 8:11-12.

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1. literally, for multitude of days

  
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Arcana Coelestia #3012

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3012. Genesis 24

1. And Abraham, being old, was advanced in years; 1 and Jehovah blessed Abraham in all things.

2. And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who administered all that he had, Put now your hand under my thigh.

3. And I will make you swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling;

4. But that you go to my land and to the place of my nativity; and you shall take a wife for my son Isaac.

5. And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman is not willing to go after me to this land: Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?

6. And Abraham said to him, Beware that you do not by any chance take my son back there.

7. Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land, He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

8. And if the woman is not willing to go after you, you are clear from this my oath; only do not take my son back there.

9. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

10. And the servant took ten camels from his master's camels, and went; and every good thing that was his master's was in his hand; and he rose up and went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

11. And he made the camels kneel down outside and away from the city near a well of water, at evening time, at the time that women go out to draw water.

12. And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, make it go right for me today 2 and deal mercifully with my master Abraham.

13. Behold, I am standing beside a spring of water and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

14. And let it be that the girl to whom I say, Let down now your pitcher and I will drink, and she says, Drink, and also I will give your camels a drink - let her be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And in this I shall know that You have dealt mercifully with my master.

15. And so it was, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, the son of Milkah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and her pitcher was on her shoulder.

16. And the girl was very good looking, a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and went up.

17. And the servant ran to meet her and said, Let me sip now a little water from your pitcher.

18. And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hastened and lowered her pitcher on to her hand and gave him a drink.

19. And she finished giving him the drink and said, I will draw for your camels also until they have finished drinking.

20. And she hastened and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

21. And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether Jehovah had prospered his way or not.

22. And so it was, when the camels finished drinking, that the man took a gold nose-jewel, half a shekel in weight, and two bracelets to go on her hands, ten [shekels] of gold in weight.

23. And he said, Whose daughter are you? Tell me now, is there at your father's house a place for us to spend the night?

24. And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nahor.

25. And she said to him, There is both straw and also much fodder with us, and a place to spend the night.

26. And the man bowed, and bowed down to Jehovah.

27. And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned His mercy and His truth towards my master. As for me, being on the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.

28. And the girl ran and told [those of] her mother's house all about these things.

29. And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran to the man outside, to the spring.

30. And so it was - when he saw the nose-jewel and the bracelets on his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, Thus the man spoke to me - that he went to the man, and behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring.

31. And he said, Come, O blessed of Jehovah; why do you stand outside? And I have swept the house, and there is a place for the camels.

32. And the man came to the house. And he ungirded the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

33. And [food] was set before him to eat, and he said, I am not eating until I have spoken my words. And he said, Speak on!

34. And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

35. And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly and has made him great, and has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and male and female servants, and camels and asses.

36. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master in her old age; and to him he has given all that he has.

37. And my master made me swear, saying, You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I am dwelling;

38. But you shall go to my father's house, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.

39. And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman is not going to follow me.

40. And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and will prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house.

41. Then you will be clear from my oath, because you have come to my family; and if they will not give her to you, you will be clear from my oath.

42. And I came today to the spring and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if You will, prosper now my way which I am walking in.

43. Behold, I am standing at a spring of water; and let it be that the young woman going out to draw, to whom I say, Give me a drink now of a little water from your pitcher,

44. And she says to me, Drink, and I will also draw for your camels - let her be the woman whom Jehovah has appointed for my master's son.

45. I had scarcely finished speaking in my heart, and behold, Rebekah came out, with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, Give me a drink now.

46. And she hastened and lowered her pitcher from upon her, and said, Drink, and also I will give your camels a drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels also a drink.

47. And I asked her and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milkah bore to him. And I put a jewel on her nose, and bracelets on her hands.

48. And I bowed, and bowed down to Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who led me into the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

49. And now if you are going to show mercy and truth to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, and I will look to the right or to the left.

50. And Laban answered, then Bethuel, and they said, From Jehovah has this thing come; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

51. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken.

52. And so it was, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth to Jehovah.

53. And the servant brought out vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; and he gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

54. And they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed the night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me to my master.

55. And her brother said, and her mother, Let the girl stay with us a week or ten days; 3 after that you will go.

56. And he said to them, Do not delay me, since Jehovah has prospered my way. Send me away and let me go to my master.

57. And they said, Let us call the girl and ask her personally. 4

58. And they called Rebekah and said to her, Are you going to go with this man? And she said, I will go.

59. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.

60. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, Our sister, may you become thousands of myriads, and may your seed inherit the gate of those who hate you.

61. And Rebekah rose up, and her maids, and they rode on the camels and went after the man. And the servant took Rebekah and went.

62. And Isaac had come from 5 Beer Lahai Roi, and was dwelling in the land of the south.

63. And Isaac came out to meditate in the field towards evening, and lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, the camels were coming.

64. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and dropped down from upon the camel.

65. And she said to the servant, Who is that man there walking in the field to meet us? And the servant said, He is my master. And she took a veil and covered herself.

66. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

67. And Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother; and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.

CONTENTS

Described in the internal sense is the whole process by which truth was joined to good in the Lord's Divine Rational. In this chapter it is the process of introduction which precedes that joining together. Isaac is the good of the rational, Rebekah here is the truth that has to be introduced into good, and Laban the affection for good in the natural man.

Footnotes:

1. literally, came into days

2. literally, make it take place in front of me today

3. literally, stay with us days or ten

4. literally, ask her mouth

5. literally, came from coming [from]

  
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