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Genesis 25

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2 Igraw dər-əs bararan əṃosnen Zimran, Yokšan, Mədan, Midiyan, Išbak əd Šuhax,

3 Yokšan iqqal abba ən Šəba əd Dədan. Əzzurriya ən Dədan iṃos Kəl Aššur, Kəl Lətuš əd Kəl Ləhum.

4 Maddanəs ən Midiyan əṃosan Efa, Efer, Xanok, Abida d Elda. Kul win da əṃosan əzzurriya ən Kətura.

5 Ibrahim oyya y Isxaq a wa ila kul.

6 Iga šihəkkuten i bararan-net win taknaten. Təzzar issəgag-tan, harwa iddar, barar-net Isxaq s akal ən dənnəg.

7 Ibrahim iga teṃeday n awaṭay d əṣṣayat təṃərwen əd ṣəmmos,

8 as t-aba. Daɣ a di dəffər təməddurt zagrət əd tušaray daɣ issiday, ig̣maḍ aytedan, ilkam i marawan-net.

9 Bararan-net Isxaq d Ismaɣil a t-iṇbalan daɣ əɣəɣi wa n Makfela, ihan tawagost n Efron, rures ən Tsoxar aw Xet, dagma ən Mamre.

10 Tawagost ta izzənza Ibrahim ɣur maddanəs ən Xet, itawaṇbal daɣ-as ənta əd tənṭut-net Sarata.

11 Dəffər iba n Ibrahim iga Məššina albaraka daɣ barar-net Isxaq. Iɣsar Isxaq dagma n aṇu ən Laxay-Roy. ƏZZURRIYA n ISMAƔIL

12 Ənta da əzzurriya n Ismaɣil rur-es n Ibrahim, wa igraw əd Hajara wələt Maṣar təṃosat taklit ən Sarata.

13 Əntanay da iṣmawan ən maddanəs n Ismaɣil s əməzuzar ən təhut-nasan: Aɣaffaday-nnet eṣəm-net Nebayot, Kedar, Adəbel, Mibsam,

14 Mišma, Duma, Massa,

15 Hadad, Tema, Yetur, Nafiš, Kedma.

16 Əntanay əddi iṣmawan ən ṃaraw bararan d əššin n Ismaɣil. Akk iyyan iṃos əmənokal ən tawšet, ila šiɣarmaten əd ɣawnatan.

17 Ismaɣil iga ṭemeday n awatay əd karadat təṃərwen d əṣṣa as t-aba, ilkam i marawan-net.

18 Əzzurriya n Ismaɣil iɣsar gər Xabila əd Šur. Šur təddinnag i Maṣar daɣ tarrayt n Aššur. Iwar aganna daɣ əzzurriya wahadan n Ibrahim.

19 Əntada əttarix n Isxaq agg Ibrahim.

20 Isxaq iga əkkozat təṃərwen n awatay as izlaf Raqqiyetu elles ən Bətuhel wa n aw Aram ən Mesofotami, təṃos tamaḍrayt ən Laban.

21 Isxaq oṇsay Əməli fəlas ṭantut-net a təggəgrat. Təzzar təqbal təwaṭray-net, təga taɣurəs Raqqiyetu tadist n eknewan.

22 Ad ətanazmaman bararan daɣ tədist-net, təzzar təṇṇa: «Ənnar əddəlil igraw i awa?» Təgla təṣṣəstan Əməli.

23 Iṇṇ'as Əməli: «ṣanatat təmattiwen a əhanen tadist nam ṣanatat tawšeten əṃosnen bararan win z ammazzaynen da da a kam d əg̣madan. Barar wa issəlkaman ad ixkəm wa dd azzaran.»

24 As təggaz aṃzur itawaṣṣan as eknewan a əhanen tadist-net.

25 Wa dd'azzaran təhut ig̣mad du ijigalgal alam-net s aṇzadan zaggaɣnen a di da fəl as itawagga eṣəm Esaw.

26 Dəffər adi ig̣mad du amaḍray-net as əfus-net iṭtaf erəz n amaqqar-net Esaw adi da fəl as itawagga eṣəm Yaqub. Isxaq iga ṣədisat təṃərwen n awatay as əhuwan.

27 Ədwalan bararan a. Esaw iqqal ənagmar isaḍasan, iṃos awedan n əṣuf. Mišan Yaqub iqqal amaḍan iɣassaran daɣ həktan.

28 Iṣṣof Isxaq Esaw fəlas tara a iga iṣan ən tawaqqast ṃaran Raqqiyetu təṣṣof Yaqub.

29 Əzəl iyyan ad issəŋŋa Yaqub ameṇsay, Esaw ifal d' əṣuf ikn' iḍuz.

30 Iṇṇa Esaw i Yaqub: «Ayy'i əgmaya daɣ-ak ad atša daɣ ameṇsay di zaggaɣan di». Adi da fəl itawagga y Esaw eṣəm Edom.

31 Iṇṇ'as Yaqub: «Kundab' a di təzzənza təla nnak fall-i temsay.»

32 Ijjəwwab Esaw «Nak əmərədda taṃattant as əbuka ma di z aknu təla nin fall-ak temsay?»

33 Təzzar iṇṇ'as: «Əhəd i as wər fall-i təle temsay əmərədda».Ihad as Esaw. Əmmək wa da as din izzənza təla-net temsay fəl Yaqub i Yaqub.

34 Təzzar ikfa Yaqub Esaw taggəlla əd tanzant. Itša išwa, ibdad, igla. Əmmək wa da as wər issəfrar təla-net temsay fəl Yaqub.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3459

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3459. 'And swore, a man to his brother' means confirmation with those who do the good of truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'swearing' or of 'an oath' as confirmation, dealt with in 2842, 3037, 3375, and from the meaning of 'a man to his brother' as the good of truth, or what amounts to the same, one who is governed by that truth - 'man' meaning truth, see 265, 749, 1007, 3134, 3309, and 'brother' good, 2360. For what the good of truth is, see 3295, 3332. This good occurs with those represented here by Abimelech or by the Philistines, of whom Abimelech was the king, that is to say, those who make faith the essential thing of the Church and rank it above charity. No other good exists with such persons than the good of truth. Indeed they extract and draw out of the Word nothing else than references to faith and so to truth. They hardly notice references to good and so to life, and as a consequence they become more firmly convinced by matters of doctrine concerning faith and not by any concerning charity. When they do perform a good action it is one prescribed by matters of doctrine concerning faith. Good prescribed by these is called the good of truth.

[2] The Lord does indeed join Himself to those with whom this good exists, but not in the same way as He does to those who do the good of charity, for love and charity constitute spiritual conjunction, but not so faith except through love and charity. It is for this reason that the words used are not 'they made a covenant with Isaac' but 'they swore, a man to his brother'; for 'a covenant' has reference to good, which is the good of love and charity, whereas 'an oath' has reference to truth, which is the truth of faith, 3375. Also 'dwelling together' meant by 'a feast', 3456, is used in reference to those who do the good of truth. From people such as these in the next life I have been given to know that they have been separated from those who do the good of charity; for the latter are joined more nearly to the Lord than the former, since the former's good is so to speak hard and inflexible, and not communicable, and so is not in heaven but on the threshold of heaven.

  
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2360. He calls them 'brothers' because it was from good that he made his appeal. This is clear from the meaning of 'brother', for 'brother' in the Word has the same meaning as 'neighbour', the reason being that everyone ought to love his neighbour as himself. Thus 'brothers' were called such out of love, or what amounts to the same, from good. The origin of naming and greeting the neighbour in this way lies in heaven where the Lord is Father of all and loves all as His children; and so love is spiritual conjunction. From this the whole of heaven resembles so to speak one family born from love and charity, 685, 917.

[2] All the children of Israel therefore, since they represented the Lord's heavenly kingdom, that is, the kingdom of love and charity, were among themselves called 'brothers' and also 'companions', though they were called 'companions' not from the good of love but from the truth of faith, as in Isaiah,

Every one helps his companion and says to his brother, Be firm. Isaiah 41:6.

In Jeremiah,

Thus shall you say, every one to his companion and every one to his brother, What has Jehovah answered? and what has Jehovah spoken? Jeremiah 23:35.

In David,

For my brothers' and my companions' sakes I will say. Peace be within you! Psalms 122:8.

In Moses,

He shall not press his companion and his brother, because Jehovah's release has been proclaimed. Deuteronomy 15:2-3.

In Isaiah,

I will confound Egypt with Egypt, and they will fight, every one against his brother, and every one against his companion. Isaiah 19:2.

In Jeremiah,

Take heed, every one, of his companion and put no trust in any brother, for every brother will supplant wholly, and every companion will utter slanders. Jeremiah 9:4.

[3] The fact that all belonging to that Church were called by the one name 'brothers' may be seen in Isaiah,

They will bring all your brothers from all nations as an offering to Jehovah, on horses, and in chariots, and in covered wagons, and on mules, and on dromedaries, to My holy mountain, Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:20.

People, like the Jews, who know nothing beyond the sense of the letter believe that none else are meant than the descendants of Jacob, and also that those descendants will be brought back to Jerusalem on horses, and in chariots, and in covered wagons, and on mules by those whom they call the gentiles. But the word 'brothers' is used to mean all who are governed by good, 'horses, chariots, and wagons' to mean the things that belong to truth and good, and 'Jerusalem' the Lord's kingdom.

[4] In Moses,

When there is a needy person among you, one of your brothers, within one of your gates, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand against your needy brother. Deuteronomy 15:7, 11.

In the same author,

From among your brothers shall you set a king over you; you may not place over you a foreigner, who is not your brother. And his heart shall not be lifted up above his brothers. Deuteronomy 17:15, 20.

In the same author,

Jehovah your God will raise up for you from the midst of you, from your brothers, a prophet like me; Him shall you obey. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18.

[5] From these quotations it is evident that the Jews and Israelites all called one another brothers, but allies they called companions. But because they discerned nothing beyond the historical and worldly descriptions of the Word they consequently believed that they called one another brothers because they were all children of one forefather, namely Abraham. They were not called brothers in the Word for this reason however but from the good which they represented. Furthermore 'Abraham' in the internal sense means nothing else than love itself, that is, the Lord, 1893, 1965, 1989, 2011, whose sons who therefore are brothers - are those who are governed by good, all those in fact who are called 'the neighbour', as the Lord teaches in Matthew,

One is your Master, Christ, and all you are brothers. Matthew 23:8.

[6] In the same gospel,

Whoever is angry with his brother without cause will be liable to judgement; whoever says to his brother, Raca! will be liable to the Sanhedrin. If you offer your gift on the altar and there remember that your brother-has something against you, leave the gift there before the altar, go away and first be reconciled to your brother. Matthew 5:22-24.

In the same gospel,

Why do you notice the speck which is in your brother's eye? How will you say to your brother, Let me cast the speck out of your eye? Matthew 7:2-4.

In the same gospel,

If your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. Matthew 18:15.

In the same gospel,

Peter came and said to Him, Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I ought to forgive him? Matthew 18:21.

In the same gospel,

So also My heavenly Father will do to you if you from your hearts do not forgive - everyone his brother's trespasses. Matthew 18:35.

[7] From all this it is plain that all men everywhere, being the neighbour, are called brothers. They are called 'brothers' because everyone ought to love the neighbour as himself, so that they are called such from love or good. And because the Lord is Good itself and views everyone from good, and is Himself the Neighbour in the highest sense of all, He Himself refers to them as 'brothers', as in John,

Jesus said to Mary, Go to My brothers. John 20:17.

And in Matthew,

The king will answer them and say, Truly I say to you, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:40.

From this it is now clear that 'brother' is a term expressive of love.

  
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