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P--NS δε-X ειπον-VF2-FAI2S ο-
A--DSM *φαραω-N---DSM οδε-
D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM υιος-N2--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM εγω-
P--GS *ισραηλ-N---GSM
Exodus 4:22
Arcana Coelestia #7017
7017. 'And I will see whether they are still alive' means a perception of that life. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as understanding and perceiving, dealt with in 2325, 2807, 3764, 3863, 4403-4421, 4567, 4723, 5400; and from the meaning of 'being alive' or 'living' as spiritual life, dealt with in 5407. A perception of that life means a perceiving before-hand, for when anyone proposes something to himself he envisages it as if it were a present reality. He must project his mind into the situation involving that thing, and from this come desires, and from it a feeling of delight such as would belong to that thing if it were a present reality. In this way intermediate ends link themselves to the last and lowest end and make so to speak a single end. 1
Voetnoten:
1. intermediate ends is a philosophical term for the means, and last and lowest end a term for the effect.
