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라반이 야곱에게 이르되 `네가 비록 나의 생질이나 어찌 공으로 내 일만 하겠느냐 ? 무엇이 네 보수겠느냐 ? 내게 고하라'
Arcana Coelestia # 3767
3767. And behold there three droves of the flock lying by it. That this signifies the holy things of churches and of doctrinal things, is evident from the signification of “three,” as being that which is holy (n. 720, 901); and from the signification of “droves of the flock,” as being those things which are of the church, thus doctrinal things; specifically, a “flock” signifies those who are within the church, and who learn and become imbued with the goods which are of charity, and the truths which are of faith; and in this case a “shepherd” signifies one who teaches these things; but in general a “flock” signifies all those who are in good, thus who belong to the Lord’s church in the universal world; and inasmuch as all these are introduced into good and truth by means of doctrinal things, therefore by a “flock” are also signified doctrinal things. For in the internal sense the things which determine the quality of a man, and the man himself who is of such a quality, are meant by the same expression; for the subject, which is man, is understood from that by virtue of which he is man.
[2] For this reason it has been repeatedly stated that names signify actual things, and also signify those to whom such things appertain-as that “Tyre” and “Zidon” signify the knowledges of good and truth, and also those who are in such knowledges; and that “Egypt” signifies memory-knowledge, and “Asshur” reasoning, yet there are also understood those who are in these; and so with every other name. But the speech in heaven among the angels is effected by means of actual things, without the idea of persons; thus by universals; and this for the reason that in this way they comprise countless things in their discourse; and especially is this the case because they attribute all good and truth to the Lord, and nothing to themselves; the result of which is that the ideas of their speech are not determined to any but the Lord alone. From all this we can now see whence it is that a “flock” is said to signify churches, and also doctrinal things. Droves of a flock are said to be “lying by the well,” because the doctrinal things are from the Word. (That a “well” denotes the Word, has been stated just above, n. 3765)
Genesis 29
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Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
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He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.
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There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.
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Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
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He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."
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He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
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He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."
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They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
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While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
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It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
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Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
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It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
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Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.
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Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"
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Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
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Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
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Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
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Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."
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Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
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Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
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It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"
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Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."
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Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
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Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.
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He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
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Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
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Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."
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She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.
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She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.
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She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
