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καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός-
D--APM *αβρααμ-N---NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C ἔχω-V1--PAI2P ὁ-
A--DSF ψυχή-N1--DSF σύ-
P--GP ὥστε-C θάπτω-VA--AAN ὁ-
A--ASM νεκρός-N2--ASM ἐγώ-
P--GS ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ-
P--GS ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ-
P--GS καί-C λαλέω-VA--AAD2P περί-P ἐγώ-
P--GS *εφρων-N---DSM ὁ-
A--DSM ὁ-
A--GSM *σααρ-N---GSM
2980. 'At the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre' means that in this way they were regenerated to the extent that they could be. This is clear from the meaning of 'the cave' as the truth of faith enveloped in obscurity, dealt with in 2935; from the meaning of 'the field' as the good of faith, dealt with in 2971; from the meaning of 'Machpelah facing (or before) Mamre', as the nature and extent of regeneration, dealt with in 2970. Thus the meaning is that they were regenerated by means of the good and truth of faith to the extent that they could be, that is, according to their ability and understanding, 2913, 2928, 2975.
