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ἐπειδή-C δέ-X παραἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ὁ-
A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ὁ-
A--GSN πένθος-N3E-GSN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ-
A--APM δυνάστης-N1M-APM *φαραώ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P σύ-
P--GP λαλέω-VA--AAD2P περί-P ἐγώ-
P--GS εἰς-P ὁ-
A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN *φαραώ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM
6583. 'And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation' means the establishment of the Church so far as its understanding and the derivatives from this were concerned. This is clear from the representation of 'Ephraim' as the area of understanding in the Church, dealt with in 3969, 5354, 6222, 6274, 6238, 6267; and from the meaning of 'sons of the third generation' as derivatives, for being the descendants of their parent, 'sons and 'sons of sons' mean the thing represented by that parent. The establishment of the Church from the internal, that is, from the Lord through the internal, is meant by 'Joseph saw'. What the Church's understanding is which 'Ephraim' represents, see 6222.
