Arcana Coelestia #3571
3571. Verses 26-29. And Isaac his father said unto him, Come near I pray, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed. And God shall give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fat things of the earth, and a multitude of corn and new wine. Peoples shall serve thee, and peoples shall bow down themselves to thee. Be thou a master to thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down themselves to thee; cursed are they that curse thee, and blessed are they that bless thee. “And Isaac his father said unto him, Come near I pray,” signifies a degree of perception still more interior; “and kiss me, my son” signifies whether it can be united; “and he came near, and kissed him,” signifies presence and unition; “and he smelled the smell of his garments,” signifies that which was grateful from the truth of good which he perceived; “and blessed him,” signifies conjunction thus; “and said, See, the smell of my son,” signifies that which was grateful from the truth of good; “is as the smell of a field,” signifies as from good ground out of which is truth; “which Jehovah hath blessed,” signifies that it is multiplied and made fruitful from the Divine; “and God shall give thee of the dew of heaven,” signifies from Divine truth; “and of the fat things of the earth,” signifies from Divine good; “and a multitude of corn,” signifies the derivative natural good; “and new wine,” signifies the derivative natural truth; “peoples shall serve thee,” signifies the truths of the church, or spiritual churches; “and peoples shall bow down themselves to thee,” signifies the truths of good; “Be thou a master to thy brethren,” signifies the dominion at first appearing to be that of the affection of natural truth over the affections of natural good; “and let thy mother’s sons bow down themselves to thee,” signifies over all other affections of truth; “cursed are they that curse thee,” signifies that he who disjoins himself shall be disjoined; “and blessed are they that bless thee,” signifies that he who conjoins himself shall be conjoined.
Genesis 27:26-29
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His father Isaac said to him, "Come near now, and kiss me, my son."
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He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.
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God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
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Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you."
