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ولكن لاجل هذا اقمتك لكي اريك قوّتي ولكي يخبر باسمي في كل الارض.
7617. 'And he did not send the children of Israel away' means so that they did not leave. This is clear from the meaning of 'sending away' as leaving, as often before; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those belonging to the spiritual Church, whom they molested, dealt with in 6426, 6637, 6862, 6868, 7035, 7062, 7198, 7201, 7215, 7223.
6868. 'And that I should lead the children of Israel out' means and so deliver those who belonged to the spiritual Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'leading out' as delivering, as above in 6865; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those belonging to the spiritual Church, dealt with in 6637, 6862, 6865.