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Եօթներորդ օրը ժողովրդի միջից ոմանք ելան դրանից հաւաքելու, բայց չգտան:
8461. 'And said, a man to his brother' means bewilderment. This is clear from the consideration that 'saying' includes what comes after it, at this point their bewilderment when they saw the manna, meant by 'they said, Man is it? because they did not know what it was'; and from the meaning of 'a man to his brother', as mutually, dealt with in 4725.
4725. 'And they said, a man to his brother' means the thoughts held mutually by them. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perceiving and thinking, dealt with in 3395; and from the meaning of 'a man to his brother' as mutually. Among the ancients 'a man to his brother' was a customary saying used by them to mean something mutual, the reason being that 'a man' meant truth, 3134, 3459, and 'a brother' good, 4121, and a perfect mutual bond exists between truth and good. For when truth is joined to good, and good to truth, the action is mutual and reciprocal, 2731.