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Thou shalt set apart all that openeth the womb for the Lord, and all that is first brought forth of thy cattle: whatsoever thou shalt have of the male sex, thou shalt consecrate to the Lord.
8076. 'Which you will have, if they are males' means which is intrinsically the truth of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'male' as the truth of faith, dealt with in 2046, 4005, 7838.
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.