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Genesis 37:33

³³ And he recognized it, and said, It is the tunic of my son; a bad wild··animal has devoured him; Joseph being··torn is··torn.

Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Rend, the garments

'To rend the garments' signifies mourning for truth lost or destroyed, or the loss of faith.

'Rending the garments' can also signify zeal for doctrine and truth, and humility.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4763, Genesis 37:29, 37:34)