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And Joseph remembered the dreams that he dreamed of◦ them, and said to▵ them, You◦ are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.
Genesis 42:9
Arcana Coelestia # 5641
5641. 'Bring the men to the house' means that the truths in the natural were to be introduced into it. This is clear from the meaning of 'the sons of Jacob' as the truths known to the Church that were present in the natural, dealt with in 5403, 5419, 5427, 5428, 5512 - their introduction into the external Church being meant by 'bring them to the house'.
