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λάλησον πρὸς πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν υἱῶν ισραηλ λέγων τῇ δεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου λαβέτωσαν ἕκαστος πρόβατον κατ' οἴκους πατριῶν ἕκαστος πρόβατον κατ' οἰκίαν
Exodus 12:3
Deuteronomy 16:3
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οὐ φάγῃ ἐπ' αὐτοῦ ζύμην ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας φάγῃ ἐπ' αὐτοῦ ἄζυμα ἄρτον κακώσεως ὅτι ἐν σπουδῇ ἐξήλθετε ἐξ αἰγύπτου ἵνα μνησθῆτε τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς ἐξοδίας ὑμῶν ἐκ γῆς αἰγύπτου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς ὑμῶν
Arcana Coelestia # 7940
7940. 'In Egypt' means when in close proximity to the evil. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Egyptians' as the evil who molested those belonging to the spiritual Church, dealt with often; and from this 'Egypt' means the state or place where they were. They were plainly in close proximity, for they were in the land of Goshen. To know the nature of these matters, see what has been stated above in 7932.
