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αποκριθεις δε ρουβην ειπεν αυτοις ουκ ελαλησα υμιν λεγων μη αδικησητε το παιδαριον και ουκ εισηκουσατε μου και ιδου το αιμα αυτου εκζητειται
Genesis 42:22
Arcana Coelestia # 5629
5629. 'Grant you mercy before the man' means so that spiritual truth may accept you favourably. This is clear from the meaning of 'granting mercy' as accepting favourably, and from the representation of Joseph, when he is called 'the man', as spiritual truth, as above in 5627.
