7983. 'And the dwelling of the children of Israel, when they dwelt in Egypt' means the duration of the molestations. This is clear from the meaning of 'the dwelling' as a state of life, dealt with in 1293, 3384, 3613, 4451, 6051, at this point a state consisting of molestations, this being the state of life which is the subject at present and which is meant by the number 'four hundred and thirty', to which the words under consideration refer.