9018. And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him. That this signifies the application of the truth of faith to evil, and alienation, is evident from the signification of “stealing a man,” as being the application of the truth of faith to evil (that “a man,” here a man of the sons of Israel, denotes the truth of faith, see n. 5414, 5879, 5951, 7957, 9007); and that “stealing” denotes its application to evil (n. 5135); and from the signification of “selling,” as being alienation (n. 4098, 4752, 4758, 5886).