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Genesis 42:30

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30 The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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Arcana Coelestia # 5408

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5408. 'And [Joseph's ten brothers] went down' means an aim and endeavour - an aim and endeavour to acquire truths to itself, and to make these its own, through factual knowledge. This is evident from the meaning of 'going down' - going down to Egypt - as an aim and endeavour.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Jonah 2:1-2

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1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly.

2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.