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Genesis 43:18

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18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bond-men, and our asses.

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Arcana Coelestia # 5656

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5656. 'And it happened, when we came to the lodging-place and opened our pouches' means an inspection of the exterior natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'the lodging-place' as the exterior natural in general, dealt with in 5495; from the meaning of 'opening' as an inspection, for when someone opens something he does so to inspect it; and from the meaning of 'a pouch' as the exterior natural more specifically, dealt with in 5497.

  
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