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And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
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And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
6881. 'And He said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel' means the instruction that is provided second. This is clear from the meaning of 'God said', when it is used a second time, as a new phase of perception, dealt with in 2061, 2238, 2260, the new phase of perception being here the instruction that is given second; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, for whose benefit that instruction was provided.