2267. That 'perhaps the fifty righteous persons will lack five' means if it were something less is clear from the meaning of 'five' as small or less. The meaning of this number is dealt with in Volume One, in 649; and what 'the fifty righteous persons' means has been shown above in 2252.
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I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."