Arcana Coelestia #3041
3041. Verses 8-9 And if the woman is not willing to go after you, you are clear from this my oath; only do not take my son back there. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
'If the woman is not willing to go after you' means here, as previously, if the affection for truth were not separated. 'You are clear from my oath' means the freedom that the natural man has. 'Only do not take my son back there' means here, as previously, no resulting conjunction. 'And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master' means here, as previously, that the natural man was bound, as regards its power, to the good of conjugial love. 'And swore to him concerning this matter' means a very solemn undertaking.
Psalms 133
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See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
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It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes;
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like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forevermore. A Song of Ascents.
