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Kaj la sinjoro de Jozef prenis lin kaj fordonis lin en malliberejon, en la lokon, kie la malliberuloj de la regxo estis tenataj; kaj li estis tie en la malliberejo.
Genezo 39:20
Arcana Coelestia #5031
5031. 'And it happened' means a new state. This is clear from the meaning of 'it happened' or 'so it was' as that which implies something new or a new state, dealt with in 4979, 4987, 4999, in this case the state of spiritual natural good, represented by 'Joseph' after the outermost covering of truth has been removed from it, and so after it has ceased to be joined any longer to unspiritual natural truth and good.
