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Men om du icke låter honom följa med oss, så vilja vi icke fara, ty mannen sade till oss: 'I fån icke komma inför mitt ansikte, med mindre eder broder är med eder.'
5693. 'And he sought [somewhere] to weep' means an expression of mercy springing out of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'weeping' as an expression of mercy springing out of love, dealt with in 3801, 5480.
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