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And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
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And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
5296. Under the hand of Pharaoh. That this signifies for need and consequent disposal in the natural, is evident from the signification of the “hand,” as being power (see n. 878, 3387, 4931-4937); hence “under the hand” denotes for disposal in every case of need, for what is in the power of anyone is at his disposal; and from the representation of Pharaoh, as being the natural (of which above).