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Exodus 1:18

¹⁸ The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"

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Arcana Coelestia #6642

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6642. 'Were seventy souls' means that which was complete. This is clear from the meaning of 'seventy' as that which is complete, dealt with in 6508.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.