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I knew thee in the desert, in the land of the wilderness.
To bring, in Genesis 37:28, signifies consultation.
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “bring” is highly dependent on context, but in general it represents an introduction to a new spiritual state or to new ideas.
(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 3943, 5543, 5641, 5645, 8988)
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Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them.