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Deuteronomy 33:21

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21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #138

Studere hoc loco

  
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138. Verse 18 And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make for him a help suitable for him. 'Alone' means that he was not content to be guided by the Lord but desired to have self and the world as his guide. 'A help suitable for him' means the proprium, which, further on, is also called 'the rib which was built into a woman'.

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

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Genesis 2:18

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18 Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."