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Génesis 47:23

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23 Y José dijo al pueblo: He aquí os he comprado hoy y a vuestra tierra para el Faraón; ved aquí simiente, y sembraréis la tierra.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #6076

Studere hoc loco

  
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6076. 'And they said to Pharaoh' means a continuation of the perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, dealt with above in 6063; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural in general, dealt with previously. The reason a continuation of the perception by the natural is meant is that the phrase 'they said to Pharaoh' was used just previously, 6074, and now occurs again.

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

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #6074

Studere hoc loco

  
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6074. 'And they said to Pharaoh, Shepherds of the flock are your servants' means that they lead to good. This is clear from the meaning of 'shepherds of the flock' as those who lead to good, dealt with in 6044, here truths that lead to good since the truths of the Church are represented by 'the sons of Jacob'.

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