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Genesis 31:13

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13 I [am] the God of Bethel where thou hast anointed a standing pillar, where thou hast vowed a vow to me; now, arise, go out from this land, and turn back unto the land of thy birth.'

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #4183

Studere hoc loco

  
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4183. Verse 43 And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flock is my flock, and all that you see is mine. And for my daughters, what am I to do for them today, or for their sons whom they have borne?

'Laban answered and said to Jacob' means an obscure state of perception. 'The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flock is my flock' means that all affections for truth, all truths and goods were its own. 'And all that you see is mine' means all ability to perceive and to understand. 'And for my daughters, what am I to do for them today, or for their sons whom they have borne?' means that it did not dare to lay claim to those things as its own.

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