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Genesis 31:51

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51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee.

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Arcana Coelestia #4181

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4181. 'You would now have sent me away empty-handed' means that it would have claimed all things to itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'sending away empty-handed' as taking all things away from him, and so claiming all for itself.

  
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