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Genesis 47:4

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4 And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

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Arcana Coelestia #6164

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6164. 'And Joseph made it a statute' means a conclusion based on consent. This is clear from the meaning of 'making it a statute' as a conclusion based on consent; for what is made a statute comes into being with the consent of both parties and is regarded as one of those which have been mutually agreed on and so have imposed an obligation.

  
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