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创世记 23:11

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11 不然,我。我送你这块田,连田间的洞也送你,在我同族的人面前都你,可以埋葬你的人。

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Arcana Coelestia #2939

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2939. Verse 10 And Ephron was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, to all entering into the gate of his city, saying,

'Ephron was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth' means those who were primarily able to receive the good and truth of faith. 'And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham' means the state of their receptivity. 'In the ears of the sons of Heth' means obedience. 'To all entering into the gate of his city, saying' means matters of doctrine through which one comes to faith.

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

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Genesis 23:6

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6 "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead."