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Genesis 24:4

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4 Ale půjdeš do země mé a příbuznosti mé; a odtud vezmeš manželku synu mému Izákovi.

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Arcana Coelestia #3204

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3204. 'And she said to the servant' means investigation from the Divine Natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' here as investigating, for she asked, 'Who is that man there walking in the field?' and from the meaning of 'a servant' as the Divine Natural, dealt with above in 3191, 3192.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #3191

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3191. 'And went after the man' means under the guidance of natural Divine Truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'going after' or following in the internal sense here, as under the leading or guidance of, and from the meaning of 'man' as truth, dealt with in 3134, here natural Divine Truth, as above in 3184.

  
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