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Genesis 49:17

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17 Dan blive en Slange ved Vejen, en Giftsnog ved Stien, som bider Hesten i Hælen,så ytteren styrter bagover!


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Arcana Coelestia #6420

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6420. And embitter him. That this signifies resistance by falsities, is evident from the signification of “to embitter,” as being resistance, for in proportion as the resistance is great, so is the embittering during the fight now treated of. That the resistance is by falsities, is plain from what follows.

  
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