The Bible

Ezekiel 31:3

³ Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature: and his top was amidst the thick boughs.

Commentary

Stay

In Genesis 8:10, this signifies the period between two states. (Arcana Coelestia 880)

'To stay with,' as in Genesis 32:4, relates to the life of truth when accompanied by good, and in this instance, it means to take something in.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4243)

The Bible

Genesis 32:4

⁴ He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.