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Genesis 24:20

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20 And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.

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Arcana Coelestia #3127

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3127. 'The girl ran' means the inclination of that affection. This is clear from the meaning of 'running' as some leaning or inclination, and from the meaning of 'the girl' as affection that has innocence within it, dealt with above in 3067, 3110.

  
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