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Genesis 30:39

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39 And the flock was ardent before the rods; and the flock brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

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Arcana Coelestia #3946

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3946. And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my man? That this signifies that there is a conjugial longing, is evident from the signification of “taking a man” who is also another’s (as here Jacob, who was also Leah’s), as involving mutual love between them. Hence it is that by these words, “Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my man?” there is signified conjugial longing.

  
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