Arcana Coelestia #1739
1739. Verse 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the people and take the acquisitions for yourself. 1
'The king of Sodom said' means the evil and falsity that had been overcome. 'To Abram' means the Lord's Rational. 'Give me the people and take the acquisitions for yourself' 1 means that He was to give them life and they would not care about anything else.
Footnotes:
1. literally, Give me the soul[s], and keep the acquisition[s] for yourself
