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Genesis 30:1

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1 Als nu Rachel zag, dat zij Jakob niet baarde, zo benijdde Rachel haar zuster; en zij zeide tot Jakob: Geef mij kinderen! of indien niet, zo ben ik dood.

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Arcana Coelestia #3992

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3992. 'I will pass through all your flock today' means that [the good of truth] recognizes the nature of all that good. This is clear from the meaning of 'flock' as good, dealt with in 343, 3518, and from the meaning of 'passing through it all' as knowing and perceiving the nature of it.

  
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