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Bereshit 24:14

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14 והיה הנער אשר אמר אליה הטי־נא כדך ואשתה ואמרה שתה וגם־גמליך אשקה אתה הכחת לעבדך ליצחק ובה אדע כי־עשית חסד עם־אדני׃

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Arcana Coelestia #3152

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3152. And he said, Speak. That this signifies longing, is evident from the signification of “speaking words,” as being to instruct; here, in the imperative form, as meaning that he should instruct. It is evident that these words involve a longing.

  
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