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Bereshit 34:17

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17 ואם־לא תשמעו אלינו להמול ולקחנו את־בתנו והלכנו׃

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Arcana Coelestia #4509

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4509. 'And all their young children' means all innocence. This is clear from the meaning of 'a young child' as innocence, dealt with in 430, 2126, 3183.

  
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