Genesi 24:49
To many Protestant and Evangelical Italians, the Bibles translated by Giovanni Diodati are an important part of their history. Diodati’s first Italian Bible edition was printed in 1607, and his second in 1641. He died in 1649. Throughout the 1800s two editions of Diodati’s text were printed by the British Foreign Bible Society. This is the more recent 1894 edition, translated by Claudiana.
Arcana Coelestia #3156
3156. Verses 49-51 And now if you are going to show mercy and truth to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, and I will look to the right or to the left. And Laban answered, then Bethuel, and they said, From Jehovah has this thing come; we cannot speak to you bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken.
'Now if you are going to show mercy and truth to my master' means investigation of their consent by both mental powers - will and understanding. 'Tell me; and if not, tell me' means a state in which they are free to deliberate. 'And I will look to the right or to the left' means reciprocal freedom. 'And Laban answered, then Bethuel, and they said, From Jehovah has this thing come; we cannot speak to you bad or good' means acknowledgement that it was the Lord's alone. 'Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Jehovah has spoken' means consent inspired from the Lord.
