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Exodus 13:13

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13 And all that which opens·​·up the womb of a donkey thou shalt redeem with an animal·​·of·​·the·​·flock; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt chop· its ·neck; and every firstborn of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Commentary

 

Month

  

A 'month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the end of an earlier state and the beginning of a following state, thus a new state. 'A month' signifies a full state.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3814)