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Exodus 23:9

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9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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Arcana Coelestia #9270

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9270. 'For you were sojourners in the land of Egypt' means that they were protected from falsities and evils when they were molested by those from hell. This is clear from what has been shown in 9197, where the same words occur.

  
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