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Genesis 1:18

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18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

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Bring

  
The Offering, by François-Alfred Delobbe

To bring, in Genesis 37:28, signifies consultation.

As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “bring” is highly dependent on context, but in general it represents an introduction to a new spiritual state or to new ideas.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3943, 5543, 5641, 5645, 8988)

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Arcana Coelestia #2785

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2785. 'Rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' - whenever this occurs in the Word - as a phrase that implies some kind of raising up.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.