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Genesis 44:33

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33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

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Arcana Coelestia #5808

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5808. 'And you said to your servants' means an imparted perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perception; and because Joseph's words had been addressed to them, it is an imparted perception.

  
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