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Genesis 24:9

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9 καὶ ἔθηκεν ὁ παῖς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὸν μηρὸν αβρααμ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τούτου

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Arcana Coelestia #3204

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3204. 'And she said to the servant' means investigation from the Divine Natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' here as investigating, for she asked, 'Who is that man there walking in the field?' and from the meaning of 'a servant' as the Divine Natural, dealt with above in 3191, 3192.

  
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