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Genesis 24:17

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17 ἐπιτρέχω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ποτίζω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS μικρός-A1A-ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὑδρία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GS

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Arcana Coelestia #3053

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3053. Verse 11 And he made the camels kneel down outside and away from the city near a well of water, at evening time, at the time that women go out to draw water.

'He made the camels kneel down' means a holy ordering of general facts. 'Outside and away from the city' means removed from matters of doctrine. 'Near a well of water' means to receive the truths of faith. 'At evening time' means a more obscure state at that time. 'At the time that women go out to draw water' means a state of instruction.

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