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Genesis 24:23

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23 καί-C ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S θυγάτηρ-N3--NSF τίς- I--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS εἰ-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S παρά-P ὁ- A--DSM πατήρ-N3--DSM σύ- P--GS τόπος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--DP καταλύω-VA--AAN

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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.