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Genesis 29:1

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1 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ἀνατολή-N1--GPF πρός-P *λαβαν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM *σύρος-N2--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM δέ-X *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF *ἰακώβ-N---GSM καί-C *ησαυ-N---GSM

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Arcana Coelestia #3764

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3764. 'He saw' means perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as perceiving, dealt with below at verse 32 of this chapter where Reuben, who was given that name from the word 'seeing', is the subject.

  
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