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Genesis 29:4

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4 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀδελφός-N2--VPM πόθεν-D εἰμί-V9--PAI2P σύ- P--NP ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P *χαρραν-N---GS εἰμί-V9--PAI1P

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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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