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Genesis 31:15

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15 ου-D ως-C ο- A--NPF αλλοτριος-A1A-NPF λογιζομαι-VX--XPI1P αυτος- D--DSM πιπρασκω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X εγω- P--AP και-C καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S καταβρωσις-N3E-DSF ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GP

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Arcana Coelestia #4181

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4181. 'You would now have sent me away empty-handed' means that it would have claimed all things to itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'sending away empty-handed' as taking all things away from him, and so claiming all for itself.

  
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