3553. 'So that your soul may bless me' means conjunction. This is clear from the meaning of 'being blessed' as conjunction, dealt with above in 3504, 3514, 3530.
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3530. 'And I shall bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing' means a separation. This is clear from the meaning of 'a curse' as a separation or turning away from good, dealt with in 245, 379, 1423, and from the meaning of 'blessing' as being joined to good, dealt with in 3504, 3514.
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