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1 Mosebok 31:20

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20 Og Jakob stjal sig bort fra arameeren Laban; han sa ikke noget til ham om at han vilde flykte.

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Arcana Coelestia #4181

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4181. Surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. That this signifies that it would have claimed all things for itself, is evident from the signification of “sending away empty,” as being to take all things away from him, and thus to claim all things for itself.

  
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