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Genesis 39:19

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19 It happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that his wrath was kindled.

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Arcana Coelestia #5029

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5029. 'And fled out of doors' means that at that point it separated itself. This is clear from the meaning of 'fleeing out of doors' as separating itself, as above in 5020, as a consequence of which it has no truth with which to protect itself, as in 5009.

  
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