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Genesis 50:16

¹⁶ They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,

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Arcana Coelestia #6529

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6529. 'Only their young children' means innocence. This is clear from the meaning of 'young children' as innocence, dealt with in 430, 3183, 5608.

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