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Genesis 44:18

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18 And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

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Arcana Coelestia #5745

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5745. 'And overtake them' means an indirect link with them. This is clear from the meaning of 'overtaking them', that is to say, by the one who was over Joseph's house, as an indirect linking.

  
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