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και-C ο-
A--ASF ραβδος-N2--ASF ουτος-
D--ASF ο-
A--ASF στρεφω-VD--APPASF εις-P οφις-N3I-ASM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S εν-P ο-
A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF συ-
P--GS εν-P ος-
--DSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εν-P αυτος-
D--DSF ο-
A--APN σημειον-N2N-APN
Exodus 4:17
Arcana Coelestia #6976
6976. 'And pour it out onto the dry land' means instilling it into the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'pouring out' as instilling; and from the meaning of 'the dry land' as the natural. 'The dry land' is used to describe a place free of water, and also to describe a land or territory. 'The land of Egypt' means the natural mind steeped in falsity, and so means the natural, 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5301; and 'the dry land' still more means the natural.
Arcana Coelestia #5301
5301. 'Which there will be in the land of Egypt' means which will exist in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land of Egypt' as the natural mind, dealt with in 5276, 5278, 5279, 5288. The expression 'the natural' is used here and in other places, and by it the natural mind is meant. For the human being has two minds, the rational mind and the natural mind. The rational mind belongs to the internal man, whereas the natural mind belongs to the external man; and it is the natural mind or external man that is meant when simply 'the natural' is used. The mind is a person's true self, as will be seen in what is spoken about next.
