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Genesis第44章:16

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16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

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Arcana Coelestia#5761

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5761. 'And he said, Now also, according to Your words' means indeed so, as justice demands. This is clear from the explanations just above in 5758, 5759. As justice demands - that the one who does this must die - is meant by 'now also, according to Your words'; but then a less severe sentence follows.

  
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