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And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
5476. 'And also, his blood; behold, it is required' means the subsequent remorse of conscience. This is clear from the meaning of 'blood' as violence done to good or charity, dealt with in 374, 1005. When this violence or blood 'is required' it gives rise to a disturbance within that is called the remorse of conscience. But this is the case only with those who have become disturbed once they have sinned, see 5470.