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Bereshit 39:4

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4 וימצא יוסף חן בעיניו וישרת אתו ויפקדהו על־ביתו וכל־יש־לו נתן בידו׃

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Arcana Coelestia #5043

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Yiya esigabeni / 10837  
  

5043. 'And gave him favour in the eyes of the governor of the prison-house' means consequent support in temptations. This is clear from the meaning of 'giving favour' as support, for 'giving favour' in temptations is bringing comfort and supporting with hope; from the meaning of 'the governor (or the prince)' as primary truth, dealt with in the next paragraph; and from the meaning of 'the prison-house' as the laying waste of falsity, and therefore temptation, dealt with above in 5038, 5039.

  
Yiya esigabeni / 10837  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.