Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 3944

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3944. 'And Rachel said to Leah' means perception by the affection for interior truth, and the desire for it. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perceiving, dealt with in 1898, 1919, 2080, 2619, 2862, 3395, 3509, and from the representation of 'Rachel' as the affection for interior truth, dealt with in 3758, 3782, 3793, 3819. That the affection and the desire for that truth is meant is also evident from what comes next, for Rachel says, 'Give me now some of your son's dudaim'.


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