5466. 'And they did so' means the end of this state. This is clear from the meaning of 'doing', or something that has been done, as the end of one state that comes first and by implication the beginning of another that follows, dealt with in 4979, 4987, 4999, 5074. A lengthier explanation of these matters is avoided here for the same reason as mentioned above in 5454. It should nevertheless be recognized that they contain arcana beyond description, which in heaven shine from every individual word, though not a trace of them is visible to man. The holiness which one can sometimes discern with a person reading the Word holds a large number of such arcana within it, for the holiness which fills a person possesses countless facets concealed within it which he does not see.