Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5925

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5925. Verses 14, 15 And he fell on the necka of Benjamin his brother, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.a And he kissed all his brothers, and wept on them; and after that his brothers talked to him.

'And he fell on the neck of Benjamin' means an inmost joining to the intermediary. 'And wept' means an expression of mercy. 'And Benjamin wept on his neck' means an acceptance and reciprocal response. 'And he kissed all his brothers' means a linking together through grace. 'And wept on them' means an expression of affection. 'And after that his brothers talked to him' means a reciprocal communication because there was acceptance.

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a lit. necks


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