Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8569

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8569. 'And the people grumbled against Moses' means a greater degree of grief. This is clear from the meaning of 'grumbling' as grief caused by the bitterness of the temptation, dealt with in 8351. The fact that a greater degree of grief is meant is evident from Moses' words when he cried out to Jehovah, Yet a little, and they stone me, verse 4.


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