Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8776

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8776. 'And all the people answered' means receptivity. This is clear from the meaning of 'answering' as receptivity, when 'speaking words' means influx, 8772. 'Answering' in other places besides this means receptivity, see 2941, 2957, for it is the reciprocation of influx, 2919, 4096, 8340.


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