3836. Verses 25, 26 And so it was in the morning, that behold it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? And why have you cheated me? And Laban said, It is not done that way in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
'So it was in the morning' means enlightenment in that state. 'That behold it was Leah' means that it was a joining to external truth. 'And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me?' means indignation. 'Was it not for Rachel that I served with you?' means that it was a diligent effort made for the affection for internal truth. 'And why have you cheated me?' means greater indignation. 'And Laban said, It is not done that way in our place' means that the state is not such...... 'To give the younger before the firstborn' means, that the affection for interior truth should precede the affection for external truth.
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