Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5366

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5366. 'And Pharaoh said to all Egypt' means a discernment. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perceiving, dealt with in 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2061, 2080, 2862, 3395, 3509; from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural in general, dealt with in 5160; and from the meaning of 'all Egypt' as both parts of the natural, dealt with in 5276, 5364. From these meanings it is evident that 'Pharaoh said to all Egypt' means a discernment in both parts of the natural in general and in particular.


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