Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7199

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7199. 'That the Egyptians make them serve' means with those steeped in falsities who endeavour to bring them under their control. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Egyptians' as those steeped in falsities, dealt with in 6692, 7097, 7107, 7110, 7126, 7141; and from the meaning of 'making them serve' as endeavouring to bring them under their control, dealt with in 6666, 6670, 6671.


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