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See note [85] on 7:108 .
Cf. 17:101 -"We gave unto Moses nine clear messages" - and the corresponding note [119].
See footnote for 20:22.
See footnote for 23:45.
The nine Signs: see n. 1091 to vii. 133.
Cf. xx. 22. There the expression is: "Draw thy hand close to thy side." As far as the physical act is concerned, the expressions there and here mean the same thing. Moses had a loose-fitting robe. If he put his hand within the folds of the robe, it would go to his bosom on the side of his body opposite to that from which his hand came; i.e., if it was his right hand it would go to the left side of his bosom. The hand comes out white and radiant, without a stain. Ordinarily if the skin becomes white it is a sign of disease or leprosy. Here it was the opposite. It was a sign of radiance and glory from the higher Light.