5627. 'And rise up, return to the man' means the life received from spiritual truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as a raising up to interior and therefore to spiritual things, dealt with in 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927, 3171, 4107, 4881; from the meaning of 'returning' as the life received from, dealt with above in 5614; and from the representation of Joseph, who is called 'the man', as spiritual truth, dealt with in 5584.

3171. 'And they rose up in the morning' means a degree of raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as implying a raising up, dealt with in 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927, and from the meaning of 'the morning' as the Lord, also His kingdom, as well as the state of peace which this brings, dealt with in 2405, 2780. The natural is said to be raised up when spiritual things are made over to it as its own. All raising up originates in spiritual and celestial things, for it is by means of these that a person is raised up to heaven and so nearer to the Lord.