7033. 'And you are to say to Pharaoh' means admonition. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when done by Divine command, as admonition; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as falsity molesting the truths of the Church, thus those who are steeped in falsity and engage in molestation, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683, 6692.

6691. Verse 22 And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, Every son who is born you shall throw into the river, and every daughter you shall keep alive.

'And Pharaoh commanded all his people' means a general influx into factual knowledge opposed to the Church's truths. 'Saying, Every son who is born you are to throw into the river' means that all truths that appeared should be drowned in falsities. 'And every daughter you shall keep alive' means that they should not attack good.