5771. 'And the cup was found in Benjamin's pouch' means that interior truth from the celestial existed with the intermediary. This is clear from the meaning of 'the cup' as interior truth, dealt with in 5736; and from the representation of 'Benjamin' as the intermediary, dealt with in 5411, 5413, 5443; and the existence with the intermediary of that truth from the celestial is meant by the cup's being placed, on Joseph's orders, in Benjamin's pouch.

What is implied by the matters referred to in this and the preceding paragraphs in this section is evident from what was stated previously.

5443. 'And behold, the youngest is with our father today' means that they are also joined to spiritual good. This is clear from the representation of Benjamin, to whom 'the youngest' refers here, as the intermediary effecting a joining together, dealt with below; and from the representation of Jacob, who by now was Israel, to whom 'father' refers here, as spiritual good, dealt with in 3654, 4598. 'Benjamin' is the spiritual of the celestial, which is the intermediary, see 4592, 5411, 5413, 5419. That is to say, it is the intermediary that links the natural, or what is present in the natural, to the celestial of the spiritual, which is 'Joseph'. And since 'Benjamin' is the intermediary, while 'Israel' is spiritual good, the words 'behold, the youngest is with our father today' therefore mean a joining to spiritual good.