3554. 'And Isaac said to his son' means perception, that is to say, of the Rational represented by Isaac regarding the Natural represented by Jacob, for 'laying' means perceiving, as has often been shown already.

3530. 'And I shall bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing' means a separation. This is clear from the meaning of 'a curse' as a separation or turning away from good, dealt with in 245, 379, 1423, and from the meaning of 'blessing' as being joined to good, dealt with in 3504, 3514.