Genesis 44:16

¹⁶ And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? And how shall we be justified? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are servants to my lord, both^◦ we^◦, and^◦ he in whose hand the goblet was found.

Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Arcana Coelestia # 5795

5795. 'And said' means perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, dealt with quite often.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.