Genesis 44:31

³¹ and it shall be when^◦ he sees that the lad is not^◦, that he will··die; and thy servants will cause the gray··hairs of thy servant our father go··down in sorrow to the underworld.

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.