6732. 'And she saw the box in the middle of the weed' means a discernment of the crude form of truth among false factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing as discernment, dealt with in 2150, 3764, 4567, 4723, 5400; from the meaning of 'a box made of rush' as that which is crude but nevertheless is derived from truth, dealt with in 6723, thus a crude form of truth; and from the meaning of 'the weed' as false factual knowledge, dealt with in 6726, so that 'in the middle of the weed' means among that factual knowledge. Explanations of these meanings have been given above.

3764. 'He saw' means perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as perceiving, dealt with below at verse 32 of this chapter where Reuben, who was given that name from the word 'seeing', is the subject.