4357. 'And saw the women and their sons' means, of the affections for truth and of the truths which belong to those affections. This is clear from the meaning of 'the women', who in this case are Leah and Rachel's servant-girls, as affections for truth, dealt with in 3758, 3782, 3793, 3819, 4344, and from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 3373, in this case the truths which belong to those affections.

3782. 'And behold, Rachel his daughter' means the affection for interior truth. This is clear from the representation of 'Rachel' as the affection for interior truth, and of 'Leah' as the affection for exterior truth, dealt with below.