7103. And the king of Egypt said unto them. That this signifies the answer from those who are in falsities, is evident from the signification of “saying,” when by Pharaoh to Moses and Aaron, as being contrary thought (as above, n. 7094); thus the thought which is for the answer; and from the representation of Pharaoh, or the king of Egypt, as being false memory-knowledge (n. 6651, 6679, 6683, 6692), thus those who are in falsities.