7271. 'To Send the children of Israel away' means that they should depart from molestation. This is clear from the representation of Pharaoh, to whom these things were to be said, as those who molest by means of falsities, dealt with in 7107, 7110, 7126, 7142; from the meaning of 'sending away' as that they should depart; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, as in 6426, 6637, 6862, 6868, 7035, 7062, 7198, 7201, 7215, 7223.

7223. 'Behold, the children of Israel have not heard me' means that those who are spiritual have not received the things which have been declared to them. This is clear from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who are spiritual, that is, those who belong to the Lord's spiritual Church, dealt with in 6426, 6637; and from the meaning of 'not hearing' as not receiving in faith and obedience, dealt with above in 7216. The fact that the things which have been declared to them are meant, that is, things regarding their deliverance, is self-evident.