3549. 'And Jacob said to his father' means discernment by natural truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perceiving, dealt with already, in this case discerning because it comes from the natural, and from the representation of 'Jacob' as natural truth, also dealt with already.

A bow signifies falsity of doctrine destroying truth, and spear, the falsity of evil destroying good. (Jeremiah 6:23)

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