6462. And Jacob finished commanding his sons. That this signifies the effect of the insinuation, is evident from the signification of “commanding sons and saying unto them,” as being insinuation (see n. 6450); thus “to finish commanding them” denotes the effect of the insinuation.

6450. And he commanded them, and said unto them. That this signifies insinuation, is evident from what follows, when Israel speaks to his sons about burying him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, where Abraham and Isaac were buried, whereby is signified life in the truths and goods of the natural, in which are interior things and what is inmost; and because these are treated of in what now follows, therefore by “commanding his sons and saying unto them” is signified insinuation into these things (that “to command” signifies influx, see n. 5486, 5732, thus it signifies insinuation).