5735. 'And put each one's silver in the mouth of his pouch' means bringing in addition truth received anew in the exterior natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'silver' as truth, dealt with in 1551, 2954, 5658; and from the meaning of 'the mouth of the pouch' as the opening of the exterior natural, dealt with in 5497. For what the exterior natural and the interior natural are, see 4570, 5118, 5126, 5497, 5649. The reason why truth received anew is meant is that the silver had been put back in the mouths of their pouches on a previous occasion as well, Genesis 42:25, 27-28, 35.

5659. 'And we are bringing it back in our hand' means the submission as far as possible of what had been freely given. This is clear from the meaning of 'bringing back' here as submitting, and from the meaning of 'in our hand' as far as possible, dealt with above in 5624. The fact that it had been given freely is meant by 'the silver in the mouth of each man's pouch' which they were returning, 5657.