8437. And Moses said unto Aaron. That this signifies the influx of truth Divine proceeding immediately from the Lord through the truth Divine which proceeds mediately, is evident from the signification of “saying,” when by the truth Divine that proceeds immediately from the Lord, which is represented by Moses, through the truth Divine that proceeds mediately and is represented by Aaron, as being influx. (That “saying” also denotes flowing in, see n. 5743, 6152, 6291, 7291, 7381, 8221, 8262; and that “Moses” denotes the truth which proceeds immediately from the Lord; and “Aaron” the truth which proceeds mediately, n. 7009, 7010, 7089, 7382.) What is meant by “truth proceeding immediately from the Lord,” and what by “truth proceeding mediately,” see n. 7055, 7056, 7058.

6291. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn. That this signifies perceptible influx with respect to good, that it has the priority, is evident from the signification of “saying,” when predicated of the internal celestial, which here is “Joseph,” as being influx (see n. 6152); here perceptible influx, because he not only took hold of his hand, but also said, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn.”