3568. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s hunting. That this signifies a longing to conjoin with itself natural truth through good, is evident from the signification of “eating,” as being to conjoin and appropriate (n. 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513); and from the signification of “my son’s hunting,” as being the truth of good (n. 3309, 3501, 3508). That a longing is signified, is evident.