Genesis 48:16

¹⁶ The angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.

Arcana Coelestia #6258

6258. 'He could not see' means not noticing. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as discerning, dealt with above in 6249, thus also noticing.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.