3594. 'And he said, Who then is he who has hunted venison and brought it to me' means questioning regarding that truth. This is clear from the representation of Jacob, to whom 'who is he?' refers here, as the truth of the natural, dealt with above, and from the meaning of 'venison' as truth acquired from good, dealt with in 3501. Here the question asked is whether that truth was derived from good.

3501. 'And hunt venison for me' means truth acquired from good. This is clear from the meaning of 'hunting' and of 'venison' as the truth of the natural from which the good of life is received, dealt with in 3309. Here truth acquired from good is meant because the words are addressed to Esau, who represents, as has been stated, the good of the natural.