In Genesis 11:30, this signifies that the evil and falsity of idolatrous worship reproduced itself no further. (Arcana Coelestia 1371-1372)

In 1 Samuel 2:5, this signifies the church from the gentiles, who did not have the Word. (Apocalypse Revealed 103)

In Isaiah 54:1, this signifies people who are not in good because they are not in truths, but yet long for truths, as do upright nations outside the church. (Arcana Coelestia 9325[7])

In Deuteronomy 21:4, this signifies the natural mind not cultivated by truths and goods of faith because of ignorance. (Arcana Coelestia 9262)

(Verweise: Arcana Coelestia 1371)

5474. 'Do not sin against the boy' means lest they become separated - the external from the internal. This is clear from the meaning of 'sinning' as a separation, dealt with in 5229, for all sin leads to separation; and from the representation of Joseph, to whom 'the boy' refers here, as the internal, as above in 5469.