4284. 'And he said, I will not let you go unless you bless me' means that a joining together was to take place. This is clear from the meaning of 'not letting you go' as the fact that the temptation was not going to come to an end, dealt with immediately above in 4283, and from the meaning of 'blessing' as conjunction, dealt with in 3504, 3514, 3530, 3584. From this it is evident that 'I will not let you go unless you bless me' means that it would not come to an end until the conjunction was effected, that is, when the joining together was to take place.

3530. 'And I shall bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing' means a separation. This is clear from the meaning of 'a curse' as a separation or turning away from good, dealt with in 245, 379, 1423, and from the meaning of 'blessing' as being joined to good, dealt with in 3504, 3514.