7716. They saw not a man his brother. That this signifies that they did not perceive the truth of any good, is evident from the signification of “seeing,” as being to understand and perceive (see n. 2150, 2325, 2807, 3764, 3863, 4403-4421, 4567, 4723, 5400); from the signification of “a man” as being truth (n. 3134); and from the signification of “brother,” as being good (n. 2360, 3303, 3803, 3815, 4121, 5409, 5686, 5692, 6756), and because “a man with his brother,” denotes the good of truth (n. 3459). From all this it is evident that by “they saw not a man his brother” is signified that they did not perceive the truth of any good.

5692. Toward his brother. That this signifies toward the internal from itself, is evident from the representation of Benjamin, who is here the “brother,” as being the intermediate, thus also the internal (see n. 5649); and as both the intermediate and the internal proceed from the celestial of the spiritual, which is “Joseph,” it is therefore called the internal from itself. Whoever receives anything of the Divine from the Lord, who here is “Joseph” in the supreme sense, as he who receives any of the good of charity, is called by the Lord a “brother,” and also a “son.”