6248. Verses 8-9 And Israel saw Joseph's sons and said, Whose are these? And Joseph said to his father, My sons are they, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them now to me, and I will bless them.

'And Israel saw Joseph's sons' means a discernment regarding the Church's understanding and will. 'And said, Whose are these?' means and regarding their origin. 'And Joseph said to his father' means a response coming from what exists more internally. 'My sons are they, whom God has given me here' means that they come from the internal in the natural. 'And he said, Bring them now to me' means so that they may draw near to spiritual good. 'And I will bless them' means a foretelling regarding goodness and truth.