7220. 'Come, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt' means a warning to those who molest by means of utter falsities. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking to', since it is to be done by Divine command, as a warning; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who molest by means of falsities, dealt with in 7107, 7110, 7126, 7142. And since they were utter falsities, the expression 'Pharaoh king of Egypt' is used, for in the genuine sense 'king' means truth, and in the contrary sense falsity, 2015, 2069.

7142. 'And cried out to Pharaoh' means resentment expressed to those who were molesting. This is clear from the meaning here of 'crying out' as expressing resentment - resentment at having been beaten, that is, at having suffered harm from the falsities which were introduced, and at being given no straw to make bricks, that is, at having to receive and introduce nothing but fabrications and falsities; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who molest, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683, 7126.