4361. 'And Leah also came near, then her sons, and they bowed down' means the affection for the truth of faith so far as exterior things and their truths are concerned, and their submissive introduction. This is clear from the representation of 'Leah' as the affection for exterior truth, dealt with in 3793, 3819, and therefore the affection for the truth of faith so far as exterior things were concerned; from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with immediately above; and from the meaning of 'bowing down' as submission, that is, a submissive introduction into Divine Natural Good, which 'Esau' represents.

3792. 'While he was still speaking to them' means thought during that time. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking' in historical parts of the Word as thinking, dealt with in 2271, 2287, 2619. During that time is clearly the meaning, for it was during the actual time he was speaking to them, or what amounts to the same 'while he was still speaking to them' that Rachel came.