4708. 'And Israel said to Joseph' means perception from the Divine Spiritual. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perceiving, dealt with in 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2080, 2619, 2862, 3395, 3509, and from the representation of 'Joseph' as the Divine Spiritual, dealt with in 4669.

2081. 'Truly Sarah your wife' means Divine Truth joined to Good. This is clear from the representation and consequent meaning of 'Sarah' as Divine Truth joined to Good, dealt with above in 2063.