486. Verse 4 And the days of Man after he beget Seth were eight hundred years; and he beget sons and daughters.

'Days' means periods of time and states in general. 'Years' means periods of time and states in particular. 'Sons and daughters' means the truths and goods that they perceived.

9288. 'Seven days' means a holy state then. This is clear from the meaning of 'seven' as that which is holy, dealt with in 395, 433, 716, 881, 5265, 5268; and from the meaning of 'days' as states, dealt with in 23, 487, 488, 493, 2788, 3462, 3785, 4850, 5672, 5962, 7680, 8426, 9213.