3828. Verses 21-24. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my woman, for my days are fulfilled, and I will come to her. And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him, and he came to her. And Laban gave her Zilpah his handmaid, unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid. “And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my woman,” signifies that from general good there was now conjunction with the affection of interior truth; “for my days are fulfilled, and I will come to her,” signifies that now was the state in question; “and Laban gathered together all the men of the place,” signifies all the truths of that state; “and made a feast,” signifies initiation; “and it came to pass in the evening,” signifies the state as yet obscure; “that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him, and he came to her,” signifies that as yet there was conjunction only with the affection of external truth; “and Laban gave her Zilpah his handmaid, unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid,” signifies the external affections or external bonds which are subservient means.