7438. And say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah. That this signifies command, see n. 7036, 7310.

6722. And she could no longer hide him. That this signifies the time when it ought to appear, is evident from the signification of “being hid,” as being not to appear (see n. 6721); hence “to be hid no longer,” denotes to appear. That the time is meant when it ought to appear is because by the three months in which he was hid was signified fullness of time from beginning to end (as just above, n. 6721).