7642. For if thou refuse to let my people go. That this signifies if they did not leave them, is evident from the signification of “to let go,” as being to leave (as frequently above); thus “refusing to let go” denotes not to be willing to leave.

6794. 'And she bore a son' means the truths from that union. This is clear from the meaning of 'bearing', which is used in reference to the things belonging to the Church, that is, faith and charity (these births are products of the heavenly marriage, which is the marriage of goodness and truth and is represented by marriages on earth); and from the meaning of 'a son' as truth, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 2623, 3373.