1471. Verse 12 And it will be, when the Egyptians see you they will say, This is his wife, and they will slay me and let you live.

'And it will be, when the Egyptians see you' means knowledge comprised of cognitions, it being the nature of that knowledge when celestial cognitions are seen that is described. 'And they will say, This is his wife' means that they will call those cognitions celestial 'And they will slay me and let you live' means that they would have no interest in the celestial things, only in the mere cognitions, which they would carry away