4896. 'And also the men of the place said, There has been no harlot there' means perception received from truths that it was not something false. This is clear from what is said just above in 4892, 4893, where similar words occur.

4892. 'And they said' means perception received from truths. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical descriptions of the Word as perceiving, dealt with in 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2080, 2619, 2862, 3509. Perception received from truths is meant because it was 'the men of the place' who spoke - 'the men of the place' meaning truths, see just above in 4889.