5142. And he said unto Joseph. That this signifies the perception of the celestial in the natural, is evident from the signification of “saying,” in the historic parts of the Word, as being perception (often explained before); and from the representation of Joseph, as being the celestial in the natural (see n. 5086, 5087, 5106).

5085. Unto the prison house. That this signifies among falsities, is evident from the signification of a “prison house,” as being the vastation of falsity, and hence falsity (n. 4958, 5037, 5038).