6764. 'And behold, two Hebrew men were quarrelling' means a discernment that within the Church people were in conflict with one another. This is clear from the meaning of 'behold' or seeing, as a discernment, dealt with in 2150, 3764, 4567, 4723, 5400; from the meaning of Hebrew men' as people belonging to the Church, dealt with above in 6758 (end); and from the meaning of quarrelling' as being in conflict.

2150. 'And he saw' means when He recognized this. This is clear from the meaning in the internal sense of 'seeing' as understanding and recognizing, and also of becoming enlightened, dealt with in 1584. Nothing is more common in the Word than for 'seeing' to have such meanings Here the meaning is that He recognized the presence of perception from the Divine, as just stated.