Potts(1905-1910) 4062
4062. THE INTERNAL SENSE. Verses 1-3. And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken all that was our father's; and from that which was our father's hath he made all this abundance. And Jacob saw the faces of Laban, and behold he was not at all with him as yesterday and the day before. And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy nativity, and I will be with thee. "And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying," signifies the truths of the good signified by "Laban," of what quality they were relatively to the good acquired thereby by the Lord in the natural; "Jacob hath taken all that was our father's," signifies that all things of the good now meant by "Jacob" had been given Him therefrom; "and from that which was our father's hath he made all this abundance," signifies that He gave it to Himself; "and Jacob saw the faces of Laban," signifies a change of state with that good, when the good meant by "Jacob" receded; "and behold he was not at all with him as yesterday and the day before," signifies the state altogether changed toward the good signified by "Jacob," although nothing was taken away from it, but that it had its own as before, except the state in respect to conjunction; "and Jehovah said unto Jacob," signifies the Lord's perception from the Divine; "return unto the land of thy fathers," signifies that He should now betake Himself nearer to good Divine; " and to thy nativity," signifies that He should betake Himself to the derivative truth; "and I will be with thee," signifies that it would then be Divine.
Elliott(1983-1999) 4062
4062. THE INTERNAL SENSE
Verses 1-3 And hea heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken all that belonged to our father, and from what belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth. And Jacob saw Laban's face, and behold, he was not at all friendly towards him as before.b And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to [the place of] your nativity, and I will be with you.
'He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying' means the nature of the truths belonging to the good meant by 'Laban' in comparison with the good thereby acquired in the Natural by the Lord. 'Jacob has taken all that belonged to our father' means that every aspect of good now meant by 'Jacob' had been given to Him from that source. 'And from what belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth' means that He gave it to Himself. 'And Jacob saw Laban's face' means a change of state with that good when the good meant by Jacob was departing from it. 'And behold, he was not at all friendly towards him as before' means that towards the good meant by 'Jacob' the state was completely altered; yet nothing had been taken away from that good, for it possessed what was its own as it had done previously, apart from its link with [the intermediate good]. 'And Jehovah said to Jacob' means the Lord's perception from the Divine. 'Return to the land of your fathers' means that He had now to bring Himself closer to Divine good. 'And to [the place of] your nativity' means towards the truth deriving from that good. 'And I will be with you' means that in that case it will be Divine.
Latin(1748-1756) 4062
4062. SENSUS INTERNUSVers. 1-3. Et audivit verba filiorum Labanis, dicendo, Sumpsit Jacob omnia quae patri nostro, et a quibus patri nostro, fecit omnem copiam hanc. Et vidit Jacob facies Labanis, et ecce nullatenus is cum eo sicut heri nudius tertius. Et dixit Jehovah ad Jacobum, Revertere ad terram patrum tuorum, et ad nativitatem tuam, et ero cum te. Audivit verba filiorum Labanis, dicendo' significat boni per Labanem significati vera qualia respective ad bonum acquisitum inde in Naturali a Domino: `Sumpsit Jacob omnia quae patri nostro' significat quod omnia boni per Jacobum nunc intellecti data ipsi sint inde: `et a quibus patri nostro, fecit omnem copiam hanc' significat quod Ipse Sibi daret: `et vidit Jacob facies Labanis' significat status mutationem apud bonum illud cum recederet bonum per `Jacob' intellectum: `et ecce nullatenus is cum eo sicut heri nudius tertius' significat statum prorsus mutatum erga bonum per `Jacob' significatum, a quo tamen nihil desumptum quin haberet sua sicut prius, praeter statum quoad conjunctionem:
`et dixit Jehovah ad Jacobum' significat Domini perceptionem ex Divino: `Revertere ad terram patrum tuorum significat quod nunc propius se conferret ad bonum Divinum: `et ad nativitatem tuam' significat quod ad verum inde: `et ero tecum significat quod tunc Divinum.