5633.创世记43:15-17.于是，那些人拿着这礼物，又手里加倍地带银子，并且带着便雅悯，起身下到埃及，站在约瑟面前。约瑟见便雅悯和他们同来，就对管家的说，将这些人领到屋里。要宰杀牲畜，预备筵席，因为晌午这些人同我吃饭。那人就照约瑟所说的去行；那人领这些人进约瑟的屋里。
“于是，那些人拿着这礼物”表与他们同在的真理拥有获得青睐的手段。“又手里加倍地带银子”表以及凭能力所得来的真理。“并且带着便雅悯”表还有居间层。“起身下到埃及”表上升，以便从记忆知识的内层事物那里获得生命。“站在约瑟面前”表属灵层的属天层在那里的存在。“约瑟见便雅悯和他们同来”表属灵层的属天层对属灵的居间层与真理同在的觉知。“就对管家的说”表属于外在教会的东西。“将这些人领到屋里”表属世层中的真理要被引入它。“要宰杀牲畜，预备筵席”表通过外层属世层的良善。“因为晌午这些人同我吃饭”表当与居间层同在时，它们就会被联结起来。“那人就照约瑟所说的去行”表实施。“那人领这些人进约瑟的屋里”表第一次引入来自属灵层的属天层的良善。
Potts(1905-1910) 5633
5633. Verses 15-17. And the men took this present, and they took double silver in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and he said to him that was over his house, Bring the men to the house, and slaying slay, and make ready; for the men shall eat with me at noon. And the man did as Joseph said; and the man brought the men to Joseph's house. "And the men took this present," signifies that truths had with them the means for obtaining favor; "and they took double silver in their hand," signifies also truth received in the ability; "and Benjamin," signifies and the intermediate also; "and rose up and went down to Egypt," signifies elevation to life to be gained by them from the interior things of memory-knowledges; "and stood before Joseph," signifies the presence of the celestial of the spiritual there; "and Joseph saw Benjamin with them," signifies the perception by the celestial of the spiritual of a spiritual intermediate with truths; "and he said to him that was over his house," signifies to that which is of the external church; "Bring the men to the house," signifies that the truths in the natural were to be introduced thither; "and slaying slay and make ready," signifies through the goods of the exterior natural; "for the men shall eat with me at noon," signifies that they will be conjoined when with the intermediate; "and the man did as Joseph said," signifies bringing it about; "and the man brought the men to Joseph's house," signifies first introduction into the good which is from the celestial of the spiritual.
Elliott(1983-1999) 5633
5633. Verses 15-17 And the men took this gift, and took the double amount of silver in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and he said to the one who was over his house, Bring the men to the house, and slaughter and prepare [an animal]; for the men will eat with me at midday. And the man did as Joseph said, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.
'And the men took [this] gift' means that the truths had with them the means to obtain favour. 'And took the double amount of silver in their hand' means also truth received by the power. 'And Benjamin' means the intermediary also. 'And they rose up, and went down to Egypt' means a raising up so as to acquire life from the interior areas of factual knowledge. 'And stood before Joseph' means the presence there of the celestial of the spiritual. 'And Joseph saw Benjamin with them' means the discernment by the celestial of the spiritual that the spiritual intermediary was present with the truths. 'And he said to the one who was over his house' means that which belongs to the external Church. 'Bring the men to the house' means that the truths in the natural were to be introduced into it. 'And slaughter and prepare [an animal]' means through the forms of good belonging to the exterior natural. 'For the men will eat with me at midday' means that they will be joined together when accompanied by the intermediary. 'And the man did as Joseph said' means a putting into effect. 'And the man brought the men to Joseph's house' means the first introduction into good coming from the celestial of the spiritual.
Latin(1748-1756) 5633
5633. Vers. 15-17. Et acceperunt viri munus hoc, et duplum argenti acceperunt in manu sua, et Benjaminem, et surrexerunt, et descenderunt Aegyptum; et steterunt coram Josepho. Et vidit Joseph cum illis Benjaminem, et dixit ei qui super doma sua, Adduc viros domum, et mactando macta, et praepara, quia mecum comedent viri in meridie. Et fecit vir quemadmodum dixit Joseph, et adduxit {1}vir viros domum Josephi. `Et acceperunt viri munus {2}hoc significat quod vera secum haberent per quae obtinerent gratiam: `et duplum argenti acceperunt in manu sua' significat etiam verum acceptum in potentia: `et Benjaminem' significat et quoque medium: `et surrexerunt et descenderunt Aegyptum' significat elevationem ad vitam sibi comparandam ex interioribus scientificorum: `et steterunt coram Josepho' significat praesentiam caelestis spiritualis ibi: `et vidit Joseph cum illis Benjaminem' significat apperceptionem medii spiritualis apud vera, a caelesti spiritualis: `et dixit ei qui super domo sua' significat ad id quod Ecclesiae externae: `Adduc viros domum' significat quod vera in naturali illuc introducerentur: `et mactando macta et praepara significat per bona naturalis exterioris: `quia mecum comedent viri in meridie' significat quod conjungentur quando cum medio: `et fecit vir quemadmodum dixit Joseph' significat effectuationem: `et adduxit vir viros domum Josephi' significat introductionem primam in bonum quod a caelesti spiritualis. @1 I o here only$ @2 A I o here only$