5907. 'And say to him, Thus said your son Joseph' means the perception this good had regarding the internal celestial. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perception, dealt with often; and from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal celestial, dealt with in 5869, 5877. The reason for the meaning here - the perception that spiritual good, which is 'Israel', had regarding the internal celestial, which is 'Joseph' - is that the words 'said your son Joseph' describe in the internal sense an ability to perceive that is the product of an influx from the internal celestial into spiritual good.