8092. 'And so it was when Pharaoh sent the people away' means when those who molested left those belonging to the spiritual Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'sending away' as leaving; from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who molested by means of falsities, dealt with in 7107, 7110, 7126, 7142, 7220, 7228, 7317; and from the meaning of the children of Israel, who are 'the people' here, as those who belong to the spiritual Church, dealt with above in 8044.