4436. 'And Shechem spoke to Hamor his father' means thought from truth among the Ancients. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking' in the historical descriptions in the Word as perception and consequent thought, dealt with in 3395, and from the representation of 'Shechem the son of Hamor' as truth among the Ancients, dealt with in 4430, 4431. From this it is evident that 'Shechem spoke to Hamor his father' means thought from truth among the Ancients.