5019. 'And he left his garment with me' means evidence that an approach had been made. This is clear from the meaning of 'leaving one's garment' as removing outermost truth, dealt with in 5008, but in this case as evidence, for the garment in her hand which she showed - that is, outermost truth by which it gave proof that it wished to be joined - would be evidence that an approach had been made. This meaning, it is true, seems rather far-fetched; nevertheless it is what her words hold within them, see below in 5028.