5845. 'Perhaps I shall see the evil which will come upon my father' means a perception that it will perish. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as understanding, dealt with in 2807, 3863, 4403, 4421, and consequently perceiving, 3764, 4567, 5400. The idea that it will perish is meant by 'the evil which will come upon him'. Much the same is meant by 'causing grey hair to go down in evil to the grave', 5832, and also by the statement that if their father did not see him with his brothers he would die, 5836. This is the evil that is meant. Regarding spiritual good represented by 'Israel', that it would perish if the truth represented by 'Benjamin' were to depart, see above in 5832.