10405. 'And he received [the gold] from their hands' means things favouring their proprium or self. This is clear from the meaning of 'receiving from someone's hand' as receiving such things as are his, thus that belong to the self or are favourable to the self; for 'the hand' means a person's power or capability, and consequently whatever is his, see in the places referred to in 10019, and 10082, 10241.

4934. I have seen a bare arm, bent forwards, possessing so much strength and at the same time rousing so much terror that I not only shuddered at the sight of it but also felt as though I could be entirely smashed to pieces by it. It was irresistible. I have seen this arm on two occasions, and from this I was led to realize that 'the arms' means strength and 'the hands' power. I also felt the heat radiating from this arm.