10223. The half of a shekel an uplifting ¹ to Jehovah. That this signifies that all things of truth from good are of the Lord alone, is evident from the signification of “half a shekel,” as being all things of truth from good (of which above, n. 10221); and from the signification of “an uplifting to Jehovah,” as being that which is of the Lord alone (n. 10093).

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9641. And thou shalt make the planks for the Habitation twenty. That this signifies good which supports heaven in every way and completely, is evident from the signification of “the planks of the Habitation,” as being the good which supports heaven (see n. 9634); and from the signification of “twenty,” as being what is full, thus in every way and completely. That “twenty” has this signification, is because numbers formed by multiplication have the same signification as the simple numbers from which they have been multiplied (n. 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973); thus the number “twenty” signifies the same as “ten,” and “two,” from the multiplication of which it arises. (That “ten” denotes what is full, and all, see n. 3107, 4638; and in like manner “two,” n. 9103, 9166)