Bibliorum

 

1 Samuel 17:16

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16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

Commentarius

 

Shekel

  

'A shekel' signifies the price or estimation of good and truth, and 'half a shekel' signifies the determination of the quantity thereof.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 3104)