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Exodus 21:33

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33 If a man open a pit, and dig one, and cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall into it,

Commentarius

 

Silver

  

'Silver' signifies spiritual good or truth from a celestial origin. It also represents the truth of faith, or the truth acquired from self-hood, or proprium. 'Silver' means scientific truth. In Genesis 20:16, it signifies rational truth. 'A piece of silver' signifies a truth, or a knowledge of truth. In the internal sense of the Word, it signifies truth, but also falsity.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 1551; Exodus 16, 20; Psalms 6, 12, 12:6)