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Berean Standard Bible

“Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!””

Amos 8:6

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

World English Bible (WEB)

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”

King James Version (KJV)

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

American Standard Version (ASV)

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Para comprar los pobres por dinero, y los necesitados por un par de zapatos, y venderemos las aechaduras del trigo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ustedes que hasta se atreven a vender los deshechos del trigo. Ustedes que son capaces de comprar como esclavos a los pobres por unas cuantas monedas, o por un par de sandalias.

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