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Berean Standard Bible

“So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.”

Hosea 3:2

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Study note

After Gomer has left him, God tells Hosea to love a woman who is loved by another and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the Israelites even though they turn to other gods. Hosea obeys.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

World English Bible (WEB)

So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley.

King James Version (KJV)

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

American Standard Version (ASV)

So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So I got her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a half of barley;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Compréla entonces para mí por quince dineros de plata, y un homer y medio de cebada;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que la compré por ciento ochenta gramos de plata y trescientos sesenta litros de cebada,

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