Hosea 3
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Hosea 3:2-4

2So I bought herH3739 for fifteenH2568H6240 shekels of silverH37011 and a homerH2563 and a lethechH3963H8184 of barleyH8184.2 3Then I saidH559 to herH413, “You must liveH3427 with me for manyH7227 daysH3117; you must notH3808 be promiscuousH2181H3808 or belong toH1961 anotherH376, andH1571 IH589 will do the same for youH413.”

4ForH3588 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 must liveH3427 manyH7227 daysH3117 withoutH369 kingH4428 or princeH8269, withoutH369 sacrificeH2077 orH369 sacred pillarH4676H369, and withoutH369 ephodH646 or idolH8655.

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  1. 1. Hosea 3:2 15 shekels is approximately 6 ounces or 171 grams of silver. ↩
  2. 2. Hosea 3:2 Or a homer and a half of barley; that is, a total of approximately 9.36 bushels or 330 liters (probably about 436 pounds or 198 kilograms of barley); LXX a homer of barley and a wineskin full of wine ↩

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