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(A)И каза ми Господ: иди още и полюби жена, обичана от мъж, но прелюбодейница, също тъй, както Господ люби синовете Израилеви, а те се обръщат към други богове и обичат гроздените им питки.

И придобих си я за петнайсет сребърника, за хомер и полухомер ечемик;

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Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife

The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress.(A) Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.(B)

So I bought her for fifteen shekels[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[b] of barley.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:2 That is, about 6 ounces or about 170 grams
  2. Hosea 3:2 A homer and a lethek possibly weighed about 430 pounds or about 195 kilograms.