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Hosea 3:2
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2 So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley[a] to purchase her.

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  1. Hosea 3:2 tc The LXX reads, “a homer of barley and a measure of wine,” a reading followed by some English translations (e.g., NRSV, NLT).tn Heb “a homer of barley and a lethech of barley.” A homer was about 5 bushels (180 liters) and a lethech about 2.5 bushels (90 liters).
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Hosea 3:2
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2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[b] of barley.

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  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.
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