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26 When he (A)shaved the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it, for it was heavy on him so he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at [a]200 shekels by the king’s weight.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 Approx. 5 lb. or 2.2 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm

26 Whenever he cut the hair of his head(A)—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[a] by the royal standard.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

“I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I (A)weighed out the silver for him, seventeen [a](B)shekels of silver. 10 And I [b](C)signed and (D)sealed the deed and (E)called in witnesses and weighed out the silver on the scales.

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  1. Jeremiah 32:9 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  2. Jeremiah 32:10 Or wrote...on the document

so I bought the field(A) at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels[a] of silver.(B) 10 I signed and sealed the deed,(C) had it witnessed,(D) and weighed out the silver on the scales.

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  1. Jeremiah 32:9 That is, about 7 ounces or about 200 grams

12 And I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my (A)wages; but if not, [a]never mind!” So they weighed out (B)thirty [b]shekels of silver as my wages.

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  1. Zechariah 11:12 Lit cease
  2. Zechariah 11:12 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm

12 I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.(A)

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