Hosea 3:2

New International Version

²So I bought her for fifteen shekels^[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek^[b] of barley.

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

Hosea 3:2

New King James Version

²So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley.

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Hosea 3:2

English Standard Version

²So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a ^(A)homer and a lethech^[a] of barley.

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Hosea 3:2 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams; a homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters; a lethech was about 3 bushels or 110 liters

Hosea 3:2

New American Standard Bible

²So I ^(A)purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and a ^[a]homer and a ^[b]lethech of barley.

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Hosea 3:2 About 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters
Hosea 3:2 About 3.8 cubic feet or 0.11 cubic meters

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