Jeremiah 32:9
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9 “And I bought the field at (A)Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and (B)weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
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Zechariah 11:12-13
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12 Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages (A)thirty pieces of silver. 13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—(B)the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the (C)thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter.
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Esther 3:9
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9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents[a] of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.”
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- Esther 3:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
1 Kings 20:39
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39 And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, (A)your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent[a] of silver.’
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- 1 Kings 20:39 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Hosea 3:2
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2 So 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
Isaiah 55:2
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2 (A)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Genesis 37:28
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28 Then (A)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (B)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[a] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
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- Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Genesis 23:15-16
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15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred (A)shekels[a] of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham (B)weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
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- Genesis 23:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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