Hosea

Hosea 3:2

²So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver^c and a homer and a lethech of barley.^d

Footnotes

c 3:2 15 shekels is approximately 6 ounces or 171 grams of silver.
d 3:2 Or a homer and a half of barley; that is, a total of approximately 9.36 bushels or 330 liters (probably about 436 pounds or 198 kilograms of barley); LXX a homer of barley and a wineskin full of wine

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I bought her	וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ	wā·’ek·kə·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3739 get by trade, trade
for fifteen	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה	ba·ḥă·miš·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and a homer	וְחֹ֥מֶר	wə·ḥō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
and a lethech	וְלֵ֥תֶךְ	wə·lê·ṯeḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3963 a barley-measure
of barley	שְׂעֹרִ֖ים	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.