So I (A)bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a [a]half of barley. Then I said to her, “You shall (B)stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a [b]man; so I will also be toward you.” For the sons of Israel will remain for many days (C)without king or prince, (D)without sacrifice or sacred (E)pillar and without (F)ephod or [c](G)household idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:2 Heb lethech
  2. Hosea 3:3 Or husband
  3. Hosea 3:4 Heb teraphim

So I bought her for fifteen shekels[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[b] of barley. Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way toward you.”

For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince,(A) without sacrifice(B) or sacred stones,(C) without ephod(D) or household gods.(E)

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Footnotes

  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.