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Therefore, I purchased her for fifteen shekels of silver, a homer of barley, and a measure of wine, and I said to her:

“You must remain in my house for a long time,
    and you shall not continue to play the harlot.
You shall not have relations with anyone else,
    nor even with me.”
For the Israelites shall spend a long time
    without a king or leader,
without sacrifice or sacred pillar,
    without ephod or household idols.

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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.