You dug up a vine from Egypt;
you drove out the nations and planted it.(A)

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You transplanted a vine(A) from Egypt;
    you drove out(B) the nations and planted(C) it.

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11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(A)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(B)
Each was to bring for his fruit
one thousand pieces of silver.(C)
12 I have my own vineyard.[a](D)
The one thousand are for you, Solomon,
but two hundred for those who take care of its fruits.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6

11 Solomon had a vineyard(A) in Baal Hamon;
    he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
    a thousand shekels[a](B) of silver.
12 But my own vineyard(C) is mine to give;
    the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
    and two hundred[b] are for those who tend its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
  2. Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

The Parable of the Talents

14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey.(A) He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.

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The Parable of the Bags of Gold(A)

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,(B) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.

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