Hosea 3:2

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
2	So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:	So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.	So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
and I bought her	וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ	va-'e-ke-RE-ha	H3739A	to trade כָּרָה (ka.rah) (Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy, bargain over
for fif-	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה	ba-cha-mi-SHAH	H2568	five חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)
teen	עָשָׂ֖ר	'a-SAR	H6240	ten עָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19
silver	כָּ֑סֶף	KA-sef	H3701G	silver: money כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents
and a homer of	וְחֹ֥מֶר	ve-CHO-mer	H2563C	homer חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) homer-a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)
barleys	שְׂעֹרִ֖ים	se-'o-RIM	H8184	barley שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain)
and a lethech of	וְלֵ֥תֶךְ	ve-LE-tekh	H3963	lethek לֶ֫תֶךְ (le.tekh) 1) barley-measure 1a) uncertain measurement but thought to be half an homer-5 ephahs
barleys	שְׂעֹרִֽים׃	se-'o-RIM	H8184	barley שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain)

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Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.