King James Version

Hosea 3:2

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

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וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָvaekrehaand prepareכָּרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and prepare”, the next action in the storyH3739to purchasebuy, prepare.לִּ֔יlitoלִּ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הbachamishahin fiveחָמֵשׁpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).עָשָׂ֖רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).כָּ֑סֶףkasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְחֹ֥מֶרvechomerand clayחֹמֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and clay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.שְׂעֹרִ֖יםseorimbarleyשְׂעֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.וְלֵ֥תֶךְveletekhand half homer. mלֶתֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and half homer. m”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3963a measure for things dryhalf homer. mשְׂעֹרִֽיםseorimbarleyשְׂעֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;

World English Bible

So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley.

Darby Translation

So I bought her to me for fifteen silver [pieces], and for a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley.

Douay-Rheims

And I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a core of barley, and for half a core of barley.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So I hired her to myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a flagon of wine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐμισθωσάμην ἐμαυτῷ πεντεκαίδεκα ἀργυρίου, καὶ γομὸρ κριθῶν, καὶ νέβελ οἴνου.