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

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וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָva.'e.ke.Re.haand I bought her

Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3739A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to trade

Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:6, Job 6:27, Job 41:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3739A; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 1

בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.Shahfor fif-

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 2

עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sarteen

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 3

כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 4

וְחֹ֥מֶרve.Cho.merand a homer of

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: homer

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 11:32, Job 38:14, Isaiah 5:10, Isaiah 41:25, Ezekiel 45:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2563C; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 5

שְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.Rimbarley<s>

Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) · Strong's: H8184

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: barley

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 9:31, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8184; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 6

וְלֵ֥תֶךְve.Le.tekhand a lethech of

Lemma: לֶ֫תֶךְ (le.tekh) · Strong's: H3963

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lethek

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3963; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 7

שְׂעֹרִֽים\׃se.'o.Rimbarley<s>

Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) · Strong's: H8184

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: barley

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 9:31, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8184; TAHOT Hosea 3:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So I bought her	→	כָּרָה H3739A to trade
for fifteen [shekels]	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
of silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and a homer	→	חֹ֫מֶר H2563C homer
and a lethech	→	לֶ֫תֶךְ H3963 lethek
. . .	→	שְׂעֹרָה H8184 barley
of barley	→	שְׂעֹרָה H8184 barley

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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