Hosea 3:2

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of kesef, and for a chomer and a half of se'orim; + 3:2 1K 1:18-19

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Then said Hashem unto me, Go again, love an isha (woman, wife) beloved of her re'a (friend, companion), yet a noefet (adulteress), just like the ahavat Hashem toward the Bnei Yisroel, who look to elohim acharim, and love heathen religion raisin cakes. + 3:1 Jer 44:19

3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide with me yamim rabbim and shalt not play the zonah, and thou shalt not be for another ish; and thus will I also towards thee. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 31:41Thus have I been esrim shanah in thy bais; I served thee arba-esreh shanah for thy two banot, and shesh shanim for thy tzon: and thou hast changed my sachar aseret monim.

Exodus 22:17Thou shalt not allow a mekhashefah (witch, sorceress) to live.

1 Samuel 18:25And Sha'ul said, Thus shall ye say to Dovid, HaMelech has chafetz (desire) for not any mohar (dowry, bride price) but a hundred arelot (foreskins) of the Pelishtim, to be avenged of the oyevei HaMelech. But Sha'ul schemed to make Dovid fall by the yad Pelishtim.

Ezekiel 45:11The ephah and the bas shall be of one measure, that the bas may contain the tenth part of a chomer, and the ephah the tenth part of a chomer; the measure thereof shall be after the chomer.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 3:2-5

Idolatry of Israel; The Prophet's Remonstrances; Promises to the Penitent. ( b. c. 760.) 1 Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley: 3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be… Read the whole commentary →

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