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Hosea 3:2

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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:
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  1. Genesis 34:12Rank 1 from verse 2
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    12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

  2. Ezekiel 45:11Rank 2 from verse 2
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    11The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

  3. Leviticus 27:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

  4. 1 Samuel 18:25Rank 4 from verse 2
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    25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  5. Exodus 22:17Rank 5 from verse 2
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    17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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Hosea 3:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

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homer

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A measure of capacity equal in the stated system to ten baths or ten ephahs, used especially for grain, seed, produce, or an offering measured from it.

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1THEN 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.

2So 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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3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

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