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:
a. NLT: So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of
silver and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.
b. NIV: So I bought her for fifteen shekels of
silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley.
c. YLT: And I buy her to me for fifteen
silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;
d. Amplified Bible Classic: So I bought her
for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley [the price
of a slave].
e. Septuagint: So I hired [her] to myself for
fifteen [pieces] of silver, and a homer of barley, and a flagon of wine.
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: So I
acquired her for myself for fifteen [pieces of] silver and a chomer of barley and
a lesech of barley.
1. “So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of
silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of
barley:”
a. So I bought [3739 * karah] [Strong: usually
assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of 3738 (through
the common idea of planning implied in a bargain); to purchase:--buy, prepare.]
b. tenth [6240 * `asar] [Strong: for 6235; ten
(only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth:--(eigh-, fif-,
four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore
thousand, + twelve(-th).]
c. five [2568 * chamesh; masculine chamishshah]
[Strong: a primitive numeral; five:--fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).]
d. pieces of silver [3701 * keceph] [Strong: from 3700;
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:--money, price,
silver(-ling).]
e. and for an homer [2563 * chomer] [Strong: from 2560;
properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay
(cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure:--clay, heap, homer,
mire, motion.]
f. of barley [8184 * s`orah; or snowrah] [Strong: (feminine
meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also s or; or s-owr; from 8175 in the sense of
roughness; barley (as villose):--barley.]
g. an half homer [3963 * lethek] [Strong: from
an unused root of uncertain meaning; a measure for things dry:--half homer.]
h. of barley [8184 * s`orah; or snowrah] [Strong: (feminine
meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also s or; or s-owr; from 8175 in the sense of
roughness; barley (as villose):--barley.]
1). Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown
Commentary: The price paid is too small to be a probable dowry wherewith to buy
a wife from her parents; but it is just half the price of a female slave, in
money, the rest of the price being made up in grain (Exodua 21:32). Hosea pays
this for the redemption of his wife, who has become the slave of her paramour.
The price being half grain was because the latter was the allowance of food for
the slave, and of the coarsest kind, not wheat, but barley. Israel, as
committing sin, was the slave of sin (John 8:34; Romans 6:16-20; 2
Peter 2:19). The low price expresses Israel's worthlessness.
2). This is a foreshadow of Israel’s redemption. As
we shall see in the explanation of it in Hosea 3:4, 5 it is basically taking
place at the present time and ends immediately before the second coming of
Christ and into the millennial reign of Christ. It is also a picture of our
redemption as well.
a). Galatians 4:3-5 Even so
we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we
might receive the adoption of sons.
b). Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present
world;
2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of
good works.
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