I bought: Genesis 31:41, Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:17; 1 Samuel 18:25
an homer: Leviticus 27:16; Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:11
half homer: Heb. lethech.
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Hosea 3:2
Hosea 3:2
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