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- "My lord,ª hearkenª° unto me: the landª [is worth] fourª hundredª shekelsª of silver;ª what¹ [is] that¹ betwixtª me and thee? buryª° therefore thy dead.ª° ... And Abrahamª hearkenedª° unto¹ Ephron;ª and Abrahamª weighedª° to Ephronª¹ the silver,ª which¹ he had namedª° in the audienceª of the sonsª of Heth,ª fourª hundredª shekelsª of silver,ª currentª° [money] with the merchant.ª°" {Gen 23:15-16} + "And as¹ the kingª passed by,ª° he¹ criedª° unto¹ the king:ª and he said,ª° Thy servantª went outª° into the midstª of the battle;ª and, behold,¹ a manª turned aside,ª° and broughtª° a manª unto¹ me, and said,ª° Keepª°¹ this¹ man:ª if¹ by any means²° he be missing,ª° then shall thy lifeª be¹ for¹ his life,ª or¹ else thou shalt payª° a talentª of silver.ª" {1Kg 20:39} + "If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let it be writtenª° that they may be destroyed:ª° and I will payª° tenª thousandª talentsª of silverª to¹ the handsª of those that have the chargeª° of the business,ª to bringª° [it] into¹ the king'sª treasuries.ª" {Est 3:9} + "Wherefore¹ do ye spendª° moneyª for [that which is] not¹ bread?ª and your labourª for [that which] satisfiethª not?ª hearken²° diligentlyª° unto¹ me, and eatª° ye [that which is] good,ª and let your soulª delight²° itself¹ in fatness.ª" {Isa 55:2} *marg.
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