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840 B
Go again, love a woman, loved by her husband, but who is an adulteress
This refers back to Hosea 1:2. Yahweh again tells Hosea to love an adulterous woman.
Love her just as I, Yahweh, love the people of Israel
By loving the adulterous woman, Hosea will be an example of Yahweh's love for Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes
People ate raisin or fig cakes during festivals where they worshiped false gods.
fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethek of barley
This was the price to buy a slave.
fifteen pieces
"15 pieces" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
a homer and a lethek of barley
This can be stated in modern units. AT: "330 liters of barley" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume)