# Go again, love a woman, loved by her husband, but who is an adulteress

This refers back to [Hosea 1:2](../01/01.md). 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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/adultery]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barley]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]