Verse 12
Zechariah 11:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not,
keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם אִם ט֧וֹב בְּ/עֵינֵי/כֶ֛ם הָב֥וּ שְׂכָרִ֖/י וְ/אִם לֹ֣א חֲדָ֑לוּ וַ/יִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת שְׂכָרִ֖/י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים כָּֽסֶף
English Translation
And I said to them, "If it is good in your eyes, give me my wages, but if not, refrain." And they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
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8
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10
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14
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