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The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 8. Silver. About seven-pence English.—Stater, ( Bible.) is put instead of Hebrew “sicle.” Menochius.
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1/4 shekel would be a small coin of about 2.5 grams.
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