Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And I said unto them, "If ye think it good, bring hither my price: if no, then leave." So they weighed down thirty silver pens, the value that I was prized at.

New American Standard Bible

I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!” So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.

King James Version

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Holman Bible

Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed my wages, 30 pieces of silver.

International Standard Version

I told them, "If it's alright with you, pay me what I've earned. But if it isn't, don't." So they paid out what I had earned 30 pieces of silver.

A Conservative Version

And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my wage, and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my wage thirty [pieces] of silver.

American Standard Version

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.

Amplified

I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, do not.” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver as my wages.

Bible in Basic English

And I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my payment; and if not, do not give it. So they gave me my payment by weight, thirty shekels of silver.

Darby Translation

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.

Julia Smith Translation

And saying to them, If good in your eyes, give ye my hire; and if not, desist. And they will weigh my hire, thirty of silver.

King James 2000

And I said unto them, If you think it good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I said to them, "If {it seems right to you}, give [me] my wages, but if not, {keep them}." And they weighed out my wages, thirty silver [shekels].

Modern King James verseion

And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

NET Bible

Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, pay me my wages, but if not, forget it." So they weighed out my payment -- thirty pieces of silver.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said I unto them, If it be good in your eyes, give me my wage, and, if not, forbear. So they weighed out my wage, thirty pieces of silver.

Webster

And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I say unto them: 'If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire -- thirty silverlings.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
unto them, If ye think
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

me my price
שׂכר 
Sakar 
Usage: 28

שׁקל 
Shaqal 
Usage: 22

for my price
שׂכר 
Sakar 
Usage: 28

שׁלשׁים שׁלושׁים 
Sh@lowshiym 
Usage: 172

Context Readings

Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad

11 And so it was broken in that day. Then the poor simple sheep that had a respect unto me, knew thereby that it was the word of the LORD. 12 And I said unto them, "If ye think it good, bring hither my price: if no, then leave." So they weighed down thirty silver pens, the value that I was prized at. 13 And the LORD said unto me, "Cast it unto the potter" - a goodly price for me to be valued at of them. And I took the thirty silver pens, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

Cross References

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

Exodus 21:32

But if it be a servant or a maid that the ox hath gored, then he shall give unto their master the sum of thirty sicles, and the ox shall be stoned.

Genesis 37:28

Then as the Midianites merchant men passed by, they drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt.

Mark 14:10-11

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the high priests, to betray him unto them.

Luke 22:3-6

Then entered Satan into Judas, whose surname was Iscariot, which was of the number of the twelve:

1 Kings 21:2

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, "Let me have thy vineyard, to make me a garden of herbs thereof, because it lieth so nigh my house: and I will give thee a better vineyard for it: or if it please thee I will give thee, the worth of it in silver."

2 Chronicles 30:4

And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

John 13:2

And when supper was ended, after that, the devil had put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him.

John 13:27-30

And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, "That thou dost, do quickly."

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