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Zechariah 11:12
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10 And I took my staff,1 Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples.  
11 So it was broken on that day. Thus athe poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.  
12 Then I said to them, “If it is1 agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they aweighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.  
13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the apotter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter.  
14 Then I cut in two my other staff,1 Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.  
15 And the Lord said to me, a“Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.  
Verse Comparison: Zechariah 11:12

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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® Bible
And I said to them, If it seems just {and} right to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them. So they weighed out for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Contemporary English Version
I told them, "Pay me my wages, if you think you should; otherwise, forget it." So they handed me my wages, a measly thirty pieces of silver. Then the LORD said, "Throw the money into the treasury." So I threw the money into the treasury at the LORD's temple.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
I said to them, "If you are willing, give me my wages. But if not, keep them." So they paid me thirty pieces 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.

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."

New International Version
I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.

New King James Version
Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I said to them, "If you consider it good in your sight, give me my ages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.

Revised Standard Version
Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver.

Young's 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.


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