And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
Parallel translations
- WEB They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in.
- BSB After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
- NKJV And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
- NASB And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.
- NLT After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.
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Quick answer
They use the money to buy a potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. The blood price becomes a cemetery.
Overview
The priests resolve their dilemma by purchasing a field with the rejected silver, designating it for burying strangers. This practical decision unwittingly fulfills Scripture and turns the wages of betrayal into a memorial of it. The transaction shows God overruling even sinful schemes to accomplish His foretold purposes.
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