Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
World English Bible (WEB)
Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Strong's King James
Many{G2425} of them also{G1161} which used{G4238}{(G5660)} curious arts{G4021} brought{G4851} their books{G976} together{G4851}{(G5631)}, and burned them{G2618}{(G5707)} before{G1799} all{G3956} men: and{G2532} they counted{G4860}{(G5656)} the price{G5092} of them{G846}, and{G2532} found{G2147}{(G5627)} it fifty{G4002} thousand{G3461} pieces of silver{G694}.
The F.O.G *
(19) And many who practiced fruitless magic brought their scrolls, burning them in the sight of everyone and they accounted the value of them and found it to be 50,000 silver (*50,000 wage days).
The F.O.G Message *
[19] A significant number who had practiced sorcery gathered their expensive scrolls of spells and incantations. In a dramatic demonstration of true repentance, they burned these valuable books in public, their combined worth totaling fifty thousand silver pieces – representing many years of wages.
Young's Literal Translation
and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning them before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found it five myriads of silverlings;
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