2 Kings 6:25

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So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it, until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
World English Bible (WEB)
And there was a great{H1419} famine{H7458} in Samaria{H8111}: and, behold, they besieged{H6696}{(H8802)} it, until an ass's{H2543} head{H7218} was sold for fourscore{H8084} pieces of silver{H3701}, and the fourth part{H7255} of a cab{H6894} of dove's dung{H1686}{(H8675)}{H3123}{H2755} for five{H2568} pieces of silver{H3701}.
Strong's King James
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.
Young's Literal Translation

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