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They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.

Matthew 27:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીમાથ્થી ૨૭:૭
તેઓએ ચર્ચા કરીને પરદેશીઓને દફનાવવા સારું એ રૂપિયાથી કુંભારનું ખેતર વેચાતું લીધું.
हिन्दीमत्ती २७:७
अतः उन्होंने सम्मति करके उन सिक्कों से परदेशियों के गाड़ने के लिये कुम्हार का खेत मोल ले लिया।

In context

5He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”

7They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.

8Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.

9Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,

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