Hos 3:2 | TNotes | STEP | 3:2 So I bought her back: The biblical text does not indicate why the prophet needed to purchase his wife. Most interpreters have assumed that the unfaithful Gomer had fallen into debt and become a slave. The meager price Hosea paid for her may indicate that Gomer was considered a slave of little value (see Exod 21:32 ; Lev 27:4 ).

bExod 21:32►

cLev 27:4►

‏ Hosea 3:2

3:2 ^a So I bought her back: The biblical text does not indicate why the prophet needed to purchase his wife. Most interpreters have assumed that the unfaithful Gomer had fallen into debt and become a slave. The meager price Hosea paid for her may indicate that Gomer was considered a slave of little value (see Exod 21:32 ^b; Lev 27:4 ^c).