BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
6buying the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
Amos 8:6
Amos 8:6 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
6So as to buy the helpless for money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
6So that we may buy the poor [as slaves] for silver [since they are unable to support themselves]
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the leftovers of the wheat [as if it were a good grade of grain]?”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
6Let us buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
American Standard Version (ASV)
6that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
6That we may buy the poore for siluer, and the needie for shooes: yea, and sell the refuse of the wheate.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
6that we may buy the poor for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
6You buy poor people to make slaves out of them.
You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals.
You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
6When poor people cannot pay their debts, you buy them as your slaves. You pay a silver coin to buy them, which would not even buy a pair of shoes. You also mix dust with the grain that you sell.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
6To purchase the poor with money, || And the needy for a pair of sandals, || Indeed, the refuse of the pure grain we sell.”