8:6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, 1
a pair of sandals 2 for the needy!
We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!” 3
1 tn Heb “to buy the poor for silver.”
sn The expression trade silver for the poor refers to the slave trade.
2 tn See the note on the word “sandals” in 2:6.
3 tn Heb “The chaff of the grain we will sell.”