⁷And they ^btook counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. ⁸Wherefore that field was called, ^mThe field of blood, ^mmunto this day.

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bSee ch. 12:14 marg.
mmSo ch. 28:15.

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m Acts 1:19.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners. Therefore that field has been called “Field of Blood” to this day.

NLTNew Living Translation

After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And after taking counsel, they purchased with them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers. (For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)