The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place , in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are still there today.
Matthew 27:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore that field has been called ‘Field of Blood’ to this day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to the present day. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Common English Bible That’s why that field is called “Field of Blood” to this very day. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, that field is called Haceldama, that is, 'The Field of Blood,' even to this very day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day. |
The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place , in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are still there today.
They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners.
They took the money and did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.
This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, ‘Field of Blood’).
He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows where his grave is.
Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are still there today.
Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name still today.