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18 “With the money from his traitorous act, this man purchased a plot of land upon which he fell headlong, and he burst open, all of his entrails pouring out. 19 The news about this became known to all the people living in Jerusalem, so that in their own language that plot of land was called ‘Hakeldama,’ which means ‘Field of Blood.’[a] 20 For it is written in the Book of Psalms,

‘May his encampment become deserted,
    and may there be no one to dwell in it.’

And again,

‘Let another take over his position.’

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:19 The language spoken is Aramaic.