It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Not the usual word for gold х cªgowr (H5458)]; from a Hebrew root х caagar (H5462)], to shut up with care -
i.e., purest gold, (1 Kings 6:20, margin).
Weighed. The precious metals were weighed out before coining was known (Genesis 23:16).