13:46a

he: This word refers back to the merchant in 13:45b.

one very precious pearl: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as very precious means “precious,” “valuable” or “genuine.” This is a different Greek word than the word translated as “fine” in 13:45b.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

very expensive
-or-
one that cost a lot of money

13:46b

went away and sold all he had and bought it: This phrase is very similar to 13:44c. It implies that the merchant did not have enough money to buy the pearl. In order to buy it, he first had to go and sell all his possessions. Then with the money, he was able to buy the pearl.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

went and sold everything he owned and bought it

-or-

went and sold all his possessions ⌊to get enough money⌋. Then he bought it.

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