Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:10–11

10You are to weigh out twenty shekels of fooda to eat each day, and you are to eat it at set times.

11You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of waterb to drink, and you are to drink it at set times.

Footnotes

  • a 4:10 20 shekels is approximately 8 ounces or 228 grams of food.
  • b 4:11 A sixth of a hin is approximately 0.65 quarts or 0.61 liters of water.

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Ezekiel 4:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to weigh outבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbə·miš·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4946 heaviness, weight
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלše·qelNoun - masculine singularH8255 shekel
of foodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3978 food
to eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּtō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
each dayלַיּ֑וֹםlay·yō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
and you are to eat itתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃tō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
at set timesמֵעֵ֥תmê·‘êṯPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH6256 time

Ezekiel 4:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are also to measure outבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim·śū·rāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH4884 measure
a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתšiš·šîṯNumber - ordinal feminine singular constructH8345 sixth
of a hinהַהִ֑יןha·hînArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1969 hin
of waterוּמַ֛יִםū·ma·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
to drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הṯiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
and you are to drink itתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
at set timesמֵעֵ֥תmê·‘êṯPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH6256 time

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Ezekiel 4:10 Leviticus 26:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.