Ezekiel

Ezekiel 45:10–12

10You must use honest scales, a just ephah,h and a just bath.i

11The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.j

12The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs.k Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.l

Footnotes

  • h 45:10 An ephah is a dry measure of approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters.
  • i 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure of approximately 5.8 gallons or 22 liters.
  • j 45:11 A homer was a dry measure of approximately 6.24 bushels or 220 liters; also in verses 13 and 14.
  • k 45:12 20 gerahs is equivalent to one shekel (approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams).
  • l 45:12 That is, 60 shekels total; elsewhere, the common mina was 50 shekels. Sixty shekels weighed approximately 1.5 pounds or 683.8 grams.

Read all of Ezekiel 45

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Ezekiel 45:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You must useיְהִ֥יyə·hîVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
honestצֶ֧דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
scalesמֹֽאזְנֵי־mō·zə·nê-Noun - masculine dual constructH3976 balances, scales
a justצֶ֛דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
ephahוְאֵֽיפַת־wə·’ê·p̄aṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH374 ephah
and a justצֶ֖דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
bathוּבַת־ū·ḇaṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH1324 bath

Ezekiel 45:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The ephahהָאֵיפָ֣הhā·’ê·p̄āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH374 ephah
and the bathוְהַבַּ֗תwə·hab·baṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1324 bath
shall beיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the sameאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
quantityתֹּ֤כֶןtō·ḵenNoun - masculine singularH8506 measurement
so that the bathהַבָּ֑תhab·bāṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1324 bath
will containלָשֵׂ֕אתlā·śêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5375 lift, take, carry
a tenthמַעְשַׂ֥רma‘·śarNoun - masculine singular constructH4643 tenth part, tithe
of a homerהַחֹ֖מֶרha·ḥō·merArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2563 cement, mortar, clay
and the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הhā·’ê·p̄āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH374 ephah
a tenthוַעֲשִׂירִ֤תwa·‘ă·śî·riṯConjunctive waw; Number - ordinal feminine singular constructH6224 tenth
of a homerהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha·ḥō·merArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2563 cement, mortar, clay
the homerהַחֹ֖מֶרha·ḥō·merArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2563 cement, mortar, clay
will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the standard measureמַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃maṯ·kun·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4971 measurement, tale, proportion

Ezekiel 45:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The shekelוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלwə·haš·še·qelConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8255 shekel
will consist of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
gerahsגֵּרָ֑הgê·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1626 gerah
Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֜יםšə·qā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH8255 shekel
plus twenty-fiveוְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםwə·‘eś·rîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםšə·qā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH8255 shekel
plus fifteenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
shekelsשֶׁ֔קֶלše·qelNoun - masculine singularH8255 shekel
will equalיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one minaהַמָּנֶ֖הham·mā·nehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4488 maneh, mina

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 45:10 Proverbs 20:10 · Amos 8:4–6 · Leviticus 19:35–36 · Deuteronomy 25:15 · Micah 6:10–11 · Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 16:11 · Proverbs 21:3

Ezekiel 45:11 Isaiah 5:10

Ezekiel 45:12 Exodus 30:13 · Numbers 3:47 · Leviticus 27:25

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.