Ezekiel
Ezekiel 45:11–12
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
- 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.
Word by word
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Ezekiel 45:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ephah | הָאֵיפָ֣ה | hā·’ê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| and the bath | וְהַבַּ֗ת | wə·hab·baṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1324 bath |
| shall be | יִֽהְיֶ֔ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the same | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| quantity | תֹּ֤כֶן | tō·ḵen | Noun - masculine singular | H8506 measurement |
| so that the bath | הַבָּ֑ת | hab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1324 bath |
| will contain | לָשֵׂ֕את | lā·śêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a tenth | מַעְשַׂ֥ר | ma‘·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4643 tenth part, tithe |
| of a homer | הַחֹ֖מֶר | ha·ḥō·mer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| and the ephah | הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה | hā·’ê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| a tenth | וַעֲשִׂירִ֤ת | wa·‘ă·śî·riṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | H6224 tenth |
| of a homer | הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ | ha·ḥō·mer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| the homer | הַחֹ֖מֶר | ha·ḥō·mer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| will be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the standard measure | מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃ | maṯ·kun·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4971 measurement, tale, proportion |
Ezekiel 45:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shekel | וְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶל | wə·haš·še·qel | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8255 shekel |
| will consist of twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֣ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| gerahs | גֵּרָ֑ה | gê·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1626 gerah |
| Twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֨ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִ֜ים | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| plus twenty-five | וְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים | wə·‘eś·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִ֗ים | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| plus fifteen | עֲשָׂרָ֤ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| shekels | שֶׁ֔קֶל | še·qel | Noun - masculine singular | H8255 shekel |
| will equal | יִֽהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| one mina | הַמָּנֶ֖ה | ham·mā·neh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4488 maneh, mina |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 45:11 Isaiah 5:10
Ezekiel 45:12 Exodus 30:13 · Numbers 3:47 · Leviticus 27:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.