Ezekiel
Ezekiel 45:14
14The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each corn (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer).
Footnotes
- n 45:14 That is, one percent of one’s oil; a tenth of a bath was approximately 2.3 quarts or 2.2 liters.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The prescribed portion | וְחֹ֨ק | wə·ḥōq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| of oil | הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| measured by the bath | הַבַּ֣ת | hab·baṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1324 bath |
| a tenth | מַעְשַׂ֤ר | ma‘·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4643 tenth part, tithe |
| of a bath | הַבַּת֙ | hab·baṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1324 bath |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| each cor | הַכֹּ֔ר | hak·kōr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3734 kor |
| ten | עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | ‘ă·śe·reṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| baths | הַבַּתִּ֖ים | hab·bat·tîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1324 bath |
| one homer | חֹ֑מֶר | ḥō·mer | Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| ten | עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | ‘ă·śe·reṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| baths | הַבַּתִּ֖ים | hab·bat·tîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1324 bath |
| a homer | חֹֽמֶר׃ | ḥō·mer | Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.