Haggai

Haggai 2:16

16from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain,d there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths,e there were but twenty.

Footnotes

  • d 2:16 Literally a heap of twenty
  • e 2:16 Literally to draw out fifty from the winepress

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
from that timeמִֽהְיוֹתָ֥םmih·yō·w·ṯāmPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one cameבָּא֙bāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
expectingאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
a heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת‘ă·rê·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6194 heap, sheaf
of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
there wereוְהָיְתָ֖הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
When one cameבָּ֣אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the winepressהַיֶּ֗קֶבhay·ye·qeḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3342 wine-vat
to draw outלַחְשֹׂף֙laḥ·śōp̄Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2834 strip off, strip, make bare
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםḥă·miš·šîmNumber - common pluralH2572 fifty
there wereוְהָיְתָ֖הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.