Ezekiel 45:10-12
Legacy Standard Bible
10 “You shall have (A)just balances, a just [a](B)ephah, and a just [b](C)bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be [c]the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a [d](D)homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; [e]their standard shall be according to the homer. 12 And the [f](E)shekel shall be twenty [g](F)gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your [h]maneh.
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- Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l
- Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
- Ezekiel 45:11 Lit one
- Ezekiel 45:11 A homer was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
- Ezekiel 45:11 Lit its measure
- Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- Ezekiel 45:12 A gerah was approx. 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
- Ezekiel 45:12 Or mina
Ezekiel 45:10-12
Lexham English Bible
10 There shall be for you an honest set of scales[a] and an honest ephah[b] and an honest bath.[c] 11 The ephah and the bath shall be one unit of measurement;[d] the tenth part of the homer is the bath, and the tenth of the homer is the ephah; so the homer shall be its[e] unit of measurement. 12 And the shekel shall weigh twenty gerahs, twenty shekels[f] and five and twenty shekels[g] and ten and five shekels,[h] that shall make the mina for you.[i]
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- Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “a set of scales of justice/honesty”
- Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “an ephah of honesty”
- Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “a bath of honesty”; a bath is a liquid measure
- Ezekiel 45:11 Or “shall be the same size”
- Ezekiel 45:11 Or “the”
- Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
- Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
- Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
- Ezekiel 45:12 Meaning of Hebrew uncertain
Ezekiel 45:10-12
New International Version
10 You are to use accurate scales,(A) an accurate ephah[a](B) and an accurate bath.[b] 11 The ephah(C) and the bath are to be the same size, the bath containing a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer is to be the standard measure for both. 12 The shekel[c] is to consist of twenty gerahs.(D) Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina.[d]
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- Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 bushel or about 22 liters.
- Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure equaling about 6 gallons or about 22 liters.
- Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel weighed about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams.
- Ezekiel 45:12 That is, 60 shekels; the common mina was 50 shekels. Sixty shekels were about 1 1/2 pounds or about 690 grams.
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