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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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  1. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
  3. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit one
  4. Ezekiel 45:11 A homer was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
  5. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit its measure
  6. Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  7. Ezekiel 45:12 A gerah was approx. 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
  8. Ezekiel 45:12 Or mina

10 “You are to have honest scales, an honest dry measure,[a] and an honest liquid measure.[b](A) 11 The dry measure[c] and the liquid measure[d] will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons[e] and the dry measure holding half a bushel.[f] Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.[g] 12 The shekel[h] will weigh twenty gerahs.(B) Your mina will equal sixty shekels.

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  1. 45:10 Lit an honest ephah
  2. 45:10 Lit and an honest bath
  3. 45:11 Lit The ephah
  4. 45:11 Lit the bath
  5. 45:11 Lit one-tenth of a homer
  6. 45:11 Lit one-tenth of a homer
  7. 45:11 Lit be based on the homer
  8. 45:12 A shekel is about two-fifths of an ounce of silver