10 “You shall have (A)accurate balances, an accurate [a](B)ephah, and an accurate [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)homer, and the ephah a tenth of a [d]homer; [e]their standard shall be according to the homer. 12 And the (E)shekel shall be twenty (F)gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina.

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  1. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a liquid measure, about 6 gallons or 23 liters
  3. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit one
  4. Ezekiel 45:11 About 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters
  5. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit its measure

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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  1. Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “a set of scales of justice/honesty”
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “an ephah of honesty”
  3. Ezekiel 45:10 Literally “a bath of honesty”; a bath is a liquid measure
  4. Ezekiel 45:11 Or “shall be the same size”
  5. Ezekiel 45:11 Or “the”
  6. Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
  7. Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
  8. Ezekiel 45:12 Hebrew “shekel”
  9. Ezekiel 45:12 Meaning of Hebrew uncertain