10 (A)“You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.[a] 11 The ephah and the bath shall be (B)of the same measure, (C)the bath containing one tenth of a homer,[b] and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure. 12 (D)The shekel shall be twenty gerahs;[c] twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was about 3/5 of a bushel or 22 liters; a bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters
  2. Ezekiel 45:11 A homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  3. Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams; a gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram
  4. Ezekiel 45:12 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram

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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Footnotes

  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