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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

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