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Ezekiel 45:11

The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel addresses the exiled community with divine instructions for the restored land, specifying uniform agricultural and commercial standards.

The words — תֹּכֶן (To.khen) means measurement or quantity, while מַעְשַׂר (ma'.Sar) denotes a tenth part.

The thread — This pairing of ephah, bath, and homer appears in Isaiah 5:10 to illustrate agricultural loss, and Ezekiel 45:10 immediately precedes this verse by commanding just weights.

Why it lands — The text demands precise, unaltered measures for daily trade, requiring readers to value accuracy and reject deceptive practices in commerce.

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The Hebrew words

הָאֵיפָ֣הha./'ei.Fahthe/ ephahוְהַבַּ֗תve./ha./Batand/ the/ bathתֹּ֤כֶןTo.khenmeasurementאֶחָד֙'e.Chadoneיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.Yehit will beלָשֵׂ֕אתla./Set[is] to/ carryמַעְשַׂ֥רma'.Sar[the] tenth part ofהַחֹ֖מֶרha./Cho.merthe/ homerהַבָּ֑תha./Batthe/ bathוַעֲשִׂירִ֤תva./'a.si.Ritand/ [the] tenth [part] ofהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha./Cho.merthe/ homerהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha./'ei.Fahthe/ ephahאֶל־'el-toהַחֹ֖מֶרha./Cho.merthe/ homerיִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beמַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃mat.kun.T/omeasurement/ its

King James Version

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

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