Bible Strands
Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel addresses the restored community regarding the standardized weights and measures required for temple contributions. The prophet establishes these regulations during a vision of the future restored Israel and its worship system.
The words — The text specifies the shekel (שֶׁקֶל, shekel) and the gerah (גְּרָה, gerah) as the foundational currency units. It explicitly defines the shekel as weighing twenty gerahs and calculates the mina using a specific combination of shekel amounts.
The thread — The sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs appears consistently in Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, and Numbers 3:47 as the standard valuation weight. Ezekiel 45:12 adopts this established monetary standard to regulate the temple economy.
Why it lands — The passage requires precise accounting and uniformity in religious contributions. Readers must recognize that worship demands exact standards rather than approximate measurements.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
Cross-references
- Exodus 30:13 Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
- Leviticus 27:25 Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
- Numbers 3:47 you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.