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Ezekiel 46:5
The grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel records this vision for the exiled community, detailing the specific sacrificial duties the future prince must administer in the restored temple.
The words — מִנְחָה (minḥah) translates literally as "grain offering" or "gift," while מַתַּת יָדוֹ (matat yāḏô) means "the gift of his hand," indicating the flexible provision for the lambs.
The thread — This regulation echoes Ezekiel 45:24 and aligns with Numbers 28:12, establishing a consistent pattern of measured grain and oil offerings tied to specific sacrifices.
Why it lands — The text mandates exact measurements for fixed offerings while allowing proportional flexibility for others, requiring disciplined adherence to the prescribed worship order.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 45:24 He shall also provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram, along with a hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.
- Ezekiel 46:7 He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
- Numbers 28:12 along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram,
- Deuteronomy 16:17 Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.
- Leviticus 14:21 If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
- Numbers 6:21 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”
- Ezekiel 46:11 At the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.