Ezekiel 45:11

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
ephah	הָאֵיפָ֣ה ha.'ei.Fah	H374	an ephah or measure for grain · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
bath	וְהַבַּ֗ת ve.ha.Bat	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · conjunction + definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
one	אֶחָד֙ 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
measure	תֹּ֤כֶן To.khen	H8506	a fixed quantity · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bath	הַבָּ֑ת ha.Bat	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
contain	לָשֵׂ֕את la.Set	H5375	to lift · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
part	מַעְשַׂ֥ר ma'.Sar	H4643	a tenth · noun, common masculine singular construct
homer	הַחֹ֖מֶר ha.Cho.mer	H2563	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ephah	הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה ha.'ei.Fah	H374	an ephah or measure for grain · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
part	וַעֲשִׂירִ֤ת va.'a.si.Rit	H6224	tenth · conjunction + ordinal number, feminine singular construct
homer	הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ ha.Cho.mer	H2563	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
measure	מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ mat.kun.To	H4971	proportion (in size · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
homer	הַחֹ֖מֶר ha.Cho.mer	H2563	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 5:10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:9-12

We have here some general rules of justice laid down both for prince and people, the rules of distributive and commutative justice; for godliness without honesty is but a form of godliness, will neither please God nor avail to the benefit of any people. Be it therefore enacted, by the authority of the church's King and God, 1. That princes do not oppress their subjects, but duly and faithfully administer justice among them (Eze 45:9): "Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel! that you have been oppressive to the people and have enriched yourselves by spoil and violence, that you have so long fleeced the flock instead of feeding them, and henceforward do so no more." Note, Even princes and gr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:7

The prince's possession is to consist of two halves, one on the west, the other on the east, of the sacred territory. The prince, as head of the holy community, stands in closest connection with the sanctuary; his possession, therefore, on both sides must adjoin that which was peculiarly the Lord's [FAIRBAIRN].

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 45:10

Ye shall have just balances - This appreciation of weights, measures, and money was intended to show them that they must not introduce those to which they had been accustomed in the captivity, but those which God had prescribed to their forefathers. See the notes on the parallel places.

John Gill on Ezekiel 45:11

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure,.... The one held as much of dry things as the other of liquor; which, according to Bishop Cumberland, were seven wine gallons, four pints, and a little more: that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer; this "homer" must be carefully distinguished from another measure, called "omer", written without an "h", which was but the tenth part of an "ephah", Exodus 16:36, the measure thereof shall be after the homer: "as the homer was", so should the ephah and bath be, just the tenth part of it.

Dictionary and topics

Measure — Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the…
Tale — (1.) Heb. tokhen, “a task,” as weighed and measured out = tally, i.e., the number told off; the full number (Ex. 5:18; see 1 Sam. 18:27; 1 Chr. 9:28). In Ezek. 45:11 rendered “measure.” (2.) Heb.…
Weights And Measures — A. WEIGHTS.—The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either…
Bath · three quarts — three quarts
Measure · about a bushel and a half — about a bushel and a half
Measures · Of liquids and solids: Bath or ephah — Of liquids and solids: Bath or ephah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 45:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:9-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 45:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 45:11

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 45:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:9-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 45:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 45:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 45:1-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 45:10-12

Rashi on Ezekiel 45:11