Ezekiel 45:14

Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
ordinance	וְחֹ֨ק ve.Chok	H2706	an enactment · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
oil	הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן ha.She.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
bath	הַבַּ֣ת ha.Bat	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
oil	הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן ha.She.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
part	מַעְשַׂ֤ר ma'.Sar	H4643	a tenth · noun, common masculine singular construct
bath	הַבַּת֙ ha.Bat	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
cor	הַכֹּ֔ר ha.Kor	H3734	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
homer	חֹ֑מֶר Cho.mer	H2563	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
ten	עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת 'a.Se.ret	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine singular construct
baths	הַבַּתִּ֖ים ha.ba.Tim	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · definite article + noun, common both genders plural absolute
ten	עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת 'a.Se.ret	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine singular construct
baths	הַבַּתִּ֖ים ha.ba.Tim	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · definite article + noun, common both genders plural absolute
homer	חֹֽמֶר Cho.mer	H2563	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:13–end

Having laid down the rules of the righteousness toward men, which is really a branch off true religion, he comes next to give some directions for their religion towards God, which is a branch of universal righteousness. I. It is required that they offer an oblation to the Lord out of what they have (Eze 45:13): All the people of the land must give an oblation, Eze 45:16. As God's tenants, they must pay a quit-rent to their great landlord. They had offered an oblation out of their real estates (Eze 45:1), a holy portion of their land; now they are directed to offer an oblation out of their personal estates, their goods and chattels, as an acknowledgement of their receivings from him, their de…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:13

In these oblations there is a progression as to the relation between the kind and the quantity: of the corn, the sixth of a tenth, that is, a sixtieth part of the quantity specified; of the oil, the tenth of a tenth, that is, an hundredth part; and of the flock, one from every two hundred.

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 45:14

Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil,.... This shows that the bath was for liquid measure; and as oil was a part of food with the Jews, as well as used in their offerings, a rule is given for the distribution of that to the Lord's ministers, that they may have everything convenient for them: ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of a cor; which was the same measure with the "homer", only another name for it, as follows: which is an homer of ten baths, for ten baths are an homer; so that if a man had an homer or ten baths of oil, he was to give a hundredth part of it for the use of the priests and Levites, or ministers of the word; a greater portion of wheat or barley is g…

Dictionary and topics

Bath — A Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kings 7:26, 38; Ezek. 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. “Ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath” (Isa. 5:10)…
Cor — This Hebrew word, untranslated, denotes a round vessel used as a measure both for liquids and solids. It was equal to one homer, and contained ten ephahs in dry and ten baths in liquid measure (Ezek.…
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
Cor · and equal to the homer — and equal to the homer
Measure · 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs — 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs
Measures · Of liquids and solids: Homer or Cor — Of liquids and solids: Homer or Cor

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 45:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 45:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 45:14

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 45:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 45:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 45:13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 45:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 45:14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 45:1-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 45:13-17

Rashi on Ezekiel 45:14