In Ezekiel 4 of Ezekiel .
And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
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וּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ umaakhalekha and fruit וּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ umaakhalekha and fruit מַאֲכָל conjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next word H3978 an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit) food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual. אֲשֶׁ֣ר asher because אֲשֶׁ֣ר asher because אֲשֶׁר particle, relative — “because” H834 who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc. [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,… תֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּ tokhalenv eat תֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּ tokhalenv eat אָכַל verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished action H398 to eat (literally or figuratively) [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. בְּמִשְׁק֕וֹל bemishqol in weight בְּמִשְׁק֕וֹל bemishqol in weight מִשְׁקוֹל preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in weight”, the ordinary form H4946 weight weight. עֶשְׂרִ֥ים esrim twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים esrim twenty עֶשְׂרִים adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary form H6242 twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth (six-) score, twenty(-ieth). שֶׁ֖קֶל sheqel shekel שֶׁ֖קֶל sheqel shekel שֶׁקֶל noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shekel”, the ordinary form H8255 probably a weight; used as a commercial standard shekel. לַיּ֑וֹם layom to as long as לַיּ֑וֹם layom to as long as יוֹם preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary form H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon… מֵעֵ֥ת meet from when מֵעֵ֥ת meet from when עֵת preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when. עַד ־ ad even עַד ad even עַד preposition — “even” H5704 as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet. עֵ֖ת et when עֵ֖ת et when עֵת noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when. תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ ׃ tokhalenv eat תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ tokhalenv eat אָכַל verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished action H398 to eat (literally or figuratively) [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time shalt thou eat it.
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American Standard Version (1901) And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
Young’s Literal Translation And thy food that thou dost eat [is] by weight, twenty shekels daily; from time to time thou dost eat it.
World English Bible Your food which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day. From time to time you shall eat it.
Darby Translation And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
Douay-Rheims And thy meat that thou shalt eat, shall be in weight twenty staters a day: from time to time thou shalt eat it.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time shalt thou eat it.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English And thou shalt eat thy food by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat them.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καὶ τὸ βρῶμά σου φάγεσαι ἐν σταθμῷ, εἴκοσι σίκλους τὴν ἡμέραν, ἀπὸ καιροῦ ἕως καιροῦ φάγεσαι αὐτά.
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