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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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הָאֵיפָ֣הhaeyfahthe ephahאֵיפָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).וְהַבַּ֗תvehabatand the bathבַּתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the bath”, the ordinary formH1324a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquidsbath.תֹּ֤כֶןtokhenmeasureתֹּכֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “measure”, the ordinary formH8506a fixed quantitymeasure, tale.אֶחָד֙echadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,יִֽהְיֶ֔הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָשֵׂ֕אתlasetto lift upנָשָׂאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to lift up”, the to-form of the verbH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…מַעְשַׂ֥רmasartitheמַעֲשֵׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tithe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4643a tenth; especially a tithetenth (part), tithe(-ing).הַחֹ֖מֶרhachomerthe clayחֹמֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.הַבָּ֑תhabatthe bathבַּתdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bath”, the ordinary formH1324a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquidsbath.וַעֲשִׂירִ֤תvaasiritand tenthעֲשִׂירִיconjunction, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, construct — “and tenth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6224tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) parttenth (part).הַחֹ֨מֶר֙hachomerthe clayחֹמֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.הָֽאֵיפָ֔הhaeyfahthe ephahאֵיפָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַחֹ֖מֶרhachomerthe clayחֹמֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹmatkuntvocompositionמַתְכֹנֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “composition”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4971proportion (in size, number or ingredients)composition, measure, state, tale.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer; the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

Young’s Literal Translation

The ephah and the bath is of one measure, for the bath to bear a tenth of the homer, and the ephah a tenth of the homer: according to the homer is its measurement.

World English Bible

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer. Its measure shall be the same as the homer.

Darby Translation

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, so that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be according to the homer.

Douay-Rheims

The ephi and the bate shall be equal, and of one measure: that the bate may contain the tenth part of a core, and the ephi the tenth part of a core: their weight shall be equal according to the measure of a core.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer; the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in like manner there shall be one chœnix as a measure of capacity; the tenth of the gomor shall be the chœnix, and the tenth of the gomor shall be in fair proportion to the gomor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἡ χοῖνιξ ὁμοίως μία ἔσται τοῦ λαμβάνειν· τὸ δέκατον τοῦ γομόρ, χοῖνιξ, καὶ τὸ δέκατον τοῦ γομόρ, πρὸς τὸ γομόρ ἔσται τὸ ἴσον.