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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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כִּ֗יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת֙aserettenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.צִמְדֵּיtsimdeacreצֶמֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “acre”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6776hence, an acre (i.e. day's task for a yoke of cattle to plough)acre, couple, [idiom] together, two (donkeys), yoke (of oxen).כֶ֔רֶםkheremvineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).יַעֲשׂ֖וּyaasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בַּ֣תbatbathבַּתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bath”, the ordinary formH1324a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquidsbath.אֶחָ֑תechatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, 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,וְזֶ֥רַעvezeraand seedזֶרַעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.חֹ֖מֶרchomerclayחֹמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.יַעֲשֶׂ֥הyaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֵיפָֽהeyfahephahאֵיפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.

Young’s Literal Translation

For ten acres of vineyard do yield one bath, And an homer of seed yieldeth an ephah.

World English Bible

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah.”

Darby Translation

Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah.

Douay-Rheims

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For where ten yoke of oxen plough the land shall yield one jar-full, and he that sows six homers shall produce three measures.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗ γὰρ ἐργῶνται δέκα ζεύγη βοῶν, ποιήσει κεράμιον ἕν· καὶ ὁ σπείρων ἀρτάβας ἓξ, ποιήσει μέτρα τρία.