Translations
Modern
This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.
Traditional
This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:
Literal
This is the contribution that you shall lift up: A sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley.
Latin
Et hæ sunt primitiæ quas tolletis: sextam partem ephi de coro frumenti, et sextam partem ephi de coro hordei.
Original
Hebrew
English
This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.
Notes
The people had to pay a tax to the prince for daily offerings at the new temple. The prince provided offerings for special occasions like religious festivals, new moon celebrations, and Sabbath days. Both daily and special offerings purified the people of Israel, making them right with the Lord.
Theme notes and profiles
Israel’s Geography as Theology Temple Legislation as Theology The New Community
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC
Measurements
- of barley: About 3.3 qt (3.7 l)
Glossary
Baptism of Jesus Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism Money New Jerusalem Pentecost Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy Weights and Measures
Topics
King: Religious Duties of Measure: A Homer, About Eleven Bushels, Equal to a Cor or Ten Ephahs Measure: An Ephah, Equal to Three Seah, and in Liquid, to a Bath, Containing About a Bushel and a Half