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Forכִּיtenעֲשֶׂרֶתacresצִמְדֵּיof vineyardכֶרֶםwill yieldיַעֲשׂוּoneאֶחָתbath,בַּתand a homerחֹמֶרof seedוְזֶרַעwill yieldיַעֲשֶׂהan ephah.אֵיפָה
Isaiah 5:10
Study it in the app“For ten acres of vineyard will yield one bath, and a homer of seed will yield an ephah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:10, word by word
- tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears- acresצִמְדֵּיtsimde
acre
The land a yoke of oxen plows in a day.
Where else “tsimde” appears- of vineyardכֶרֶםcherem
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “cherem” appears- will yieldיַעֲשׂוּyaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appears- oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- bathבַּתbat
bath (measure)
Bath: a measure for liquids (oil, wine, water), equal to the ephah for dry goods, about 22 liters.
Where else “bat” appears- and a homerחֹמֶרchomer
homer
A large measure for grain.
Where else “chomer” appears- of seedזֶרַעzera
seed
What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.
Where else “zera” appears- an ephahאֵיפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears
Translation note
A bath is a measure of liquids (about 22 liters); a homer, for dry goods, is worth ten ephahs: the harvest would be a tenth of what was sown.
The context
9In my ears said YHWH Tsevaot: Surely many houses will become a desolation, great and fine, without inhabitant.
10 · This verse (above)
11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after intoxicating drink, who linger into the twilight while wine inflames them!