From 9d2fa01f51a0c8e58372b6d9fcd55eb9ea2124c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2019 20:18:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 86 Biblical Measures (Volume) --- translate/translate-bvolume/01.md | 29 +++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/translate/translate-bvolume/01.md b/translate/translate-bvolume/01.md index 8762db1..123d40e 100644 --- a/translate/translate-bvolume/01.md +++ b/translate/translate-bvolume/01.md @@ -1,21 +1,22 @@ ### Description -The following terms are the most common units of volume used in the Bible to state how much a certain container could hold. The containers and measurements are given for both liquids (such as wine) and dry solids (such as grain). The metric values are not exactly equal to the biblical measures. The biblical measures probably differed in exact amount from time to time and place to place. The equivalents below are an attempt to give an average measurement. +The following terms are the most common units of volume used in the Bible to state how much a certain container could hold. The containers and measurements are given for both liquids (such as wine) and dry solids (such as grain). The biblical measures probably differed in exact amount from time to time and place to place. The liter equivalents below are based on the ephah and the bath being equal to 22 liters. -| Type | Original Measure | Liters | -| -------- | -------- | -------- | -| Dry | omer | 2 liters | -| Dry | ephah | 22 liters | -| Dry | homer | 220 liters | -| Dry | cor | 220 liters | -| Dry | seah | 7.7 liters | -| Dry | lethek | 114.8 liters | -| Liquid | metrete | 40 liters | -| Liquid | bath | 22 liters | -| Liquid | hin | 3.7 liters | -| Liquid | kab | 1.23 liters | -| Liquid | log | 0.31 liters | + +| Type | Original Measure | Relationship | Liters | +| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | +| Dry | omer | 1/10 ephah | 2 liters | +| Dry | ephah | -------- | 22 liters | +| Dry | homer | 10 ephahs | 220 liters | +| Dry | cor | 10 ephahs | 220 liters | +| Dry | seah | 1/3 ephah | 7.3 liters | +| Dry | lethek | 5 ephahs | 110 liters | +| Liquid | metrete | -------- | 40 liters | +| Liquid | bath | -------- | 22 liters | +| Liquid | hin | 1/6 bath | 3.7 liters | +| Liquid | kab | 1/3 hin | 1.2 liters | +| Liquid | log | 1/4 kab | 0.3 liters | ### Translation principles