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10 Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces[a] of food for each day, and eat it at set times. 11 Then measure out a jar[b] of water for each day, and drink it at set times. 12 Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread.”

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  1. 4:10 Hebrew 20 shekels [228 grams].
  2. 4:11 Hebrew 1⁄6 of a hin [about 1 pint or 0.6 liters].

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