THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
God instructs that the priests should receive lands in the outskirts of the city, extending ten thousand cubits from east to west, and from north to noon, along with an additional twenty-five thousand cubits. This is ordained so that they may utilize the tithes and offerings of the firstborn, derive nourishment from the land, live in satisfaction, embrace righteousness, avoid greed, and not lead the people astray. As stated in Ezekiel 45:9, the elders of Israel are urged to discard wickedness and ill will, and instead pursue justice and righteousness, removing violence from the community, declares the Lord God.
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He then lays down regulations concerning weights and measures, emphasizing that fairness and integrity must be upheld in these matters, commanding that a single standard be used for both giving and receiving. He explains that a kor equals ten homors, with each homor consisting of ten quinixes, meaning there are a hundred quinixes in a kor, and that an ephah is equivalent to a quinix. He mandates that fifty shekels make up a mina, with each shekel comprising twenty ovols. He defines ten kotyls of oil as one homor, establishing it as one-tenth of a korah. Additionally, the offering of wheat and barley is to be one-sixth of a homor, which correlates to half of the medimn, since there are thirty medimn in a korah, and the homor represents one-tenth of that korah; thus, a homor must total three medimn, making one-half of three medimn equivalent to one medim.
It is commanded that from every ten kotyls, one kotyl is to be offered, and similarly, a tenth of a sheep. The people are instructed to present these contributions to the elder for the necessary sacrifices, enabling him to perform offerings during feasts, monthly celebrations, and on sabbaths to intercede for the community. He also teaches the practices designated for the new month in the tenth month, the observations for the fourteenth day, and the rites for the seventh month, referring to the offering of the seventh month as a sacrifice. For it is written: "The sacrifice of unleavened bread to the calf, and of unleavened bread to the ram, and of oil to the unleavened calf," and as noted in the Syrian translation, this is akin to "gemina."