2:16a from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain,

When someone went to a heap ⌊of grains⌋ expecting to find twenty measures,
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At that time you (plur.) expected ⌊to harvest⌋ twenty bushels ⌊of crops ⌋ ,

2:16b there were but ten.

⌊they would⌋ only find ten.
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but you (plur.) harvested ⌊only⌋ ten ⌊bushels of crops⌋ .

2:16c When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths,

When someone went to a wine container to get fifty measures of wine,
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When you (plur.) expected to collect fifty measures of wine from a big storage container of wine,

2:16d there were but twenty.

there would only be twenty ⌊measures⌋ .
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⌊you (plur.) would⌋ only find twenty ⌊measures⌋ .

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