Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 25:13-16

Justice, Dignity, and the Perpetuation of the Covenant Line

From restrained punishment that preserves dignity (vv. 1–3), through labor rewarded (v. 4), through levirate duty that perpetuates the covenant family (vv. 5–10), through protecting the means of family continuation (vv. 11–12), through commercial honesty as covenant fidelity (vv. 13–16), to a permanent war-memorial command against Amalek (vv. 17–19).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

14You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.

15You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

16For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Cross-references

Proverbs 11BSB references Ezekiel 45:10BSB references Proverbs 11:1Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:9Classic cross-references Amos 8:5Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:15Classic cross-references Exodus 20:15Classic cross-references

Original words

You shall notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlehaveיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartwo differing weightsאֶ֣בֶןH68Noun - feminine singular. . .וָאָ֑בֶןH68Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularin your bagבְּכִֽיסְךָ֖H3599Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularone heavyגְּדוֹלָ֖הH1419Adjective - feminine singularand one lightוּקְטַנָּֽה׃סH6996Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular

Verse 14

Original words

You shall notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlehaveיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartwo differing measuresאֵיפָ֣הH374Noun - feminine singular. . .וְאֵיפָ֑הH374Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularin your houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖H1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularone largeגְּדוֹלָ֖הH1419Adjective - feminine singularand one smallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃H6996Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Exodus 20:12Classic cross-references Ezekiel 45:10Classic cross-references 1 Kings 3:14Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:40Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:35Classic cross-references

Original words

You must maintainיִֽהְיֶה־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularaccurateשְׁלֵמָ֤הH8003Adjective - feminine singularand honestוָצֶ֙דֶק֙H6664Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularweightsאֶ֣בֶןH68Noun - feminine singularשְׁלֵמָ֛השְׁלֵמָ֛הH8003Adjective - feminine singular[and]וָצֶ֖דֶקH6664Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .יִֽהְיֶה־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularmeasuresאֵיפָ֧הH374Noun - feminine singularso thatלְמַ֙עַן֙H4616Conjunctionyou may live longיַאֲרִ֣יכוּH748Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .יָמֶ֔יךָH3117Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularinעַ֚לH5921Prepositionthe landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularis givingנֹתֵ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyouלָֽךְ׃Preposition | second person masculine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Proverbs 6:16Classic cross-references Proverbs 11:1Classic cross-references Revelation 21:27Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 22:5Classic cross-references Romans 6:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֧יH3588Conjunctioneveryoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-כֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho behavesעֹ֥שֵׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructdishonestlyעָֽוֶל׃פH5766Noun - masculine singular-עֹ֣שֵׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructin regard to these thingsאֵ֑לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralis detestableתוֹעֲבַ֛תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

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