35You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
36You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Focused Passage
Leviticus 19:35-36
Be Holy Because I Am Holy: Covenant Life Before God and Neighbor
The LORD commands the whole assembly of Israel to be holy because He is holy, then applies that holiness across reverence for parents, Sabbath keeping, rejection of idols, proper fellowship offerings, care for the poor and foreigner, honesty, justice, love of neighbor, sexual and agricultural boundaries, rejection of pagan practices, Sabbath and sanctuary reverence, honoring the elderly, love for the foreigner, and honest weights and measures.
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Verse 35
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Original words
You must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleuseתַעֲשׂ֥וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraldishonestעָ֖וֶלH5766Noun - masculine singularmeasuresבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טH4941Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularof lengthבַּמִּדָּ֕הH4060Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לH4948Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularor volumeוּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃H4884Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 36
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You shall maintainיִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhonestצֶ֣דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularscalesמֹ֧אזְנֵיH3976Noun - masculine dual construct[and]צֶ֗דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularweightsאַבְנֵי־H68Noun - feminine plural constructan honestצֶ֛דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularephahאֵ֥יפַתH374Noun - feminine singular construct[and] an honestצֶ֖דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularhinוְהִ֥יןH1969Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIאֲנִי֙H589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativebroughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralout of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714Noun - proper - feminine singular
BSB notes
- An ephah is a dry measure of approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters.
- A hin is a liquid measure of approximately 0.97 gallons or 3.67 liters.