35 You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
36 You 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 not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle use תַעֲשׂ֥וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural dishonest עָ֖וֶל H5766 Noun - masculine singular measures בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט H4941 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular of length בַּמִּדָּ֕ה H4060 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular weight בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל H4948 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular or volume וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃ H4884 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 36
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You shall maintain יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular honest צֶ֣דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular scales מֹ֧אזְנֵי H3976 Noun - masculine dual construct [and] צֶ֗דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular weights אַבְנֵי־ H68 Noun - feminine plural construct an honest צֶ֛דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular ephah אֵ֥יפַת H374 Noun - feminine singular construct [and] an honest צֶ֖דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular hin וְהִ֥ין H1969 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct I אֲנִי֙ H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural who אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative brought הוֹצֵ֥אתִי H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular you אֶתְכֶ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural out of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4714 Noun - 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.