Leviticus 19:35-36
New American Standard Bible
35 ‘(A)You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume. 36 You shall have (B)accurate balances, accurate weights, an accurate [a]ephah, and an accurate [b]hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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- Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
- Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a liquid measure, about 1 gallon or 3.8 liters
Leviticus 19:35-36
New International Version
35 “‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.(A) 36 Use honest scales(B) and honest weights, an honest ephah[a](C) and an honest hin.[b](D) I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.(E)
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- Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 of a bushel or about 22 liters.
- Leviticus 19:36 A hin was a liquid measure having the capacity of about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters.
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
New American Standard Bible
13 “(A)You shall not have in your bag [a]differing weights, a large and a small. 14 You shall not have in your house [b]differing measures, a large and a small. 15 You shall have a correct and honest [c]weight; you shall have a correct and honest [d]measure, (B)so that your days may be prolonged [e]in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For (C)everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 25:13 Lit a stone and a stone
- Deuteronomy 25:14 Lit an ephah and an ephah
- Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit stone
- Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit ephah
- Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit on the ground
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
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13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.(A) 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long(B) in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.(C)
Proverbs 20:10
New American Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 20:10 Lit A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah
Proverbs 20:10
New International Version
10 Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.(A)
Proverbs 20:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:23 Lit A stone and a stone
- Proverbs 20:23 Lit balance of deceit
Proverbs 20:23
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23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.(A)
Micah 6:11
New American Standard Bible
11 Can I justify dishonest (A)balances,
And a bag of fraudulent weights?
Micah 6:11
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