36 You shall have (A)just balances, just weights, a just [a]ephah, and a just [b]hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:36 I.e. Approx one bu
  2. Leviticus 19:36 I.e. Approx one gal.

36 Use honest scales(A) and honest weights, an honest ephah[a](B) and an honest hin.[b](C) I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 of a bushel or about 22 liters.
  2. Leviticus 19:36 A hin was a liquid measure having the capacity of about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters.

saying,

“When will the (A)new moon [a]be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And the (B)sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [b]bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And to (C)cheat with [c]dishonest scales,

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  1. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  2. Amos 8:5 Lit ephah
  3. Amos 8:5 Lit balances of deception

saying,

“When will the New Moon(A) be over
    that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
    that we may market(B) wheat?”(C)
skimping on the measure,
    boosting the price
    and cheating(D) with dishonest scales,(E)

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