11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,(A)
    with a bag of false weights?(B)

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The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
    and loves to defraud.

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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.

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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