Leviticus 19:36
34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
35 You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
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.
37 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- WEB
- You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- ASV
- Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- DARBY
- just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- BLB
- Righteous scales, righteous stones, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin shall be unto you⁺. I [am] YHWH your⁺ God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- ÅB
- Rette vektskåler, rette vektlodder, rett efa og rett hin skal dere ha; jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av Egypt.
- OTB
- Bruk nøyaktige vekter og ærlige mål, en ærlig efa og en ærlig hin. Jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av Egypt.
- B1930
- Rette vektskåler, rette vektlodder, rett efa og rett hin skal I ha; jeg er Herren eders Gud, som førte eder ut av Egyptens land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 11:1
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Read in contextExodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Read in contextProverbs 20:10
Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 25:13–15
You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
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