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Leviticus 19:35–37

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19:35You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.5519:36You must have honest balances,56 honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin.57 I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt. 19:37You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations.58 I am the Lord.’ ”

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  1. 55 That is, liquid capacity ( מְשׂוּרָה). Cf. , , , “quantity”; , “capacity.”
  2. 56 Heb “balances of righteousness,” and so throughout this sentence.
  3. 57 An ephah is a dry measure which measures about four gallons, or perhaps one third of a bushel, while a hin is a liquid measure of about 3.6 liters (= approximately 1 quart).
  4. 58 Heb “And you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. 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. And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

“ ‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume. Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

“You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the Lord.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I am Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

“ ‘Thus you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 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. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.