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ESV — Leviticus 19:35-36; Proverbs 16:11; Ezekiel 45:10; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:11

35 l“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. 36 mYou shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin:1 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Footnotes

[1] 19:36 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters

11 bA just balance and scales are the Lord's;

all the weights in the bag are his work.

10 v“You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.1

Footnotes

[1] 45:10 An ephah was about 3/5 of a bushel or 22 liters; a bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters

5 saying, “When will jthe new moon be over,

that we may sell grain?

And kthe Sabbath,

that we may offer wheat for sale,

that we may make lthe ephah small and the shekel1 great

and deal deceitfully with false balances,

Footnotes

[1] 8:5 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

11 Shall I acquit the man jwith wicked scales

and with a bag of deceitful weights?