Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:13–15
13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. 14You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.
15You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 25:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| two differing weights | אֶ֣בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| in your bag | בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ | bə·ḵî·sə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3599 bag, purse |
| one heavy | גְּדוֹלָ֖ה | gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| and one light | וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ס | ū·qə·ṭan·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
Deuteronomy 25:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| two differing measures | אֵיפָ֣ה | ’ê·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| in your house | בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ | bə·ḇê·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| one large | גְּדוֹלָ֖ה | gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| and one small | וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ | ū·qə·ṭan·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
Deuteronomy 25:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must maintain | יִֽהְיֶה־ | yih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| accurate | שְׁלֵמָ֤ה | šə·lê·māh | Adjective - feminine singular | H8003 complete, safe, at peace |
| and honest | וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ | wā·ṣe·ḏeq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| weights | אֶ֣בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| measures | אֵיפָ֧ה | ’ê·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| so that | לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may live long | יַאֲרִ֣יכוּ | ya·’ă·rî·ḵū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H748 be long |
| in | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 25:13 Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 16:11 · Leviticus 19:35–37 · Amos 8:5
Deuteronomy 25:15 Exodus 20:12 · Deuteronomy 4:40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.