Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 25:15
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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| 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
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Exodus 20:12 · Deuteronomy 4:40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.