Leviticus

Leviticus 19:35–37

³⁵You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. ³⁶You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah,^e and an honest hin.^f I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

³⁷You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”

Footnotes

e 19:36 An ephah is a dry measure of approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters.
f 19:36 A hin is a liquid measure of approximately 0.97 gallons or 3.67 liters.

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Leviticus 19:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
use	תַעֲשׂ֥וּ	ṯa·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
dishonest	עָ֖וֶל	‘ā·wel	Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
measures	בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט	bam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
of length	בַּמִּדָּ֕ה	bam·mid·dāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
weight	בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל	bam·miš·qāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4948 id.
or volume	וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃	ū·ḇam·mə·śū·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4884 measure

Leviticus 19:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall maintain	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
honest	צֶ֣דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
scales	מֹ֧אזְנֵי	mō·zə·nê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H3976 balances, scales
weights	אַבְנֵי־	’aḇ·nê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
an honest	צֶ֛דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
ephah	אֵ֥יפַת	’ê·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H374 ephah
an honest	צֶ֖דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
hin	וְהִ֥ין	wə·hîn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1969 hin
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought	הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
out of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Leviticus 19:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must keep	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם	ū·šə·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
My statutes	חֻקֹּתַי֙	ḥuq·qō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
My ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י	miš·pā·ṭay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
and follow	וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
them	אֹתָ֑ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Leviticus 19:35 Deuteronomy 25:13 · Deuteronomy 25:15

Leviticus 19:36 Exodus 20:2 · Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 20:10 · Deuteronomy 25:13–15

Leviticus 19:37 Deuteronomy 8:1 · Leviticus 18:4–5 · Deuteronomy 5:1 · Psalm 119:34 · 1 John 3:22–23

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