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Leviticus 19:35-36
New English Translation
Leviticus 19:35-36
New English Translation
35 You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.[a] 36 You must have honest balances,[b] honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin.[c] I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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- Leviticus 19:35 tn That is, liquid capacity (HALOT 640 s.v. מְשׂוּרָה). Cf. ASV, NIV, NRSV, TEV “quantity”; NAB, NASB “capacity.”
- Leviticus 19:36 tn Heb “balances of righteousness,” and so throughout this sentence.
- Leviticus 19:36 sn 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 gallon).
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