36 You shall have (A)just balances, just weights, a just [a]ephah, and a just [b]hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

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  1. Leviticus 19:36 I.e. Approx one bu
  2. Leviticus 19:36 I.e. Approx one gal.

15 You shall have a full and just weight; you shall have a full and just [a]measure, (A)that your days may be prolonged in the [b]land which the Lord your God gives you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit ephah
  2. Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit ground

11 A (A)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [a]weights of the bag are His [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Lit work

Hear this, you who [a](A)trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land, saying,

“When will the (B)new moon [b]be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And the (C)sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [c]bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And to (D)cheat with [d]dishonest scales,
So as to (E)buy the helpless for [e]money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”

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  1. Amos 8:4 Or snap at
  2. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  3. Amos 8:5 Lit ephah
  4. Amos 8:5 Lit balances of deception
  5. Amos 8:6 Lit silver

10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of (A)wickedness
And a [a](B)short measure that is cursed?
11 “Can I justify wicked (C)scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?

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  1. Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah