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

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  2. Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a liquid measure, about 1 gallon or 3.8 liters

36 Use honest scales(A) and honest weights, an honest ephah[a](B) and an honest hin.[b](C) I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.(D)

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  1. Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 of a bushel or about 22 liters.
  2. Leviticus 19:36 A hin was a liquid measure having the capacity of about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters.

A [a]merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent (A)balances,
Loves to exploit.

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  1. Hosea 12:7 Or Canaanite

The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
    and loves to defraud.

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