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35 (A)“You shall do no wrong in judgement, in measures of length or weight or quantity. 36 (B)You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin:[a] I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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  1. Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was about 3/5 of a bushel or 22 litres; a hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 litres

11 (A)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.

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10 (A)“You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was about 3/5 of a bushel or 22 litres; a bath was about 6 gallons or 22 litres

saying, “When will (A)the new moon be over,
    that we may sell grain?
And (B)the Sabbath,
    that we may offer wheat for sale,
that we may make (C)the ephah small and the shekel[a] great
    and deal deceitfully with false balances,

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  1. Amos 8:5 An ephah was about 3/5 of a bushel or 22 litres; a shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams

11 Shall I acquit the man (A)with wicked scales
    and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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