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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Footnotes

  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.

saying,

“When will the (A)new moon [a]be over,
So that we may sell grain;
And the (B)Sabbath, so that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [b]ephah smaller and the [c]shekel bigger,
And to (C)cheat with dishonest scales,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  2. Amos 8:5 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  3. Amos 8:5 About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm

saying,

“When will the New Moon(A) be over
    that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
    that we may market(B) wheat?”(C)
skimping on the measure,
    boosting the price
    and cheating(D) with dishonest scales,(E)

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