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

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

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