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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or in volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight or quantity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Don't be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in weight, in measure of length or of capacity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not do perversity in the judgment, in the measure, in the weight, and in the liquid measure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not do evil in judgment, in tribute, in weight, and in measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in weight, or in measure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not be willing to accomplish iniquity in judgment, in lengths, in weights, in quantities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not act dishonestly in using measures of length or weight or capacity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not cheat in measuring length, weight, or quantity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall do no injustices in judgment, in balances, in weight, or in measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not do evil in judgment, with a balance or with a scale or with a measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not act unrighteously in judgment, in measures and weights and scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5246" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">use</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘ā·wel (N-ms) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">dishonest</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: bam·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">measures</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: bam·mid·dāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">of length,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: bam·miš·qāl (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">weight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4884.htm" title="4884: ū·ḇam·mə·śū·rāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A measure. From an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure.">or volume.</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10</a></span><br />Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></span><br />Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ezekiel 45:10-12</a></span><br />You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. / The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10-11</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-29</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a></span><br />Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></span><br />In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-31.htm">Luke 6:31</a></span><br />Do to others as you would have them do to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9-10</a></span><br />The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in length, in weight, or in measure.</p><p class="hdg">no unrighteousness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Leviticus 19:15</a></b></br> Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: <i>but</i> in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.</p><p class="hdg">in meteyard</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13,15</a></b></br> Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></b></br> A false balance <i>is</i> abomination to the LORD: but a just weight <i>is</i> his delight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a></b></br> A just weight and balance <i>are</i> the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag <i>are</i> his work.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Capacity</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/revelation/22-11.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">False.</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Length</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-2.htm">Standards</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Use</a> <a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Weights</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Capacity</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-37.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-3.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">False.</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-22.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Length</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-19.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-11.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-8.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Standards</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm">Use</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm">Weights</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.</b><br>This command is part of the Holiness Code found in <a href="/leviticus/17.htm">Leviticus 17-26</a>, which outlines how the Israelites are to live as God's holy people. The emphasis on honesty in measurements reflects God's character of truth and justice. In ancient times, trade was often conducted using scales and measures, and dishonest practices were common. This command underscores the importance of integrity in business and daily life, aligning with the broader biblical principle of loving one's neighbor as oneself (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>).<p><b>You must not use dishonest measures of length,</b><br>The use of accurate measures of length was crucial in ancient construction and trade. The Israelites were to reflect God's justice by ensuring fairness in all transactions. This principle is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a>, which states, "A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight." The call for honesty in measurements can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate standard of truth and righteousness.<p><b>weight,</b><br>Weights were used in scales to determine the value of goods. Dishonest weights were a common way to defraud others, and God explicitly condemns this practice. <a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a> also addresses this issue, emphasizing that those who act dishonestly are detestable to the Lord. The use of fair weights is a reflection of God's justice and a call to live in a way that honors Him.<p><b>or volume.</b><br>Volume measures were used for commodities like grain and oil. Ensuring honest measures of volume was essential for maintaining trust and fairness in the community. This command is part of a broader biblical theme of justice and righteousness, as seen in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, which calls believers to "do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God." The integrity in measurements points to the ultimate justice and fairness found in Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law perfectly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader through whom God delivered the laws to the Israelites, including the laws in Leviticus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God to whom the laws were given, living in the wilderness at the time of receiving these instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the laws to Moses, including the instructions found in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The Promised Land where the Israelites were headed, where they were to live out these laws as a testimony to surrounding nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate lawgiver, who desires justice and righteousness among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_business.htm">Integrity in Business</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to conduct our business dealings with honesty and integrity, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_fairness.htm">Justice and Fairness</a></b><br>God values justice and fairness, and we are to uphold these values in all areas of life, including commerce.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_world.htm">Witness to the World</a></b><br>By practicing honesty, we serve as a testimony to the world of God's righteousness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Trusting God means believing that He will provide for us without resorting to dishonest means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_everyday_life.htm">Holiness in Everyday Life</a></b><br>Holiness is not just about religious rituals but extends to everyday actions, including how we treat others in business.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">Ye shall do no unrighteousness</span> <span class= "bld">in judgment.</span>--It will be seen that the Lawgiver uses here exactly the same phrase with regard to meting out right measure which he used in connection with the administration of justice in <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm" title="You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.">Leviticus 19:15</a>. He, therefore, who declares that a false measure is a legal measure is, according to this law, as much a corrupt judge, and defrauds the people by false judgment, as he who in the court of justice wilfully passes a wrong sentence. Owing to the fact that men who would otherwise disdain the idea of imposition often discard their scruples in the matter of weights and measures, the Bible frequently brands these dealings as wicked, and an abomination to the Lord, whilst it designates the right measure as coming from God himself (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm" title="You shall not have in your bag divers weights, a great and a small.">Deuteronomy 25:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/25-15.htm" title="But you shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shall you have: that your days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD your God gives you.">Deuteronomy 25:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm" title="You shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.">Ezekiel 45:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm" title="And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.">Ezekiel 45:12</a>; <a href="/hosea/12-8.htm" title="And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labors they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.">Hosea 12:8</a>; <a href="/amos/8-5.htm" title="Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?">Amos 8:5</a>; <a href="/context/micah/6-10.htm" title="Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?">Micah 6:10-11</a>; <a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm" title="A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.">Proverbs 11:1</a>; <a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm" title="A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.">Proverbs 16:11</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm" title="Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.">Proverbs 20:10</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm" title="Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.">Proverbs 20:23</a>). According to the authorities during the second Temple, he who gives false weight or measure, like the corrupt judge, is guilty of the following five things. He (1) defiles the land; (2) profanes the name of God; (3) causes the Shechinah to depart; (4) makes Israel perish by the sword, and (5) to go into captivity. Hence they declared that "the sin of illegal weights and measures is greater than that of incest, and is equivalent to the sin of denying that God redeemed Israel out of Egypt." They appointed public overseers to inspect the weights and measures all over the country; they prohibited weights to be made of iron, lead, or other metal liable to become lighter by wear or rust, and ordered them to be made of polished rock, of glass, &c, and enacted the severest punishment for fraud. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 35, 36.</span> - These verses, beginning with the same words as verse 15, <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment</span>, contain another and wider application of that principle. Verse 15 prohibited unrighteousness in the judge, or in one who was in the position of a judge; these verses forbid it in merchants and tradesmen. It is the more necessary to condemn dishonesty, in unmistakable terms, as men who make a profession of religion, and therefore would be shocked at stealing, have often <span class="accented">less</span> scruple in cheating. Here and in Deuteronomy, where the Law is repeated, a religious sanction is given to the command; "For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God" (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-16.htm">Deuteronomy 25:16</a>). Cf. <a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a>, "A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight;" and Proverbs 20:10, "Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord;" see also <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10, 11</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ezekiel 45:10</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">use</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשׂ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dishonest</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֖וֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">measures</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of length,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weight,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miš·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, weighing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or volume.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇam·mə·śū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4884.htm">Strong's 4884: </a> </span><span class="str2">A measure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:35 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>