Deuteronomy 25:13

Deuteronomy 25:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light.

Context of Deuteronomy 25:13

11“If two men, a man and his countryman, have a fight with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from the hand of the one who is hitting him, and she reaches out with her hand and grasps that man’s genitals, 12then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity. “You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small. 14You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. 15You shall have a correct and honest weight; you shall have a correct and honest measure, so that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 25:13 word by word

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• You shall not haveהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in your bagכִּיסkîys · purseH3599
• differingאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stone: weightH68
• a largeגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and a smallקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:13

• Leviticus 19:35‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume.
• Proverbs 11:1A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 16:11A just balance and scales belong to the Lord; All the weights of the bag are His concern.
• Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 45:10“You shall have accurate balances, an accurate ephah, and an accurate bath.
• Amos 8:5saying, “When will the new moon be over, So that we may sell grain; And the Sabbath, so that we may open the wheat market, To make the ephah smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales,
• Micah 6:11Can I justify dishonest balances, And a bag of fraudulent weights?

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Divers weights - ואבן אבן eben vaaben, a stone and a stone, because the weights were anciently made of stone, and some had two sets of stones, a light and a heavy. With the latter they bought their wares, by the former they sold them. In our own country this was once a common case; smooth, round, or oval stones were generally chosen by the simple country people for selling their wares, especially such as were sold in pounds and half pounds. And hence the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (compare Leviticus 19:35-36). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist puts the like duties in the forefront of his preaching (compare Luke 3:12 ff); and that “the prophets” (compare Ezekiel 45:10-12; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:10-11) and “the Psalms” Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:23, not less than “the Law,” especially insist on them. Deuteronomy 25:13 Divers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 Dishonest gain always brings a curse on men's property, families, and souls. Happy those who judge themselves, repent of and forsake their sins, and put away evil things, that they may not be condemned of the Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14You shall not have two differing weights … one large and one small (Hebrew you must not have stone and stone, large and small, … ephah and ephah, large and small): Merchants should not use two sets of weights and measures to cheat customers. They should not use a heavier weight when buying goods to pay less or a lighter one when selling to earn more.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Thou shalt not have ... divers weights--Weights were anciently made of stone and are frequently used still by Eastern shopkeepers and traders, who take them out of the bag and put them in the balance. The man who is not cheated by the trader and his bag of divers weights must be blessed with more acuteness than most of his fellows [Roberts]. (Compare Pr 16:11; 20:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 25:13

• Abomination
• Dishonesty
• Honesty
• Measure
• Weights

In the dictionaries

• Bag
• Beat
• Exceed
• Hindmost
• Muzzle
• Stripe
• Atonement, Day of
• Balance
• Criticism
• Divers; Diverse; Diversities

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings