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

11If two men get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, 12then you must cut off her hand – do not pity her. You must not have in your bag different stone weights, a heavy and a light one. 14You must not have in your house different measuring containers, a large and a small one. 15You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the Lord your God is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 25:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not have in thy bagכִּיסkîys · purseH3599
• divers weightsאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and a smallקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:13

• Leviticus 19:35You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.
• Proverbs 11:1The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.
• Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.
• Proverbs 20:10Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.
• Ezekiel 45:10You must use just balances, a just dry measure (an ephah), and a just liquid measure (a bath).
• Amos 8:5You say, “When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We’re eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales!
• Micah 6:11I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive 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