New English Translation
Leviticus 19:35
35You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.
Leviticus 19:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.
Context of Leviticus 19:35
33When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. 34The foreigner who resides with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume. 36You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt. 37You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations. I am the Lord.’”
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:35 word by word
לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֖וֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 19:35
- Leviticus 19:15“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
- Deuteronomy 25:13You must not have in your bag different stone weights, a heavy and a light one.
- 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 22:12They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.
- 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 6:1Listen to what the Lord says: “Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!”
- Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Ye shall do no unrighteousness - Ye shall not act contrary to the strictest justice in any case, and especially in the four following, which properly understood, comprise all that can occur between a man and his fellow. Judgment in all cases that come before the civil magistrate; he is to judge and decide according to the law. Mete-Yard, במדה bammiddah, in measures of length and surface, such as the reed, cubit, foot, span, hand's breadth, among the Jews…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35The ephah is here taken as the standard of dry measure, and the bin (see Exodus 29:40 note) as the standard of liquid measure. Of the two very different estimates of the capacities of these measures, the more probable is that the ephah did not hold quite four gallons and a half, and the hin not quite six pints. The log was a twelfth part of the hin Leviticus 14:10. Leviticus 19:36 I am the Lord your God - A full stop should precede these words. They…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-36dishonest measures: Merchants sometimes used two sets of weights, one heavy and one light to cheat customers (Deuteronomy 25:13–15). The Bible clearly states that God detested this practice (Proverbs 11:1; 16:11; 20:10, 23; Micah 6:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-372. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel--Many of the laws enumerated in this chapter had been previously announced. As they were, however, of a general application, not suited to particular classes, but to the nation at large, so Moses seems, according to divine instructions, to have rehearsed them, perhaps on different occasions and to successive divisions of the people, till "all the congregation of the children of Israel" were…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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