Leviticus 19:35 - Easy To Read Version “You must be fair when you judge people. And you must be fair when you measure and weigh things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. American Standard Version (1901) Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. Common English Bible You must not act unjustly in a legal case involving measures of length, weight, or volume. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to accomplish iniquity in judgment, in lengths, in weights, in quantities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in weight, or in measure. |
They were responsible for putting the special bread on the table in the temple. They also were responsible for the flour, the grain offerings, and the bread made without yeast. They were also responsible for the baking pans and the mixed offerings. They did all the measuring.
\{Some people use scales that don’t weigh things properly. They use those scales to cheat people.\} The Lord hates those false scales. But accurate scales please the Lord.
The Lord wants all scales and balances to be honest. He wants all business agreements to be fair.
The Lord hates people that cheat other people using weights and measures that are not fair.
“You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to poor people. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor.
If you judge other people, you will be judged in the same way you judge them. And the way you give to other people will be the way God gives to you.
“{Don’t carry trick weights for cheating people.} Don’t use weights that are too heavy or too light.
You must use weights and measures that are correct and accurate. Then you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.