Deuteronomy 25:13

What does Deuteronomy 25:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 25:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Do not have in your bag different weights, a great and a small;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt not have divers weights in thy bag, a greater and a less:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

Context

v.12then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

v.13This passage

v.14Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 11:1

    A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

  • Amos 8:5

    saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

  • Leviticus 19:35

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

  • Ezekiel 45:10

    Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

  • Proverbs 20:10

    Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

  • Micah 6:11

    Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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