Leviticus 19:36

What does Leviticus 19:36 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 19:36 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let the balance be just and the weights equal, the bushel just, and the sextary equal. I am the Lord your God, that brought you out of the land of Egypt.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah yourGod, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Context

v.35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

v.36This passage

v.37And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.

Cross references

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

  • Exodus 20:2

    I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

  • Deuteronomy 25:13

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

  • Proverbs 11:1

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

  • Proverbs 20:10

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

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