Deu 25:13-16 | NETfull | STEP | You must not have in your bag different stone weights, a heavy and a light one.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16

13 You must not have in your bag different stone weights, ^{▼▼ Heb “a stone and a stone.” The repetition of the singular noun here expresses diversity, as the following phrase indicates. See IBHS 116 #7.2.3c.} a heavy and a light one. ^{▼▼ Heb “a large and a small,” but since the issue is the weight, “a heavy and a light one” conveys the idea better in English.} 14 You must not have in your house different measuring containers, ^{▼▼ Heb “an ephah and an ephah.” An ephah refers to a unit of dry measure roughly equivalent to five U.S. gallons (just under 20 liters). On the repetition of the term to indicate diversity, see IBHS 116 #7.2.3c.} a large and a small one. 15 You must have an accurate and correct ^{▼▼ Or “just”; Heb “righteous.”} 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. 16 For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term translated here “abhorrent” (תּוֹעֵבָה, to’evah) speaks of attitudes and/or behaviors so vile as to be reprehensible to a holy God. See note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.} to the Lord your God.