Amo 8:5 | NASB2020 | STEP | saying , “ When will the new moon be over , So that we may sell grain ; And the Sabbath , so that we may open the wheat market, To make the ephah smaller and the shekel bigger , And to cheat with dishonest scales ,

Amos 8:5

5 saying,

“When will the ^anew moon ^{▼▼Lit pass by}be over,
So that we may sell grain;
And the ^cSabbath, so that we may open the wheat market,
To make the ^{▼▼About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters}ephah smaller and the ^{▼▼About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm}shekel bigger,
And to ^fcheat with dishonest scales,