Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.16.11", "source": "פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃", "text": "*peles* and-*mōʾznê* *mišpāṭ* to-*YHWH* *maʿăśēhû* all-*ʾaḇnê*-*kîs*", "grammar": { "*peles*": "noun, masculine, singular - scale/balance", "*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, feminine, dual construct - scales/balances of", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment/right", "*lᵉ*": "preposition - to/belonging to", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*maʿăśēhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work", "*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - all", "*ʾaḇnê*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - stones of", "*kîs*": "noun, masculine, singular - bag/purse" }, "variants": { "*peles ûmōʾznê mišpāṭ*": "scale and just balances/accurate weights and measures", "*ʾaḇnê-kîs*": "stones of bag/weights in the pouch/weighing stones" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.11.1", "source": "מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶ֖בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Mōʾznê* *mirmâ* *tôʿăbat* *YHWH* *wəʾeben* *šəlēmâ* *rəṣônô*.", "grammar": { "*Mōʾznê*": "construct plural noun - scales/balances of", "*mirmâ*": "feminine singular noun - deceit/fraud", "*tôʿăbat*": "construct feminine singular noun - abomination of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*wəʾeben*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and stone/weight", "*šəlēmâ*": "feminine singular adjective - complete/perfect/full", "*rəṣônô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his delight/favor" }, "variants": { "*mirmâ*": "deceit/fraud/falsehood/treachery", "*tôʿăbat*": "abomination/detestable thing", "*šəlēmâ*": "whole/complete/perfect/honest/full", "*rəṣônô*": "his delight/favor/will/acceptance" } }
  • Prov 20:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.10", "source": "אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʾeben* and-*ʾeben* *ʾêpâ* and-*ʾêpâ* *tôʿabat* *YHWH* also-both-of-them", "grammar": { "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone/weight", "*ʾêpâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ephah/measure", "*tôʿabat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - abomination of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*ʾeben*": "stone/weight/measuring weight", "*ʾêpâ*": "ephah/measure/measuring container", "*tôʿabat*": "abomination of/detestable thing to", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One" } }
  • Prov 20:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.23", "source": "תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃", "text": "*tôʿabat* *YHWH* *ʾeben* and-*ʾāben* and-*mōʾznê* *mirmâ* not-*ṭôb*", "grammar": { "*tôʿabat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - abomination of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone/weight", "*ʾāben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone/weight", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good" }, "variants": { "*tôʿabat*": "abomination of/detestable to", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh/the Eternal One", "*ʾeben*": "stone/weight/measuring weight", "*ʾāben*": "stone/weight/measuring weight", "*mōʾznê*": "scales of/balances of", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/fraud/falsehood", "*ṭôb*": "good/proper/right" } }
  • Ezek 45:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.45.10", "source": "מֹֽאזְנֵי־צֶ֧דֶק וְאֵֽיפַת־צֶ֛דֶק וּבַת־צֶ֖דֶק יְהִ֥י לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*Moznei*-*tzedeq* (just balances) and *eifat*-*tzedeq* (just ephah) and *bat*-*tzedeq* (just bath) *yehi* (shall be) to you.", "grammar": { "*Moznei*": "masculine plural construct - 'balances of'", "*tzedeq*": "masculine singular noun - 'justice/righteousness'", "*eifat*": "feminine singular construct - 'ephah of'", "*bat*": "feminine singular construct - 'bath of'", "*yehi*": "Qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular - 'let there be/shall be'" }, "variants": { "*Moznei*": "balances/scales", "*tzedeq*": "righteousness/justice/honest", "*eifat*": "ephah (dry measure unit)", "*bat*": "bath (liquid measure unit)" } }
  • Hos 12:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Hosea.12.7", "source": "וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ תָּמִֽיד׃", "text": "*wĕ-ʾattâ* by-*ʾĕlōheykā* *tāšûb* *ḥesed* *û-mišpāṭ* *šĕmōr* *wĕ-qawwēh* to-*ʾĕlōheykā* *tāmîd*", "grammar": { "*wĕ-ʾattâ*": "conjunction + pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - and you", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will return", "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - loyalty/kindness/faithfulness", "*û-mišpāṭ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and justice/judgment", "*šĕmōr*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - keep/observe/preserve", "*wĕ-qawwēh*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperative masculine singular - and wait/hope", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/always" }, "variants": { "*tāšûb*": "return/turn back/repent", "*ḥesed*": "loyalty/kindness/faithfulness/covenant-love", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right", "*šĕmōr*": "keep/observe/preserve/guard", "*qawwēh*": "wait for/hope in/expect" } }
  • Amos 8:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Amos.8.5", "source": "לֵאמֹ֗ר מָתַ֞י יַעֲבֹ֤ר הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה שֶּׁ֔בֶר וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וְנִפְתְּחָה־בָּ֑ר לְהַקְטִ֤ין אֵיפָה֙ וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל שֶׁ֔קֶל וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*lēʾmōr* when *yaʿăbōr* the *ḥōdeš* and *wənašbîrāh* *šeber* and the *šabbāt* and *wəniptəḥāh* *bār* to *ləhaqṭîn* *ʾêpāh* and to *ûləhagdîl* *šeqel* and to *ûləʿawwēt* *mōʾznê* *mirmâ*", "grammar": { "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*mātay*": "interrogative adverb - when", "*yaʿăbōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will pass", "*haḥōdeš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the new moon/month", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*našbîrāh*": "hiphil cohortative, 1st plural - let us sell", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - grain", "*wəhaššabbāt*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the sabbath", "*wəniptəḥāh*": "conjunction + qal cohortative, 1st plural - let us open", "*bār*": "noun, masculine singular - grain", "*ləhaqṭîn*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to make small", "*ʾêpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ephah (a dry measure)", "*ûləhagdîl*": "conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to make great", "*šeqel*": "noun, masculine singular - shekel (unit of weight/currency)", "*ûləʿawwēt*": "conjunction + preposition + piel infinitive construct - and to falsify/pervert", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - scales/balances of", "*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/fraud" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăbōr*": "will pass/will be over", "*ḥōdeš*": "new moon/month/festival at new moon", "*našbîrāh*": "let us sell grain/let us market", "*šeber*": "grain/corn/food", "*niptəḥāh*": "let us open/let us begin selling", "*bār*": "grain/corn", "*ləhaqṭîn*": "to make small/to diminish", "*ʾêpāh*": "ephah (measurement of volume)", "*ləhagdîl*": "to make great/to increase", "*šeqel*": "shekel (unit of weight/currency)", "*ləʿawwēt*": "to falsify/to pervert/to distort", "*mōʾznê*": "scales/balances", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/fraud/dishonesty" } }
  • Mic 6:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Micah.6.11", "source": "הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּבְכִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ha-ʾezkeh* *bə-mōʾzənê* *rešaʿ* *û-bəkîs* *ʾabnê* *mirmāh*", "grammar": { "*ha-ʾezkeh*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - can I be pure", "*bə-mōʾzənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - with scales of", "*rešaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - wickedness", "*û-bəkîs*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and with bag of", "*ʾabnê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - stones of", "*mirmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit" }, "variants": { "*ʾezkeh*": "be pure/be innocent/be clean", "*mōʾzənê*": "scales/balances", "*rešaʿ*": "wickedness/injustice/evil", "*ʾabnê*": "stones/weights", "*mirmāh*": "deceit/fraud/treachery" } }
  • Lev 19:35-36 : 35 { "verseID": "Leviticus.19.35", "source": "לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֖וֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה", "text": "*lōʾ*-*ṯaʿăśû* *ʿāwel* *bammišpāṭ* *bammiddāh* *bammišqāl* *û-ḇamməśûrāh*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯaʿăśû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do", "*ʿāwel*": "noun, masculine singular - injustice/wrong", "*bammišpāṭ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in judgment", "*bammiddāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in measurement", "*bammišqāl*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in weight", "*û-ḇamməśûrāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and in measure/quantity" }, "variants": { "*ʿāwel*": "injustice/wrong/unrighteousness/dishonesty", "*middāh*": "measurement/dimension/length", "*mišqāl*": "weight/balance", "*məśûrāh*": "measure/quantity/volume" } } 36 { "verseID": "Leviticus.19.36", "source": "מֹ֧אזְנֵי צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם", "text": "*mōʾznê* *ṣeḏeq* *ʾaḇnê*-*ṣeḏeq* *ʾêp̄aṯ* *ṣeḏeq* *wə-hîn* *ṣeḏeq* *yihyeh* *lāḵem* *ʾănî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵem* *ʾăšer*-*hôṣēʾṯî* *ʾeṯḵem* *mēʾereṣ* *Miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "*mōʾznê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*ʾaḇnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - stones/weights of", "*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*ʾêp̄aṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ephah of", "*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*wə-hîn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and hin of", "*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - shall be", "*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who", "*hôṣēʾṯî*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I brought out", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*mēʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from the land of", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*mōʾznê* *ṣeḏeq*": "just scales/honest balances/accurate scales", "*ʾaḇnê*-*ṣeḏeq*": "just weights/honest stones/accurate weights", "*ʾêp̄aṯ* *ṣeḏeq*": "just ephah/honest dry measure/accurate ephah", "*hîn* *ṣeḏeq*": "just hin/honest liquid measure/accurate hin" } }
  • Deut 25:13-15 : 13 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.25.13", "source": "לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃", "text": "Not *yihyeh* to-you in-*kîsəkā* *ʾeben* *wā-ʾāben* *gədôlāh* *û-qəṭannāh*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - there shall be", "*ləkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bə-kîsəkā*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your bag", "*ʾeben*": "noun feminine singular - stone/weight", "*wā-ʾāben*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular - and stone/weight", "*gədôlāh*": "adjective feminine singular - large", "*û-qəṭannāh*": "conjunction + adjective feminine singular - and small" }, "variants": { "*kîs*": "bag/pouch/purse", "*ʾeben wā-ʾāben*": "stone and stone/different weights/diverse weights" } } 14 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.25.14", "source": "לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃", "text": "Not *yihyeh* to-you in-*bêtəkā* *ʾêpāh* *wə-ʾêpāh* *gədôlāh* *û-qəṭannāh*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - there shall be", "*ləkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bə-bêtəkā*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your house", "*ʾêpāh*": "noun feminine singular - ephah [measure]", "*wə-ʾêpāh*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular - and ephah", "*gədôlāh*": "adjective feminine singular - large", "*û-qəṭannāh*": "conjunction + adjective feminine singular - and small" }, "variants": { "*ʾêpāh*": "ephah/dry measure (approx. 22 liters)", "*ʾêpāh wə-ʾêpāh*": "ephah and ephah/different measures/diverse measures" } } 15 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.25.15", "source": "אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִ֣יכוּ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*ʾeben* *šəlēmāh* *wā-ṣedeq* *yihyeh*-to-you *ʾêpāh* *šəlēmāh* *wā-ṣedeq* *yihyeh*-to-you so-that *yaʾărîkû* *yāmêkā* on the-*ʾădāmāh* that-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* *nōtēn* to-you", "grammar": { "*ʾeben*": "noun feminine singular - stone/weight", "*šəlēmāh*": "adjective feminine singular - perfect/whole", "*wā-ṣedeq*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and just", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - there shall be", "*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine/feminine singular suffix - to you", "*ʾêpāh*": "noun feminine singular - ephah [measure]", "*šəlēmāh*": "adjective feminine singular - perfect/whole", "*wā-ṣedeq*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and just", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - there shall be", "*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine/feminine singular suffix - to you", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*yaʾărîkû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall be long", "*yāmêkā*": "noun masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on", "*hā-ʾădāmāh*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the ground/land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "noun masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*nōtēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - giving", "*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine/feminine singular suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*šəlēmāh*": "perfect/whole/complete", "*ṣedeq*": "just/righteous/honest", "*yaʾărîkû yāmêkā*": "your days shall be long/you shall live long", "*ʾădāmāh*": "ground/land/soil" } }