Leviticus 19:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֹ֧אזְנֵי צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

Transliteration

mōʾznê ṣeḏeq ʾaḇnê-ṣeḏeq ʾêp̄aṯ ṣeḏeq wə-hîn ṣeḏeq yihyeh lāḵem ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem ʾăšer-hôṣēʾṯî ʾeṯḵem mēʾereṣ Miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

*mōʾznê*: noun, feminine dual construct - scales of
*ṣeḏeq*: noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice
*ʾaḇnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - stones/weights of
*ʾêp̄aṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - ephah of
*wə-hîn*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and hin of
*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

Word Meanings

*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

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Referenced Verses

Exod 20:2 : 2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Prov 20:10 : 10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Deut 25:13-15 : 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small. 14 Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small. 15 A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

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