Leviticus 19 · Verse 35

Leviticus 19:35

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Leviticus 19:35, King James Version

Leviticus 19:35 in other translations

BSBYou must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
WEB“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
ASVYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
YLT‘Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;
DARBYYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:
BBEDo not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
WebsterYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in weight, in measure of length or of capacity.

What does Leviticus 19:35 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness - Ye shall not act contrary to the strictest justice in any case, and especially in the four following, which properly understood, comprise all that can occur between a man and his fellow. 1. Judgment in all cases that come before the civil magistrate; he is to judge and decide according to the law. 2. Mete-Yard, במדה bammiddah, in measures of length and surface, such as the reed, cubit, foot, span, hand's breadth, among the Jews; or ell, yard, foot, and inch, among us. 3. Weight, במשכל bammishkal, in any thing that is weighed, the weights being all according to the standards kept for the purpose of trying the rest in the sanctuary, as appears from Exo 30:13; 1Chr 23:29; these weights were the talent, shekel, barleycorn, etc. 4. Measure, במשורה bammesurah, from which we derive our term. This refers to all measures of capacity, such as the homer, ephah, seah, hin, omer, kab, and log. See all these explained at Exo 16:16 (note).

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Leviticus 19:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.Suyou will doH6213
עָ֖וֶל'A.velinjusticeH5766
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.Patin <the> judgmentH4941
בַּמִּדָּ֕הba.mi.Dahin <the> measurementH4060
בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖לba.mish.Kalin <the> weightH4948
וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה\׃u.va.me.su.Rahand in <the> volumeH4884

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Cross references for Leviticus 19:35

  • Deuteronomy 25:15

    But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Deuteronomy 25:13

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

  • Proverbs 16:11

    A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

  • Micah 6:1

    Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

  • Leviticus 19:15

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

  • Matthew 7:2

    For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  • Proverbs 20:10

    Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 22:12-13

    In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

  • Proverbs 11:1

    A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
no unrighteousness.
15
in meteyard.
De 25:13,15; Pr 11:1; 16:11; 20:10; Eze 22:12,13; Am 8:5,6; Mic 6:1
Mt 7:2

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Context

  • Leviticus 19:34

    But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 19:35

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

  • Leviticus 19:36

    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.

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Leviticus 19:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No hagáis agravio en juicio, en medida de tierra, ni en peso, ni en otra medida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous ne ferez pas d’injustice dans le jugement, ni dans la mesure de longueur, ni dans le poids, ni dans la mesure de capacité.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihr sollt nicht unrecht tun im Gericht, im Längenmaß, im Gewicht und im Hohlmaß;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nolite facere iniquum aliquid in judicio, in regula, in pondere, in mensura.