Leviticus 19:36
You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Note An ephah is a dry measure of approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters.
Note A hin is a liquid measure of approximately 0.97 gallons or 3.67 liters.
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.
Note weights: Heb. stones
You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Note 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
Note A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Just balances
- Proverbs 11:1
- weights
- Heb. stones. I am. See on
- Exodus 20:2