Deuteronomy 25:14

14 You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, large and small.

Deuteronomy 25:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 25:14

Thou shall not have in thine house divers, measures
Or, "an ephah and an ephah"; which was one sort of measure in use with the Jews, and held above a bushel; and is put for all others, which should be alike, and not

a great and a small;
one to buy with, and another to sell by, as before observed; which would be to cheat both seller and buyer in their turns; see ( Amos 8:5 ) .

Deuteronomy 25:14 In-Context

12 you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.
13 You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, large and small.
14 You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, large and small.
15 You shall have only a full and honest weight; you shall have only a full and honest measure, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
16 For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are abhorrent to the Lord your God.
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