“ Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. ”
Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (compare Leviticus 19:35-36 ). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist puts the like duties in the forefront of his p...
Deuteronomy 25:1-3 . Another of Dt.'s humanitarian laws. Punishment by the bastinado among the ancient Hebrews and Egyptians was common (see Wilkinson- Birch, Ancient Egyptians , i. pp. 305, 308)...
divers measures. Hebrew an ephah and an ephah. Compare Leviticus 19:35 ; Leviticus 19:36 ; Proverbs 11:1 ; Proverbs 20:10 . See App-51.
Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. Divers measures - Literally, an ephah and an ephah; one large, to buy thy neighbor's wares, another small, to sell thy own by....
Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. Divers measures, х 'eeypaah ( H374 ) wª'eeypaah ( H374 )] - 'an ephah and an ephah,' which was the common and...
Ordinances regarding the Infliction of Stripes, the Baising of Seed to a Brother, Modesty, and Fair Dealing 3. And not exceed ] In order to keep within the limit it was usual to inflict thirty-...
Deuteronomy 25:13-16 . JUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. So Leviticus 19:35-36 . Among the laws of moral holiness comes the law of just weights and measures. (16) An abomination unto the Lord. — So...
This chapter is a continuation of the two previous ones in giving varied instructions. Punishments were to be righteously administered and were never to be excessive. It is interesting to notice wha...
It were much to be wished that these precepts were kept in view by all persons concerned in trade.
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 s...
JUSTICE TEMPERED WITH MERCY (vs.1-3) In the law courts the judges must mete out proper justice, yet not to exceed the limits of justice. If one was guilty of serious crime, it was right to have h...
Amalek to Be Destroyed. B. C. 1451. 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,...
No text from Poole on this verse.
Regulations Concerning Fair Treatment To Another Party ( Deuteronomy 25:4-16 ). The principle in these regulations is that of fair and just treatment towards other parties. The ox who treads out...
Critical Notes.—Corporal punishment . Controv. , dispute arising from inflicted injury. Justify pronounce just, Exodus 23:7 ; Proverbs 17:15 . Deuteronomy 25:2 . Lie down . “Precisely the same...
Deuteronomy 25:5 . If brethren dwell together. Not in the same house, but near each other on the ancient lot of land which the family possessed; for Moses often speaks as though the people were al...
EXPOSITION LAWS RELATING TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT , LEVIRATE MARRIAGES , AND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . Deuteronomy 25:1-5 The first and second verses should be read as one se...
Correct Weights and Measures
Deuteronomy 25:14