- Bible
- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 25
- Verse 14
Deuteronomy 25:14
Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures , a great and a small.
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Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (compare Lev 19:35-36). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist puts the like duties in the forefront of his preaching…
Here is, I. A law against deceitful weights and measures: they must not only not use them, but they must not have them, not have them in the bag, not have them in the house (Deu 25:13, Deu 25:14);…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
divers measures Lit. an ephah and an ephah; the ephah = 8.005 gallons.