Thematic Bible: Weights


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You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight


“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight


“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessHonestyBalances, Dishonest UseMerchandiseJust WeightsRight Measuresbalance





"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

"You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked? Can I excuse wicked scales or bags of deceptive weights?

When I cut off your supply of bread, 10 women will bake your bread in a single oven and ration out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied. Verse ConceptsBakersdissatisfactionBakingSatisfactionTen PeopleBaking BreadFamine ComingFamine Will Comecookingweight

Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in dread drink water by measure. Verse ConceptsBreaking SticksDrinking WaterFamine ComingFear Will ComePeople AppalledFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearDespairweight

The food you eat each day will be eight ounces by weight; you will eat it from time to time. Verse ConceptsWeights Of Other Thingsweight

Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsMerchantsTradeWeighingIn Men's PresenceAgreeing With One Anotherhumor

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out to him the money—17 shekels of silver. Verse ConceptsCoinageReal EstateWeighing

When we came to the place where we lodged for the night and opened our bags of grain, each one’s money was at the top of his bag! It was the full amount of our money, and we have brought it back with us. Verse ConceptsInnsThe Act Of OpeningOpening ContainersStaying Temporarily

He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city. Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe. Verse ConceptsTalentsHailSkyDisastersWeights Of Other ThingsSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timesbaseballweight

the weight of gold for all the articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;

He made it and all its utensils of 75 pounds of pure gold. Verse ConceptsGold Items For The TabernaclWeights Of Gold

The shekel will weigh 20 gerahs. Your mina will equal 60 shekels. Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. Verse ConceptsLarge DenominationsMoney For The Temple

Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord. Verse ConceptsCoinageCoinsFractions, One HalfComparative MeasuresValuation Of PeopleRight MeasuresTax To Be Paid

The shekel will weigh 20 gerahs. Your mina will equal 60 shekels. Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord. Verse ConceptsCoinageCoinsFractions, One HalfComparative MeasuresValuation Of PeopleRight MeasuresTax To Be Paid

The shekel will weigh 20 gerahs. Your mina will equal 60 shekels. Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

let God weigh me in accurate scales,
and He will recognize my integrity.
Verse ConceptsDivine BalancesWeighingPlea Of InnocenceWeighing The Immaterialbalanceweight

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains in a balance
and the hills in the scales?
Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeBreadthDivine BalancesHand Of GodHillsNatureBalances, Metaphorical UseStrength, DivineWeighingNumerous As DustHollowScienceThe OceanbalancedustweightmeasurementThe Vastness Of Nature

"You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller.


"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.

When he shaved his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off—he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard. Verse ConceptsHairsShavingCutting HairLong HairWeights Of Other ThingsTime Of YearHairweight

After the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing half a shekel, and for her wrists two bracelets weighing 10 shekels of gold. Verse ConceptsBraceletsNosesOrnamentsRingsGold OrnamentsJewelleryTwo OrnamentsHalf Of ThingsWeights Of Gold


12½ pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and one gallon of olive oil. Verse ConceptsWeights Of Other Things


When God fixed the weight of the wind
and limited the water by measure,
Verse ConceptsWindGod Dispensing WindAtmospherebalanceweightpressuremeasurement

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