Thematic Bible: Weights
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Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light.
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
"You're to use an honest scale, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure!
Weights » Must be just
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light. Don't have different measuring devices in your house one large and one small. You must have honest weights and measuring devices, so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you,
Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards? Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
Weights » Provisions were sold by, in times of scarcity
When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they'll return back your bread by weight. You'll eat but won't be satisfied.
He also told me, "Son of Man, look! I'm about to disrupt the source of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they'll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they'll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!
The food that you'll be eating is to consist of portions weighing 20 shekels, to be consumed daily at regular intervals.
Weights » Value of money estimated according to
Abraham agreed with Ephron, so he weighed out to Ephron the money to which he had agreed publicly while the Hittites were listening: 400 shekels of silver at the current merchant rate.
"Then I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out the silver for him seventeen shekels of silver.
when we arrived at our overnight lodging place, we opened our sacks and discovered each man's money was still in the mouth of his sack. All of our money was there! We've brought it back with us in full.
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Talent
He confiscated the crown of their king from his head it weighed one talent in gold and was set with precious stones and it was placed on David's head. He confiscated a great amount of war booty that had been plundered from the city,
Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.
Weights » All metals were given by
David also transferred to him by weight the gold that was to be used to craft the service utensils, the silver that was to be used to craft the service utensils,
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Maneh or pound
The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'"
Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work.
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Shekel
This is what everyone who is registered is to give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel weighs 20 gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'"
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Gerah
This is what everyone who is registered is to give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel weighs 20 gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'"
Weights » Were frequently used in scales or balances
let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity.
"Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens by the width of his hand? Who has enclosed the dust of the earth in a measuring bowl, or weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
Weights » The jews » Forbidden to have divers
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light. Don't have different measuring devices in your house one large and one small.
Weights » Illustrative » (heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,
Weights » The jews » Forbidden to have unjust
"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Dram
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work.
Weights » Sometimes regulated by the king's standard
Whenever he cut his hair he cut it at the end of every year, because it grew thick on his head, which is why he cut it his hair weighed in at 200 shekels measured by the royal standard.
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Bekah or half-shekel
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a half shekel and two bracelets for her wrists, weighing 10 shekels and presented them to her.
Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Therefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us,
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Weights » Generally regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
500 shekels of cassia all according to the shekel of the sanctuary and a hin of olive oil.
Weights » The jews » Frequently used unjust
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.
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