Thematic Bible: Weights


Thematic Bible





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. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight




"You're to use an honest scale, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure! Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessHonestyBalances, Dishonest UseMerchandiseJust WeightsRight Measuresbalance





"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?

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. Verse ConceptsBakersdissatisfactionBakingSatisfactionTen PeopleBaking BreadFamine ComingFamine Will Comecookingweight

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! Verse ConceptsBreaking SticksDrinking WaterFamine ComingFear Will ComePeople AppalledFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearDespairweight

The food that you'll be eating is to consist of portions weighing 20 shekels, to be consumed daily at regular intervals. Verse ConceptsWeights Of Other Thingsweight

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. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsMerchantsTradeWeighingIn Men's PresenceAgreeing With One Anotherhumor

"Then I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out the silver for him seventeen shekels of silver. Verse ConceptsCoinageReal EstateWeighing

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. Verse ConceptsInnsThe Act Of OpeningOpening ContainersStaying Temporarily

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, Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible. Verse ConceptsTalentsHailSkyDisastersWeights Of Other ThingsSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timesbaseballweight

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,

He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold. Verse ConceptsGold Items For The TabernaclWeights Of Gold

The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'" Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work. Verse ConceptsLarge DenominationsMoney For The Temple

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. Verse ConceptsCoinageCoinsFractions, One HalfComparative MeasuresValuation Of PeopleRight MeasuresTax To Be Paid

The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'" Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

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. Verse ConceptsCoinageCoinsFractions, One HalfComparative MeasuresValuation Of PeopleRight MeasuresTax To Be Paid

The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'" Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity. Verse ConceptsDivine BalancesWeighingPlea Of InnocenceWeighing The Immaterialbalanceweight

"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? Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeBreadthDivine BalancesHand Of GodHillsNatureBalances, Metaphorical UseStrength, DivineWeighingNumerous As DustHollowScienceThe OceanbalancedustweightmeasurementThe Vastness Of Nature

"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 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.

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.

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. Verse ConceptsHairsShavingCutting HairLong HairWeights Of Other ThingsTime Of YearHairweight

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. Verse ConceptsBraceletsNosesOrnamentsRingsGold OrnamentsJewelleryTwo OrnamentsHalf Of ThingsWeights Of Gold


500 shekels of cassia all according to the shekel of the sanctuary and a hin of olive oil. Verse ConceptsWeights Of Other Things


"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement. Verse ConceptsWindGod Dispensing WindAtmospherebalanceweightpressuremeasurement

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.