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Deuteronomy 25:14

In Deuteronomy 25 of Deuteronomy.

Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

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לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְךָ֛lekhatoלְךָ֛preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבְּבֵיתְךָ֖beveytkhain familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֵיפָ֣הeyfahephahאֵיפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).וְאֵיפָ֑הveeyfahand ephahאֵיפָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and ephah”, the ordinary formH374an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in generalephah, (divers) measure(-s).גְּדוֹלָ֖הgedolahgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וּקְטַנָּֽהuqetanahand leastקָטָןconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “and least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast not in thy house an ephah and an ephah, a great and a small.

World English Bible

You shall not have in your house diverse measures, one large and one small.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not have in thy house divers ephahs, a great and a small.

Douay-Rheims

Neither shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἔσται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ σου μέτρον καὶ μέτρον, μέγα ἢ μικρόν.

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