Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Proverbs 20:10

Context
NETBible

Diverse weights and diverse measures 1  – the Lord abhors 2  both of them.

XREF

Le 19:35; De 7:25,26; De 25:13; De 25:13-15; Pr 11:1; Pr 16:11; Pr 20:23; Am 8:4-7; Mic 6:10,11; Re 21:8

NET © Notes

tn The construction simply uses repetition to express different kinds of weights and measures: “a stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.”

tn Heb “an abomination of the Lord.” The phrase features a subjective genitive: “the Lord abhors.”

sn Behind this proverb is the image of the dishonest merchant who has different sets of weights and measures which are used to cheat customers. The Lord hates dishonesty in business transactions.



TIP #14: Use the Universal Search Box for either chapter, verse, references or word searches or Strong Numbers. [ALL]
created in 0.02 seconds
powered by bible.org