“ You must not be unfair 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 Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
asking,“ When will the New Moon be over so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.
“ 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.