Negative Commandment #471 of 613
Do not possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use
Commandment #471 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 25:13, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.”
— Deuteronomy 25:13
Hebrew
יג לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ, אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן: גְּדוֹלָה, וּקְטַנָּה.
Greek (Septuagint)
13 Οὐκ ἔσται ἐν τῷ μαρσίππῳ σου στάθμιον καὶ στάθμιον, μέγα ἢ μικρόν·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- Mishneh Torah
- InjuriesTheft
Related Commandments in “Courts, Crimes, and Punishments”
#131: The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden
Exodus 22:16
#464: The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating
Exodus 22:5
#465: The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit
Exodus 21:33
#466: The court must judge the damages incurred by fire
Exodus 22:6
#468: The court must implement punitive measures against a thief
Exodus 22:1
#469: Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate
Leviticus 19:36
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