Mitzvah #469 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:36 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin; I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לו מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק אַבְנֵי-צֶדֶק, אֵיפַת צֶדֶק וְהִין צֶדֶק--יִהְיֶה לָכֶם: אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֲשֶׁר-הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
36 ζυγὰ δίκαια καὶ στάθμια δίκαια καὶ χοῦς δίκαιος ἔσται ὑμῖν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν ὁ ἐξαγαγὼν ὑμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #259
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Theft
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments