Leviticus 19:36 (DBY)

Passage

just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:34 As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:

Leviticus 19:36 just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:37 And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "just", "balances", "weights", "ephah", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "just" and "balances", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment..." into verse 37's "And ye shall observe all my statutes...", so "just" and "balances" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "just" and "balances" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.