Leviticus 19:35 (YLT)

Passage

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:33 `And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;

Leviticus 19:34 as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:35 `Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

Leviticus 19:36 righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

Leviticus 19:37 and ye have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "perversity", "judgment", "mete-yard", "weight", "liquid", and "measure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "perversity" and "judgment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "as a native among you is the..." into verse 36's "righteous balances righteous weights a righteous ephah...", so "perversity" and "judgment" 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 "perversity" and "judgment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.