NETBible | The Lord abhors 1 dishonest scales, 2 but an accurate weight 3 is his delight. |
NIV © |
The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. |
NASB © |
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. |
NLT © |
The LORD hates cheating, but he delights in honesty. |
MSG © |
GOD hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard. |
BBE © |
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight. |
NRSV © |
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. |
NKJV © |
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. |
KJV | A false <04820> balance <03976> [is] abomination <08441> to the LORD <03068>_: but a just <08003> weight <068> [is] his delight <07522>_. {A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit} {just...: Heb. perfect stone} |
NASB © |
A false <4820> balance <3976> is an abomination <8441> to the LORD <3068> , But a just <8003> weight <68> is His delight .<7522> |
LXXM | zugoi <2218> N-NPN dolioi <1386> A-NPM bdelugma <946> N-NSN enwpion <1799> ADV kuriou <2962> N-GSM staymion {N-NSN} de <1161> PRT dikaion <1342> A-NSM dekton <1184> A-NSM autw <846> D-DSM |
NET [draft] ITL | The Lord <03068> abhors <08441> dishonest <04820> scales <03976> , but an accurate <08003> weight <068> is his elight .<07522> |
HEBREW | wnwur <07522> hmls <08003> Nbaw <068> hwhy <03068> tbewt <08441> hmrm <04820> ynzam (11:1) <03976> |
NETBible | The Lord abhors 1 dishonest scales, 2 but an accurate weight 3 is his delight. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “an abomination of the 2 tn Heb “scales of deception.” The genitive is attributive: “deceptive scales.” This refers to dishonesty in the market where silver was weighed in the scales. God condemns dishonest business practices (Deut 25:13-16; Lev 10:35-36), as did the ancient Near East (ANET 388, 423). 3 tn Heb “a perfect stone.” Stones were used for measuring amounts of silver on the scales; here the stone that pleases the |