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saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 5. Mouth: the first day was observed as a festival. Numbers 10:10. Bible.—At the expiration of the month usurers demanded their money. Hor. i. sat. 3. Aristoph. Nub. ii. 1.—Corn, to sell after the sabbatical year, when it was dearest. Sabbath also denotes all “festivals.” These misers think that there are too many.—Sicle. Having a large measure to buy, and a small one to sell again. Deuteronomy 25:13. Proverbs 20:10.
1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
a normal shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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