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Weightאֶבֶןand weight,וָאֶבֶןephahאֵיפָהand ephah,וְאֵיפָהan abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto YHWHיְהוָהare bothגַּם שְׁנֵיof them.הֶם
Proverbs 20:10
Study it in the app“Weight and weight, ephah and ephah, an abomination to YHWH are both of them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:10, word by word
- Weightאֶבֶןeven
weight
A piece of stone of fixed weight used to weigh on the scales.
Where else “even” appears- ephahאֵיפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears- an abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- are bothשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears
Translation note
“Weight and weight, ephah and ephah”: two different weights and two different measures; it can be understood as one for buying and another for selling. The ephah was a measure of about 22 liters for grain.
The context
9Who can say, “I have made clean my heart; I am pure from my sin”?
10 · This verse (above)
11Even by his deeds a youth makes himself known, whether clean and whether upright is his work.