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Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Saying {H559}, When will the new moon {H2320} be gone {H5674}, that we may sell {H7666} corn {H7668}? and the sabbath {H7676}, that we may set forth {H6605} wheat {H1250}, making the ephah {H374} small {H6994}, and the shekel {H8255} great {H1431}, and falsifying {H5791} the balances {H3976} by deceit {H4820}?
You say, "When will Rosh-Hodesh be over, so we can market our grain? and Shabbat, so we can sell wheat?" You measure the grain in a small eifah, but the silver in heavy shekels, fixing the scales, so that you can cheat,
asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
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