Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 19:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 19:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 19:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants people to be fair and honest when they are measuring and trading things, because God is the one who saved them from being slaves in Egypt and wants them to live rightly.

Leviticus 19:36: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. [weights: Heb. stones]

Contradiction with Amos 8:5-6

These verses describe deceitful practices in commerce, which Leviticus 19:36 explicitly condemns by advocating for just weights and measures. Thus, they align with its message rather than contradict it.

Amos 8:5-6: 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? [new...: or, month] [set...: Heb. open] [falsifying...: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 25:13-16

This passage reinforces the command in Leviticus 19:36 by condemning dishonest weights and measures, promoting integrity in commerce.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16: Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. [divers...: Heb. a stone and a stone]

Contradiction with Micah 6:10-11

These verses address crooked measures and the condemnation thereof, which aligns with the principles found in Leviticus 19:36.

Micah 6:10-11: Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable? [Are...: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc] [scant...: Heb. measure of leanness]
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