The Meaning of Leviticus 19:35 Explained

Leviticus 19:35

KJV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

YLT: 'Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

Darby: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:

ASV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye shall do  no unrighteousness  in judgment,  in meteyard,  in weight,  or in measure. 

What does Leviticus 19:35 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:35 mean?

No You shall do injustice in judgment in measurement of length weight or volume
לֹא־ תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֖וֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה

לֹא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַעֲשׂ֥וּ  You  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
עָ֖וֶל  injustice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָוֶל 
Sense: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong.
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט  in  judgment 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
בַּמִּדָּ֕ה  in  measurement  of  length 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִדָּה 
Sense: measure, measurement, stature, size, garment.
בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל  weight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁקָל  
Sense: heaviness, weight.
וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה  or  volume 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְשׂוּרָה  
Sense: measure.