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OSHB Isa 40:15 מֹאזְנַיִם (moʼzənayim) Strongs=3976 Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’
contextual word gloss=‘balances’ word gloss=‘scales’
Morphology=Ncmda PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute
Year=-712 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Only use of identical word form ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ (Morphology=Ncmda PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ (Morphology=Ncmda PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘balances’.

Hebrew words (14) other than מֹאזְנַיִם (Morphology=Ncmda PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘balances’

Have 14 other words (בְּמֹאזְנַיִם, מֹאזְנֵי, וּמֹאזְנֵי, בְּמֹאזְנֵי, בְּמֹאזְנַיִם, בְמֹאזְנֵי, מֹאזְנֵי, מֹאזְנֵי, מֹאזְנֵי, בְּמֹאזְנָיִם, וּמֹאזְנֵי, מֹאזְנֵי, מֹאזְנֵי, בְּמֹאזְנָיִם) with 3 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’)

LEV 19:36 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘balances_of’ OSHB LEV 19:36 word 1

OET-LV: 36 Balances _of righteousness weights _of righteousness an _ʼēyfāh _of righteousness and_a _hin _of righteousness it _will _belong to/for_you(pl) I am_YHWH god _of_your(pl) who I _brought _out you(pl) from_the _land _of Miʦrayim. (LEV_19:36)

OET-RV: 36 ◙ (LEV 19:36)

JOB 6:2 בְּמֹאזְנַיִם (bəmoʼzənayim) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in_[the], balances’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, balances’ OSHB JOB 6:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 If actually _(weigh) it _will _be _weighed grief _of_my and_my _of_destruction in_the_balances people _will _raise together. (JOB_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 If only my anguish could be truly weighed,
⇔ and my calamity could be put together with it on the scales. (JOB 6:2)

JOB 31:6 בְמֹאזְנֵי (ⱱəmoʼzənēy) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, balances_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, scales_of’ OSHB JOB 31:6 word 2

OET-LV: 6 Let_him _weigh _me in_balances _of righteousness and_ god _let _him _acknowledge integrity _of_my. (JOB_31:6)

OET-RV: 6 let him weigh me on his scales of justice,
⇔ and God will acknowledge my integrity. (JOB 31:6)

PSA 62:10 בְּמֹאזְנַיִם (bəmoʼzənayim) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in_[the], balances’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, balances’ OSHB PSA 62:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10  only are_a _breath the_children _of humankind are_falsehood the_children _of everyone in_the_balances to_go _up they are_more_than _a _breath together. (PSA_62:10)

OET-RV: 10 Don’t rely on extortion or robbery.
⇔ ≈ Don’t hope uselessly in your wealth,
⇔ → because it’ll bear no fruit—don’t fix your heart on them. (PSA 62:10)

PROV 11:1 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘balance_of’ OSHB PROV 11:1 word 1

OET-LV: 11 Balances _of deceit are_(the)_abomination _of YHWH and_stone _of perfect pleasure _of_is_his. (PRO_11:1)

OET-RV: 11 Yahweh hates dishonest scales,
⇔ ^ but he delights in an accurate weight (PRO 11:1)

PROV 16:11 וּמֹאזְנֵי (ūmoʼzənēy) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, balances_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, balances_of’ OSHB PROV 16:11 word 2

OET-LV: 11 Scale[s] and_balances _of justice to/for_YHWH work _of_are_his all _of the_weights _of the_bag. (PRO_16:11)

OET-RV: 11 Honest scales and balances come from Yahweh.
⇔ ≈ The weights in the bag are his work. (PRO 16:11)

PROV 20:23 וּמֹאזְנֵי (ūmoʼzənēy) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, balances_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, scales_of’ OSHB PROV 20:23 word 5

OET-LV: 23 are_(the)_abomination _of YHWH a _weight and_a _weight and_balances _of deceit not are_good. (PRO_20:23)

OET-RV: 23 Fiddling with the weights is hated by Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ and deceitful scales aren’t good. (PRO 20:23)

ISA 40:12 בְּמֹאזְנָיִם (bəmoʼzənāyim) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘with, balances’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, balance’ OSHB ISA 40:12 word 16

OET-LV: 12 who has _he _measured in_the _hollow _of_of _his _hand the_waters and_the_heavens with_span has _he _marked _off and_all in _(the)_a _measure the _dust _of the_earth/land and_has _he _weighed with_scale[s] mountains and_hills with_balances. (ISA_40:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 40:12)

JER 32:10 בְּמֹאזְנָיִם (bəmoʼzənāyim) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘on, balances’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, scales’ OSHB JER 32:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 And_I _wrote on_document and_I _sealed_it and_I _caused _to _witness_it witnesses and_I _weighed _out the_silver on_balances. (JER_32:10)

OET-RV: 10 ◙ (JER 32:10)

EZE 5:1 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘balances_of’ OSHB EZE 5:1 word 19

OET-LV: 5 and_you(ms) Oh _son _of humankind take to/for_yourself(m) a _sword sharp (the)_razor _of (the)_barbers you_will _take _it (for_yourself) and_you _will _make_it_pass over head _of_your and_over beard _of_your and_you _will _take to/for_yourself(m) balances _of weight and_you_will _divide _them. (EZE_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Then you, humanity’s child, take a sharp sword as a barber’s razor for yourself, and use it to shave your head and beard, then get some scales so you can weigh your hair and divide it equally into three piles. (EZE 5:1)

EZE 45:10 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘balances_of’ OSHB EZE 45:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 Balances _of righteousness and_an _ʼēyfāh _of righteousness and_a _bath _of righteousness let _it _belong to_you(pl). (EZE_45:10)

OET-RV: 10 You Israelis must use accurate scales and measuring containers. (EZE 45:10)

HOS 12:8 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘scales_of’ OSHB HOS 12:8 word 3

OET-LV: 8  a _merchant in_his/its_hand balances _of deceit who_to_defraud he _loves. (HOS_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 Efrayim/Yisrael said, “Fantastic. I’ve become rich.
⇔ I’ve found wealth for myself.
⇔ In all my labours they won’t find disobedience in me,
⇔ which would be sin.” (HOS 12:8)

AMOS 8:5 מֹאזְנֵי (moʼzənēy) Lemma=‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual word gloss=‘balances_of’ word gloss=‘scales_of’ OSHB AMOS 8:5 word 15

OET-LV: 5 To_say when will _it _pass the _new_moon so_that _we _may _sell _grain grain and_the_sabbath so_that _we _may _open grain to_make _small an _ʼēyfāh and_to_make _great a _shekel and_to_falsify balances _of deceit. (AMO_8:5)

OET-RV: 5 They say,
⇔ “When will the new moon celebrations be over, so we can sell grain again?
⇔ ≈ When will the Rest Day be over, so we can sell wheat?
⇔ We’ll make the measure small and increase the price,
⇔ ≈ as we cheat with false scales. (AMO 8:5)

MIC 6:11 בְּמֹאזְנֵי (bəmoʼzənēy) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מֹאזְנַיִם’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘with, balances_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, scales_of’ OSHB MIC 6:11 word 2

OET-LV: 11 Will_I _be _clean with_balances _of wickedness and_with_a _bag _of weights _of deceit. (MIC_6:11)

OET-RV: 11 Should I consider people to be innocent if they use fraudulent scales
⇔ or a bag of deceptive weights? (MIC 6:11)