Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 25:15
[But] thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
15. A perfect and just weight ] Lit. A whole stone and of the norm. Both adj. sh e lemah and noun ede are used here in their original and physical meaning. H, Lev 19:36: balances, stones, ephah and hn of the norm.
that thy days, etc.] Deu 5:16. See on Deu 4:26. Giveth, is to give.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[But] thou shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shall thou have,…. That is, full weights, and full measures; and such as are alike, and everywhere used, according to the standard of the country; [See comments on Le 19:36];
that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee; long life was always reckoned a blessing, and is frequently promised to, obedience, and particularly long life in the land of Canaan; which was a most delightful and fruitful land, and which a man might wish to live long in; deceitful men, are threatened with not living half their days, and such may they be said to be that use false weights and measures, Ps 55:23.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
15. That thy days may be lengthened Comp. Exo 20:12.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
in the land = on the soil or ground.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
that thy days: Deu 4:40, Deu 5:16, Deu 5:33, Deu 6:18, Deu 11:9, Deu 17:20, Exo 20:12, Psa 34:12, Eph 6:3, 1Pe 3:10
Reciprocal: Lev 19:35 – in meteyard Deu 2:29 – into the land 1Ki 3:14 – I will lengthen