Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] לֵאמֹ֗ר lê-mōr, Saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1a) with prep 1a1) against when?, until when?, how long?, after how long?">4970 [e] מָתַ֞י mā-ṯay when Interrog 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over">5674 [e] יַעֲבֹ֤ר ya-‘ă-ḇōr will be past V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1a) the first day of the month 1b) the lunar month">2320 [e] הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ ha-ḥō-ḏeš the New Moon Art | N-ms 1a) (Qal) to buy grain 1b) (Hiphil) to sell grain">7666 [e] וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה wə-naš-bî-rāh that we may sell Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp 7668 [e] שֶּׁ֔בֶר še-ḇer, grain N-ms 1a) sabbath 1b) day of atonement 1c) sabbath year 1d) week 1e) produce (in sabbath year)">7676 [e] וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת wə-haš-šab-bāṯ and the Sabbath Conj-w, Art | N-cs 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved">6605 [e] וְנִפְתְּחָה־ wə-nip̄-tə-ḥāh- that we may trade Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp 1250 [e] בָּ֑ר bār; wheat N-ms 1a) (Qal) to be insignificant 1b) (Hiphil) to make small, reduce significantly">6994 [e] לְהַקְטִ֤ין lə-haq-ṭîn Making small Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 1a) a dry measure of quantity, equal to 3 seahs, 10 omers; the same as the liquid measure bath; (about 9 imperial gallons (40 l), rabbinical writings give sizes of one-half this amount) 1b) the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount">374 [e] אֵיפָה֙ ’ê-p̄āh the ephah N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself">1431 [e] וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל ū-lə-haḡ-dîl and large Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains">8255 [e] שֶׁ֔קֶל še-qel, the shekel N-ms 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert 1a2) to bend, make crooked 1b) (Pual) thing bent (participle) 1c) (Hithpael) to bend oneself">5791 [e] וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת ū-lə-‘aw-wêṯ and Falsifying Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 3976 [e] מֹאזְנֵ֥י mō-zə-nê the scales by N-mdc 4820 [e] מִרְמָֽה׃ mir-māh. deceit N-fs

New American Standard Bible
saying, "When will the new moon be over, So that we may sell grain, And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market, To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales,

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
asking, "When will the New Moon be over so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.

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new moon. or, month. be gone.

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and the.

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set forth. Heb. open. making.

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Proverbs 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

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falsifying the balances by deceit. Heb. perverting the balances of deceit.

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