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Topic:
Thoughts
And Things Of The Bible -- Balance
The word "balance" occurs in Lev. 19:36 and Isa. 46:6, as the
rendering of the Hebrew kanch' , which properly means "a reed"
or "a cane," then a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is
translated "measuring reed" in Ezek. 40:3,5; 42:16-18. There is
another Hebrew word, mozena'yim , i.e., "two poisers", also so
rendered (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient
Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of
balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Ps.
62:9; Prov. 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in Rev.
6:5.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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