Commentary on Harmony of the Law Volume 2 Complete John Calvin (continued)
JOHN CALVIN
"hath respect unto the lowly." (Psalm 138:6.) As regards strangers, God proves that he cares for them, because He is gracious in preserving them and clothing them; and then a special reason is again adduced, that the Israelites, when they were formerly sojourners in Egypt, had need of the compassion of others.
Leviticus 19:35,36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16
Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19:35, 36
35. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in measure.
35. Non facietis iniquitatem in judicio, in dimensione, in pondere et mensura.
36. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just bin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
36. Statera justa, pondera justa, epha justum, et hin justum erit vobis.
Deuteronomy 25
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
13. Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
13. Non erit tibi in sacculo tuo pondus et pondus, majus et minus:
14. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
14. Non erit tibi in domo tua modius et modius, major et minor.