Imamat 16:13

16:13 He must then put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement plate which is above the ark of the testimony, ¹  so that he will not die. ² 

Imamat 19:36

19:36 You must have honest balances, ³  honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. ⁴  I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

Imamat 24:15

24:15 Moreover, ⁵  you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If any man curses his God ⁶  he will bear responsibility for his sin,

[16:13]  ¹ tn The text here has only “above the testimony,” but this is surely a shortened form of “above the ark of the testimony” (see Exod 25:22 etc.; cf. Lev 16:2). The term “testimony” in this expression refers to the ark as the container of the two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written on them (see Exod 25:16 with Deut 10:1, 5, etc.).

[16:13]  ² tn Heb “and he will not die,” but it is clear that the purpose for the incense cloud was to protect the priest from death in the presence of the Lord (cf. vv. 1-2 above).

[19:36]  ³ tn Heb “balances of righteousness,” and so throughout this sentence.

[19:36]  ⁴ sn An ephah is a dry measure which measures about four gallons, or perhaps one third of a bushel, while a hin is a liquid measure of about 3.6 liters (= approximately 1 quart).

[24:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “And.”

[24:15]  ⁶ sn See the note on v. 11 above and esp. Exod 22:28 [27 HT].