| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The phrase moznei mirmah {מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה | mô-znê mir-māh} forms a construct chain ‘balances of deceit’ functioning as the first member of an antithetic parallelism. It is qualified by toavat Yahweh {תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה | tô-ʿă-vat Yə-hō-wāh}, where an absolute noun precedes the divine name to express abhorrence. The conjunction ve {וְ} introduces the contrasting clause even shelemah retsono {אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ | ʾe-ven shĕ-lê-mah rĕ-ṣō-nō}, ‘a complete stone His delight’. This antithetic structure highlights the moral imperative for honest measures. English renders the construct relationships as genitive and preserves the parallel contrast. |