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General Information:
Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
You must not have in your bag different weights, a large and a small
The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. You can also make clear the understood information. Alternate translation: "You must not have in your bag different weights, a large weight and a small weight" or "You must not cheat people by using a weight that is larger than you say it is when you buy things and by using a weight that is smaller than you say it is when you sell things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
weights
Weights were stones used on a balance to determine how much something weighs