▁in ▁your ▁house ▁diverse ▁measures , ▁a ▁great ▁and ▁a ▁small ." ▁Thus , ▁if ▁one ▁does ▁employ ▁dece it ful ▁measures , ▁one ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁anything ▁to ▁take ▁or ▁give , ▁to ▁buy ▁or ▁sell . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁tells ▁business people ▁that ▁they ▁" may ▁not ▁make " ▁one ▁measure ▁great ▁and ▁another ▁small , ▁but ▁if ▁they ▁do , ▁they ▁" will ▁not ▁make " ▁a ▁profit . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁li ken ed ▁this ▁command ment ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁make ▁with ▁Me ▁gods ▁of ▁silver , ▁or ▁gods ▁of ▁gold , ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁make ," ▁for ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁did ▁make ▁gods ▁of ▁silver ▁and ▁gold , ▁then ▁that ▁person ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁to ▁have ▁even ▁gods ▁of ▁wood ▁or ▁stone . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁stones ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ' s ▁alt ar ▁and ▁r amp ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁Beit ▁Ker em . ▁ ▁When ▁retr ieving ▁the ▁stones , ▁they ▁d ug ▁vir gin ▁soil ▁below ▁the ▁stones ▁and ▁brought ▁whole ▁stones ▁that ▁iron ▁never ▁touched , ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁because ▁iron ▁rendered ▁stones ▁un fit ▁for ▁the ▁alt ar ▁just ▁by ▁touch . ▁ ▁A ▁stone ▁was ▁also ▁un fit ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁ch ipped ▁through ▁any ▁means . ▁ ▁They ▁white w ashed ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁top ▁of ▁the