Levítico 19

1 Y habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo

2 Habla a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, y diles: Santos seréis, porque santo soy yo el SEÑOR vuestro Dios

3 Cada uno temerá a su madre y a su padre, y mis sábados guardaréis. YO SOY vuestro Dios

4 No os volveréis a los ídolos, ni haréis para vosotros dioses de fundición. YO SOY vuestro Dios

5 Y cuando ofreciereis sacrificio de paz al SEÑOR, de vuestra libre voluntad lo sacrificaréis

6 Será comido el día que lo ofreciereis, y el siguiente día; y lo que quedare para el tercer día, será quemado en el fuego

7 Y si se comiere el día tercero, será abominación; no será acepto

8 y el que lo comiere, llevará su iniquidad, por cuanto profanó la santidad del SEÑOR; y la tal persona será cortada de su pueblo

9 Cuando segareis la mies de vuestra tierra, no acabarás de segar el rincón de tu campo, ni espigarás tu tierra segada

10 Y no rebuscarás tu viña, ni recogerás los granos caídos de tu viña; para el pobre y para el extranjero los dejarás. YO SOY vuestro Dios

11 No hurtaréis, y no engañaréis, ni mentiréis ninguno a su prójimo

12 Y no juraréis en mi nombre con mentira, ni ensuciarás el nombre de tu Dios. Yo soy el SEÑOR

13 No harás calumnia a tu prójimo, ni le robarás. No se detendrá el pago del trabajo del jornalero en tu casa hasta la mañana siguiente

14 No maldigas al sordo, y delante del ciego no pongas tropiezo, mas tendrás temor de tu Dios. Yo soy el SEÑOR

15 No harás injusticia en el juicio; ni complaciendo al pobre, ni favoreciendo al grande; con justicia juzgarás a tu prójimo

16 No andarás chismeando en tu pueblo. No te pondrás contra la sangre de tu prójimo. Yo soy el SEÑOR

17 No aborrecerás a tu hermano en tu corazón; ingenuamente reprenderás a tu prójimo, para que no lleves pecado por él

18 No te vengarás, ni guardarás rencor a los hijos de tu pueblo; mas amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo soy el SEÑOR

19 Mis estatutos guardaréis. A tu animal no harás ayuntar para mixturas; tu campo no sembrarás de mixtura, y no te pondrás vestidos con mezcla de diversas cosas

20 Y cuando un hombre tuviere acto carnal con mujer, y ella fuere sierva desposada con alguno, y no estuviere completamente rescatada, ni le hubiere sido dada libertad, ambos serán azotados; no morirán, por cuanto ella no es libre

21 Y él traerá en expiación por su culpa al SEÑOR, a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, un carnero por expiación de la culpa

22 Y el sacerdote lo reconciliará con el carnero de la culpa delante del SEÑOR, por su pecado que cometió; y se le perdonará su pecado que ha cometido

23 Y cuando hubiereis entrado en la tierra, y plantareis todo árbol de comer, circuncidaréis el prepucio de su fruto; tres años os será incircunciso; su fruto no se comerá

24 Y al cuarto año todo su fruto será santidad de alegría al SEÑOR

25 Mas al quinto año comeréis el fruto de él, para que os haga crecer su fruto. YO SOY el SEÑOR vuestro Dios

26 No comeréis cosa alguna con sangre. No seréis agoreros, ni adivinaréis

27 No cortaréis en redondo las extremidades de vuestras cabezas, ni dañaréis la punta de tu barba

28 Y no haréis rasguños en vuestra carne por un muerto, ni imprimiréis en vosotros marca alguna. Yo soy el SEÑOR

29 No contaminarás tu hija haciéndola fornicar; para que no se prostituya la tierra, y se llene de maldad

30 Mis sábados guardaréis, y mi santuario tendréis en reverencia. Yo soy el SEÑOR

31 No os volváis a los espiritistas ni a los adivinos; no los consultéis ensuciándoos con ellos. YO SOY vuestro Dios

32 Delante de las canas te levantarás, y honrarás el rostro del anciano, y de tu Dios tendrás temor. Yo soy el SEÑOR

33 Y cuando el extranjero morare contigo en vuestra tierra, no le oprimiréis

34 Como a un natural de vosotros tendréis al extranjero que peregrinare entre vosotros; y ámalo como a ti mismo; porque peregrinos fuisteis en la tierra de Egipto. YO SOY el SEÑOR vuestro Dios

35 No hagáis agravio en juicio, en medida de tierra, ni en peso, ni en otra medida

36 Balanzas justas, pesas justas, efa justo, e hin justo tendréis. YO SOY el SEÑOR vuestro Dios, que os saqué de la tierra de Egipto

37 Guardad pues todos mis estatutos, y todos mis derechos, y ponedlos por obra. Yo soy el SEÑOR

Levítico 19 Commentary

Chapter 19

laws.

- There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, ver. ( Leviticus 19:2 ) . To teach real separation from the world and the flesh, and entire devotedness to God. This is now the law of Christ; may the Lord bring every thought within us into obedience to it! Children are to be obedient to their parents, ver. ( Leviticus 19:3 ) . The fear here required includes inward reverence and esteem, outward respect and obedience, care to please them and to make them easy. God only is to be worshipped, ver. ( Leviticus 19:4 ) . Turn not from the true God to false ones, from the God who will make you holy and happy, to those that will deceive you, and make you for ever miserable. Turn not your eyes to them, much less your heart. They should leave the gleanings of their harvest and vintage for the poor, ver. ( Leviticus 19:9 ) . Works of piety must be always attended with works of charity, according to our ability. We must not be covetous, griping, and greedy of every thing we can lay claim to, nor insist upon our right in all things. We are to be honest and true in all our dealings, ver. ( Leviticus 19:11 ) . Whatever we have in the world, we must see that we get it honestly, for we cannot be truly rich, or long rich, with that which is not so. Reverence to the sacred name of God must be shown, ver. ( Leviticus 19:12 ) . We must not detain what belongs to another, particularly the wages of the hireling, ver. ( Leviticus 19:13 ) . We must be tender of the credit and safety of those that cannot help themselves, ver. ( Leviticus 19:14 ) . Do no hurt to any, because they are unwilling or unable to avenge themselves. We ought to take heed of doing any thing which may occasion our weak brother to fall. The fear of God should keep us from doing wrong things, though they will not expose us to men's anger. Judges, and all in authority, are commanded to give judgment without partiality, ver. ( Leviticus 19:15 ) . To be a tale-bearer, and to sow discord among neighbours, is as bad an office as a man can put himself into. We are to rebuke our neighbour in love, ver. ( Leviticus 19:17 ) . Rather rebuke him than hate him, for an injury done to thyself. We incur guilt by not reproving; it is hating our brother. We should say, I will do him the kindness to tell him of his faults. We are to put off all malice, and to put on brotherly love, ver. ( Leviticus 19:18 ) . We often wrong ourselves, but we soon forgive ourselves those wrongs, and they do not at all lessen our love to ourselves; in like manner we should love our neighbour. We must in many cases deny ourselves for the good of our neighbour. Ver. ( Leviticus 19:31 ) : For Christians to have their fortunes told, to use spells and charms, or the like, is a sad affront to God. They must be grossly ignorant who ask, "What harm is there in these things?" Here is a charge to young people to show respect to the aged, ver. ( Leviticus 19:32 ) . Religion teaches good manners, and obliges us to honour those to whom honour is due. A charge was given to the Israelites to be very tender of strangers, ver. ( Leviticus 19:33 ) . Strangers, and the widows and fatherless, are God's particular care. It is at our peril, if we do them any wrong. Strangers shall be welcome to God's grace; we should do what we can to recommend religion to them. Justice in weights and measures is commanded, ver. ( Leviticus 19:35 ) . We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 19

This chapter contains various laws, ceremonial and moral, tending to the sanctification of men, in imitation of the holy God, Le 19:1,2; as concerning the reverence of parents, and observing the sabbaths, Le 19:3; against idolatry, Le 19:4; about offering and eating of peace offerings, Le 19:5-8; concerning harvest and gleaning of fields and vineyards, Le 19:9,10; respecting the breach of several of the commandments of the law, as the eighth, ninth, and third, particularly, Le 19:11-13; and others relating to the ill usage of the deaf and blind, and having respect to persons rich or poor in judgment, and acting the part of a tale bearer among people, Le 19:14-16; and bearing hatred and ill will to any of their neighbours, Le 19:17,18; and others forbidding mixtures in the generation of cattle, sowing fields, and wearing apparel, Le 19:19; and concerning the punishment of a man that lay with a bondmaid, and the offering he should bring for his atonement, Le 19:20-22; then follow certain laws concerning fruit trees, when the fruit of them should be eaten, Le 19:23-25; and concerning eating with blood, using enchantments, and observing times, and managing the hair of the head and beard, and avoiding to make any marks, prints, and cuttings in the flesh for the dead, Le 19:26-28; a caution not to prostitute a daughter to whoredom, and to observe the sabbath, and reverence the sanctuary of God, and pay no regard to wizards and familiar spirits, Le 19:29-31; to show reverence to ancient persons, and not to vex and distress strangers, Le 19:32-34; and to do no injustice in weight and measure, Le 19:35,36; all which instructions are to be carefully observed, and put in execution, Le 19:37.