Leviticus 19:4-14

4 'Do not turn to 1idols or make for yourselves molten 2gods; I am the LORD your God.
5 'Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
6 'It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.
7 'So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.
8 'Everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from his people.

Sundry Laws

9 '3Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
11 '4You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, 5nor lie to one another.
12 '6You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to 7profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
13 '8You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. 9The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
14 'You shall not curse a deaf man, nor 10place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

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.

Cross References 10

  • 1. Leviticus 26:1; Psalms 96:5; Psalms 115:4-7
  • 2. Exodus 20:23; Exodus 34:17
  • 3. Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:20-22
  • 4. Exodus 20:15, 16
  • 5. Jeremiah 9:3-5; Ephesians 4:25
  • 6. Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11; Matthew 5:33
  • 7. Leviticus 18:21
  • 8. Ex 22:7-15, 21-27
  • 9. Deuteronomy 24:15; James 5:4
  • 10. Deuteronomy 27:18
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California.  All rights reserved.