Leviticus 19:7-17

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 '1Now 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 '2You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, 3nor lie to one another.
12 '4You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to 5profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
13 '6You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. 7The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
14 'You shall not curse a deaf man, nor 8place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.
15 '9You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial * to the poor nor defer * to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
16 'You shall not go about as 10a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the 11life of your neighbor; I am the LORD.
17 'You 12shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you 13may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

Leviticus 19:7-17 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 13

  • 1. Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:20-22
  • 2. Exodus 20:15, 16
  • 3. Jeremiah 9:3-5; Ephesians 4:25
  • 4. Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11; Matthew 5:33
  • 5. Leviticus 18:21
  • 6. Ex 22:7-15, 21-27
  • 7. Deuteronomy 24:15; James 5:4
  • 8. Deuteronomy 27:18
  • 9. Exodus 23:3, 6; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 10:17; Deuteronomy 16:19
  • 10. Psalms 15:3; Jeremiah 6:28; Jeremiah 9:4; Ezekiel 22:9
  • 11. Exodus 23:7; Deuteronomy 27:25
  • 12. 1 John 2:9, 11; 1 John 3:15
  • 13. Matthew 18:15; Luke 17:3

Footnotes 3

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