Leviticus 19:22-32

22 'The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.
23 'When you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.
24 'But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
25 'In the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.
26 'You shall not eat anything 1with the blood, nor practice 2divination or soothsaying.
27 '3You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.
28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo * marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
29 '4Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
30 'You shall 5keep My sabbaths and 6revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD.
31 'Do not turn to 7mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32 '8You shall rise up before * the grayheaded and honor the aged *, and you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:22-32 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 8

  • 1. Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 7:26; Leviticus 17:10; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23
  • 2. Deuteronomy 18:10; 2 Kings 17:17
  • 3. Leviticus 21:5; Deuteronomy 14:1
  • 4. Leviticus 21:9; Deuteronomy 22:21; Deuteronomy 23:17, 18
  • 5. Leviticus 19:3
  • 6. Leviticus 26:2
  • 7. Leviticus 20:6, 27; Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3; Isaiah 8:19
  • 8. Proverbs 23:22; Lamentations 5:12; 1 Timothy 5:1

Footnotes 7

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