Levítico 19:29

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

Levítico 19:29 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 19:29

Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore,
&c.] Not by delaying to marry her, which is the sense the Jews give {l}, but it refers to a wicked practice among the Phoenicians or Canaanites, Athanasius ^F13 speaks of, whose women used to prostitute themselves in the temples of their idols; and to such filthy services, in a religious way, the Israelites, in imitation of them, are forbid to expose their daughters: such filthy practices, under a notion of religion, were committed at Babylon, Corinth, and other places; (See Gill on Micah 1:7); lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness:
of the wickedness of whoredom, both corporeal and spiritual, fornication and idolatry; both of which would be promoted by such abominable practices, and in process of time the land be filled with them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Targ. Jon. in loc. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 76. 1.
F13 Contra Gentes, p. 21.

Levítico 19:29 In-Context

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