Leviticus 19:4-14

4 “ ‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
5 “ ‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
6 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.
7 If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
8 Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the LORD; they must be cut off from their people.
9 “ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
11 “ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not lie. “ ‘Do not deceive one another.
12 “ ‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 “ ‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
14 “ ‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear 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 25

  • 1. S Exodus 20:4; Exodus 20:4,23; Exodus 34:17; Leviticus 26:1; Judges 17:3; Psalms 96:5; Psalms 115:4-7; Psalms 135:15
  • 2. Leviticus 11:44
  • 3. Leviticus 7:16-17
  • 4. Leviticus 7:18
  • 5. S Leviticus 5:1
  • 6. Lev 22:2,15,16; Numbers 18:32
  • 7. S Genesis 17:14
  • 8. Ru 2:2,3,7,16,17
  • 9. Leviticus 23:10,22; Deuteronomy 24:19-22; Job 24:10
  • 10. Deuteronomy 24:20
  • 11. ver 9
  • 12. Deuteronomy 24:19,21
  • 13. Exodus 20:15; S Exodus 23:4; Luke 3:14
  • 14. S Exodus 20:16; S Ephesians 4:25
  • 15. S Leviticus 6:2
  • 16. Jeremiah 5:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Malachi 3:5
  • 17. Exodus 3:13; Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 18:19; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 42:8; Jeremiah 44:16,26; S Matthew 5:33
  • 18. Jeremiah 34:16
  • 19. Leviticus 25:14,17
  • 20. S Exodus 20:15
  • 21. S Ex 22:15,25-27
  • 22. Job 7:2; Job 24:12; Job 31:39; Isaiah 16:14; Malachi 3:5
  • 23. Deuteronomy 24:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Matthew 20:8; 1 Timothy 5:18; James 5:4
  • 24. S Exodus 4:11; Leviticus 21:18; Deuteronomy 27:18
  • 25. ver 32; Leviticus 25:17,36
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