Deuteronomy 22:8-12 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

Here are several laws in these verses which seem to stoop very low, and to take cognizance of things mean and minute. Men's laws commonly do not so: Deut. minimis non curat lex?The law takes no cognizance of little things; but because God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. And yet the significancy and tendency of these statutes, which seem little, are such that,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:8

When thou buildest a new house ,.... Which is to be understood of a house to dwell in, not of a granary, barn, or stable, or such like, and every house that is not four cubits square, as Maimonides observes F6 Hilchot Rotzeach, c. 11. sect. 1. : then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof ; in the Talmud F7 T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 136. 1. So Maimonides, ib. sect. 2. it is asked, what is the meaning of, or why is it said, "thy roof?" to except synagogues and schools; the gloss... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:9

Thou shall not sow thy vineyards with divers seeds ,.... As wheat and barley between the rows of the vines; and this is to be understood only of divers sorts of corn, and of divers sorts of herbs, but not of trees; hence we read of a fig tree in a vineyard, Luke 13:6 , and this only respects what is sown with design, and not what is casual, as the Jews interpret it F5 Misn. Celaim, c. 5. sect. 7. ;"if a man passes through a vineyard, and seeds fall from him, or they are carried out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:10

Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together ,.... They might be used separately, but not together; nor was it uncommon in some countries for asses to be employed in ploughing as well as oxen. Pliny F8 Nat. Hist. l. 17. c. 5. makes mention of some fruitful land in Africa, which when it was dry weather could not be ploughed by oxen, but after showers of rain might be ploughed by a mean little ass; so Leo Africanus F9 Descriptio Africae, l. 2. p. 104. says, the Africans... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:11

Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts ,.... The Jews say nothing is forbidden under the name of sorts but what is spun and wove, as it is said, "thou shalt not wear sheatnez", a thing that is carded, spun, and wove F12 Misn. Celaim. c. 9. sect. 8. ; which Ainsworth translates "linsie woolsie", and is explained by what follows: as "of woollen and linen together"; of which See Gill on Leviticus 19:19 , whereas Josephus F13 Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 11. observes, this was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

Thou shalt make thee fringes ,.... Though a different word is here used from that in Numbers 15:38 , yet the same things are intended, and Onkelos translates both by one and the same word, and which is no other than a corruption of the Greek word used in Matthew 23:5 . Though there have been some, whom Aben Ezra takes notice of, who supposed that this is a law by itself, and to be observed in the night, as that in Numbers 15:38 was in the day; but these he warmly opposes, and calls... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:8

A battlement for thy roof - Houses in the East are in general built with flat roofs, and on them men walk to enjoy the fresh air, converse together, sleep, etc.; it was therefore necessary to have a sort of battlement or balustrade to prevent persons from falling off. If a man neglected to make a sufficient defense against such accidents, and the death of another was occasioned by it, the owner of the house must be considered in the light of a murderer. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:9

Divers seeds - See the note on Leviticus 19:19 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:10

Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass - It is generally supposed that mixtures of different sorts in seed, breed, etc., were employed for superstitious purposes, and therefore prohibited in this law. It is more likely, however, that there was a physical reason for this; two beasts of a different species cannot associate comfortably together, and on this ground never pull pleasantly either in cart or plough; and every farmer knows that it is of considerable consequence to the comfort of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

Fringes - See on Numbers 15:38 ; (note). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

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