Levítico 19:19-20 NVIPT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:19-29

Here is, I. A law against mixtures, Lev. 19:19. God in the beginning made the cattle after their kind (Gen. 1:25), and we must acquiesce in the order of nature God hath established, believing that is best and sufficient, and not covet monsters. Add thou not unto his works, lest he reprove thee; for it is the excellency of the work of God that nothing can, without making it worse, be either put to it or taken from it, Eccl. 3:14. As what God has joined we must not separate, so what he has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:19

Ye shall keep my statutes ,.... Those which follow, and which are of a different sort from what are last mentioned, of a moral nature, and are planted in the heart, as Aben Ezra says; are agreeably to the law and light of nature, and part of the work of the law written on the heart, as the apostle calls it, Romans 2:15 ; but the following are of positive institution, and depend upon the will of the lawgiver, the reasons of which are not so apparent and manifest; and therefore Jarchi calls... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:20

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman ,.... Has carnal knowledge of her: a man and woman are expressed, signifying those that are of age, Aben Ezra observes, that according to the mystical exposition of these words, this same carnally lying is as of divers kinds, of a free man with a bondwoman, and so follows upon the above law and in connection with it: the woman is described as one that is a bondmaid ; either meaning a Canaanitish maid, as Jarchi, or an Israelitish one, as Aben... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:19

Gender with a diverse kind - These precepts taken literally seem to imply that they should not permit the horse and the she-ass, nor the he-ass and the cow, (as they do in the East), to couple together; nor sow different kinds of seeds in the same field or garden; nor have garments of silk and woolen, cotton and silk, linen and wool, etc. And if all these were forbidden, there must have been some moral reason for the prohibitions, because domestic economy required several of these mixtures,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:20

A woman that is a bondmaid - Had she been free, the law required that she should be put to death; (see Deuteronomy 22:24 ;); but as she was a slave, she is supposed to have less self-command, and therefore less guilt: but as it is taken for granted she did not make resistance, or did consent, she is to be scourged, and the man is to bring a ram for a trespass-offering. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:20

Verse 20 Albeit in God’s sight there is no difference between bond and free, yet their condition is diverse as regards courts of justice; (70) nor do the same evil consequences ensue from adultery with a bond-maid, (as with a free woman.) (71) Notwithstanding, therefore, that the crime is worthy of death, still, in consideration of the people’s infirmity, the punishment is mitigated, so that, if a person shall have corrupted a betrothed bond-maid, both shall be scourged. (72) From hence we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

These four laws are, in their positive aspects, In Leviticus 20:11 , Leviticus 20:14 , Leviticus 20:16 , 35, 36, obedience is inculcated to the eighth and the ninth commandments, which are the laws of honesty and of truthfulness; in Leviticus 20:12 to the third commandment, which is the law of reverence; in Leviticus 20:17 , Leviticus 20:18 , 33, 34, to the sixth commandment, which is the law of love; in Leviticus 20:20 , 29, to the seventh commandment, which is the law of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

Religion and superstition. It is not always easy or even possible to distinguish between religion and superstition. We may fall into the latter when we are seeking to practice the former; or we may, from undue fear of the latter, neglect the former. In this chapter the Jews were taught (and we are thereby encouraged) to avoid the one, and to perfect the other in the fear of God. I. THE SUPERSTITION WHICH WAS TO BE SHUNNED . 1 . Clearly and decisively everything that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

Social morality. cf. Matthew 22:35-40 ; Romans 12:1-21 ; James, passim. From the primary principle of unworldliness, we now have to proceed to sundry details about social morality. Although these details are given indiscriminately, it is yet possible to discern certain great principles among them. And— I. ALL SOCIAL MORALITY IS MADE TO REST ON OUR RELATION TO GOD HIMSELF . In the Decalogue we have social morality, that is, our duty to man, based upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:3-32

Honour to whom honor. It is uncertain whether we shall receive the honour which is due to us. Possibly we may be denied some to which we are entitled; probably we have experienced this wrong already, in larger or smaller measure, and know the pain of heart which attends it. Let us, therefore, resolve that we will give that which is due to others. The two passages connected in the text remind us that we should pay deference to— I. THOSE WHO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF YEARS .... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:19-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 19:3-32

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