Focused Passage

Leviticus 19:29-31

Be Holy Because I Am Holy: Covenant Life Before God and Neighbor

The LORD commands the whole assembly of Israel to be holy because He is holy, then applies that holiness across reverence for parents, Sabbath keeping, rejection of idols, proper fellowship offerings, care for the poor and foreigner, honesty, justice, love of neighbor, sexual and agricultural boundaries, rejection of pagan practices, Sabbath and sanctuary reverence, honoring the elderly, love for the foreigner, and honest weights and measures.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

29 You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

30 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.

31 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 29

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 23:17 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:15 Classic cross-references Leviticus 21:7 Classic cross-references Leviticus 21:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

You must not אַל־ H408 Adverb defile תְּחַלֵּ֥ל H2490 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker your daughter בִּתְּךָ֖ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular by making her a prostitute לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ H2181 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular or וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle the land הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular will be prostituted תִזְנֶ֣ה H2181 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular and filled וּמָלְאָ֥ה H4390 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular . . . הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular with depravity זִמָּֽה׃ H2154 Noun - feminine singular

Verse 30

Cross-references

Exodus 20:8 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:2 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:3 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 5:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker You must keep תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural My Sabbaths שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י H7676 Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular and have reverence for תִּירָ֑אוּ H3372 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural My sanctuary וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י H4720 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular I אֲנִ֖י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 31

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 10:13 Classic cross-references Isaiah 8:19 Classic cross-references Acts 16:16 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 20:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

You must not אַל־ H408 Adverb turn תִּפְנ֤וּ H6437 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition mediums הָאֹבֹת֙ H178 Article | Noun - masculine plural [or] וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition spiritists הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים H3049 Article | Noun - masculine plural do not seek them out תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ H1245 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . אַל־ H408 Adverb or you will be defiled לְטָמְאָ֣ה H2930 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular by them בָהֶ֑ם Preposition | third person masculine plural I אֲנִ֖י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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