Apologetics Bible

Leviticus 19:1

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר

vayedaver-yehvah-'el-mosheh-le'mor

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:2

Hebrew

דַּבֵּר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

daver-'el-khal-'adat-veney-yishera'el-ve'amareta-'alehem-qedoshiym-tiheyv-khiy-qadvosh-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

AKJV: Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. ¶

ASV: Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

YLT: `Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy am I, Jehovah, your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:3

Hebrew

אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

'iysh-'imvo-ve'aviyv-tiyra'v-ve'et-shavetotay-tishemorv-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: `Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:4

Hebrew

אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֱלִילִים וֵֽאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

'al-tifenv-'el-ha'eliyliym-ve'lohey-masekhah-lo'-ta'ashv-lakhem-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: Turn you not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: `Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:5

Hebrew

וְכִי תִזְבְּחוּ זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶם תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃

vekhiy-tizevechv-zevach-shelamiym-layhvah-liretzonekhem-tizevachuhv

KJV: And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

AKJV: And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it at your own will.

ASV: And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

YLT: `And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice it;

Exposition: Leviticus 19:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:6

Hebrew

בְּיוֹם זִבְחֲכֶם יֵאָכֵל וּמִֽמָּחֳרָת וְהַנּוֹתָר עַד־יוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃

veyvom-zivechakhem-ye'akhel-vmimachorat-vehanvotar-'ad-yvom-hasheliyshiy-va'esh-yisharef

KJV: It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

AKJV: It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the morrow: and if any remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

ASV: It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

YLT: in the day of your sacrificing it is eaten, and on the morrow, and that which is left unto the third day with fire is burnt,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:7

Hebrew

וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶֽה׃

ve'im-he'akhol-ye'akhel-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-figvl-hv'-lo'-yeratzeh

KJV: And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

AKJV: And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

ASV: And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

YLT: and if it be really eaten on the third day, it is an abomination, it is not pleasing,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:8

Hebrew

וְאֹֽכְלָיו עֲוֺנוֹ יִשָּׂא כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה חִלֵּל וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃

ve'okhelayv-'avnvo-yisha'-khiy-'et-qodesh-yehvah-chilel-venikheretah-hanefesh-hahiv'-me'ameyha

KJV: Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

AKJV: Therefore every one that eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. ¶

ASV: but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

YLT: and he who is eating it his iniquity doth bear, for the holy thing of Jehovah he hath polluted, and that person hath been cut off from his people.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:9

Hebrew

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם אֶת־קְצִיר אַרְצְכֶם לֹא תְכַלֶּה פְּאַת שָׂדְךָ לִקְצֹר וְלֶקֶט קְצִֽירְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּֽט׃

vvequtzerekhem-'et-qetziyr-'aretzekhem-lo'-tekhaleh-fe'at-shadekha-liqetzor-veleqet-qetziyrekha-lo'-telaqet

KJV: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

AKJV: And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

ASV: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

YLT: `And in your reaping the harvest of your land ye do not completely reap the corner of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:10

Hebrew

וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תְעוֹלֵל וּפֶרֶט כַּרְמְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּט לֶֽעָנִי וְלַגֵּר תַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

vekharemekha-lo'-te'volel-vferet-kharemekha-lo'-telaqet-le'aniy-velager-ta'azov-'otam-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: And you shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:11

Hebrew

לֹא תִּגְנֹבוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃

lo'-tigenovv-velo'-tekhachashv-velo'-teshaqerv-'iysh-va'amiytvo

KJV: Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

AKJV: You shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. ¶

ASV: Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

YLT: `Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:12

Hebrew

וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי לַשָּׁקֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת־שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

velo'-tishave'v-vishemiy-lashaqer-vechilaleta-'et-shem-'eloheykha-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

AKJV: And you shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:13

Hebrew

לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת־רֵֽעֲךָ וְלֹא תִגְזֹל לֹֽא־תָלִין פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃

lo'-ta'ashoq-'et-re'akha-velo'-tigezol-lo'-taliyn-fe'ulat-shakhiyr-'itekha-'ad-voqer

KJV: Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

AKJV: You shall not defraud your neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with you all night until the morning. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

YLT: `Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:14

Hebrew

לֹא־תְקַלֵּל חֵרֵשׁ וְלִפְנֵי עִוֵּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשֹׁל וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

lo'-teqalel-cheresh-velifeney-'iver-lo'-titen-mikheshol-veyare'ta-me'eloheykha-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:15

Hebrew

לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט לֹא־תִשָּׂא פְנֵי־דָל וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃

lo'-ta'ashv-'avel-vamishefat-lo'-tisha'-feney-dal-velo'-tehedar-feney-gadvol-vetzedeq-tishefot-'amiytekha

KJV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

AKJV: You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. ¶

ASV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

YLT: `Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:16

Hebrew

לֹא־תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל־דַּם רֵעֶךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

lo'-telekhe-rakhiyl-ve'ameykha-lo'-ta'amod-'al-dam-re'ekha-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbor; I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:17

Hebrew

לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָא אֶת־אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵֽטְא׃

lo'-tishena'-'et-'achiykha-vilevavekha-hvokhecha-tvokhiycha-'et-'amiytekha-velo'-tisha'-'alayv-chete'

KJV: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

AKJV: You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin on him. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

YLT: `Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:18

Hebrew

לֹֽא־תִקֹּם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

lo'-tiqom-velo'-titor-'et-veney-'amekha-ve'ahaveta-lere'akha-khamvokha-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:19

Hebrew

אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ לֹא־תַרְבִּיעַ כִּלְאַיִם שָׂדְךָ לֹא־תִזְרַע כִּלְאָיִם וּבֶגֶד כִּלְאַיִם שֽׁ͏ַעַטְנֵז לֹא יַעֲלֶה עָלֶֽיךָ׃

'et-chuqotay-tishemorv-vehemetekha-lo'-tareviy'a-khile'ayim-shadekha-lo'-tizera'-khile'ayim-vveged-khile'ayim-sha'atenez-lo'-ya'aleh-'aleykha

KJV: Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

AKJV: You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle engender with a diverse kind: you shall not sow your field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come on you. ¶

ASV: Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

YLT: `My statutes ye do keep: thy cattle thou dost not cause to gender with diverse kinds; thy field thou dost not sow with diverse kinds, and a garment of diverse kinds, shaatnez, doth not go up upon thee.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:20

Hebrew

וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־אִשָּׁה שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע וְהִוא שִׁפְחָה נֶחֱרֶפֶת לְאִישׁ וְהָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּתָה אוֹ חֻפְשָׁה לֹא נִתַּן־לָהּ בִּקֹּרֶת תִּהְיֶה לֹא יוּמְתוּ כִּי־לֹא חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃

ve'iysh-khiy-yishekhav-'et-'ishah-shikhevat-zera'-vehiv'-shifechah-necherefet-le'iysh-vehafedeh-lo'-nifedatah-'vo-chufeshah-lo'-nitan-lah-viqoret-tiheyeh-lo'-yvmetv-khiy-lo'-chufashah

KJV: And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

AKJV: And whoever lies carnally with a woman, that is a female slave, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

ASV: And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

YLT: `And when a man lieth with a woman with seed of copulation, and she a maid-servant, betrothed to a man, and not really ransomed, or freedom hath not been given to her, an investigation there is; they are not put to death, for she is not free.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:21

Hebrew

וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַֽיהוָה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֵיל אָשָֽׁם׃

veheviy'-'et-'ashamvo-layhvah-'el-fetach-'ohel-mvo'ed-'eyl-'asham

KJV: And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

AKJV: And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

ASV: And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

YLT: `And he hath brought in his guilt-offering to Jehovah, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt-offering,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:22

Hebrew

וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן בְּאֵיל הָֽאָשָׁם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא וְנִסְלַח לוֹ מֵחַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָֽא׃

vekhifer-'alayv-hakhohen-ve'eyl-ha'asham-lifeney-yehvah-'al-chata'tvo-'asher-chata'-veniselach-lvo-mechata'tvo-'asher-chata'

KJV: And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

AKJV: And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has done: and the sin which he has done shall be forgiven him. ¶

ASV: And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

YLT: and the priest hath made atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering before Jehovah, for his sin which he hath sinned, and it hath been forgiven him because of his sin which he hath sinned.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:23

Hebrew

וְכִי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל־עֵץ מַאֲכָל וַעֲרַלְתֶּם עָרְלָתוֹ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים יִהְיֶה לָכֶם עֲרֵלִים לֹא יֵאָכֵֽל׃

vekhiy-tavo'v-'el-ha'aretz-vneta'etem-khal-'etz-ma'akhal-va'araletem-'arelatvo-'et-fireyvo-shalosh-shaniym-yiheyeh-lakhem-'areliym-lo'-ye'akhel

KJV: And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

AKJV: And when you shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then you shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised to you: it shall not be eaten of.

ASV: And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.

YLT: `And when ye come in unto the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then ye have reckoned as uncircumcised its fruit, three years it is to you uncircumcised, it is not eaten,

Exposition: Leviticus 19:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eat...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:24

Hebrew

וּבַשָּׁנָה הָרְבִיעִת יִהְיֶה כָּל־פִּרְיוֹ קֹדֶשׁ הִלּוּלִים לַיהוָֽה׃

vvashanah-hareviy'it-yiheyeh-khal-fireyvo-qodesh-hilvliym-layhvah

KJV: But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

AKJV: But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD with.

ASV: But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

YLT: and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy--praises for Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:25

Hebrew

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַחֲמִישִׁת תֹּֽאכְלוּ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ לְהוֹסִיף לָכֶם תְּבוּאָתוֹ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

vvashanah-hachamiyshit-to'khelv-'et-fireyvo-lehvosiyf-lakhem-tevv'atvo-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: And in the fifth year shall you eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield to you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: And in the fifth year ye do eat its fruit--to add to you its increase; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:26

Hebrew

לֹא תֹאכְלוּ עַל־הַדָּם לֹא תְנַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹא תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃

lo'-to'khelv-'al-hadam-lo'-tenachashv-velo'-te'vonenv

KJV: Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

AKJV: You shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall you use enchantment, nor observe times.

ASV: Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

YLT: `Ye do not eat with the blood; ye do not enchant, nor observe clouds.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:27

Hebrew

לֹא תַקִּפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם וְלֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶֽךָ׃

lo'-taqifv-fe'at-ro'shekhem-velo'-tashechiyt-'et-fe'at-zeqanekha

KJV: Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

AKJV: You shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shall you mar the corners of your beard.

ASV: Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

YLT: `Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:28

Hebrew

וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם וּכְתֹבֶת קֽ͏ַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

vesheret-lanefesh-lo'-titenv-vivesharekhem-vkhetovet-qa'aqa'-lo'-titenv-vakhem-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `And a cutting for the soul ye do not put in your flesh; and a writing, a cross-mark, ye do not put on you; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:29

Hebrew

אַל־תְּחַלֵּל אֶֽת־בִּתְּךָ לְהַזְנוֹתָהּ וְלֹא־תִזְנֶה הָאָרֶץ וּמָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ זִמָּֽה׃

'al-techalel-'et-vitekha-lehazenvotah-velo'-tizeneh-ha'aretz-vmale'ah-ha'aretz-zimah

KJV: Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

AKJV: Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness. ¶

ASV: Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

YLT: `Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:30

Hebrew

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁי תִּירָאוּ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

'et-shavetotay-tishemorv-vmiqedashiy-tiyra'v-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:31

Hebrew

אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֹבֹת וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים אַל־תְּבַקְשׁוּ לְטָמְאָה בָהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

'al-tifenv-'el-ha'ovot-ve'el-hayide'oniym-'al-tevaqeshv-letame'ah-vahem-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: `Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:32

Hebrew

מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

mifeney-sheyvah-taqvm-vehadareta-feney-zaqen-veyare'ta-me'eloheykha-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

AKJV: You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD. ¶

ASV: Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

YLT: `At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:33

Hebrew

וְכִֽי־יָגוּר אִתְּךָ גֵּר בְּאַרְצְכֶם לֹא תוֹנוּ אֹתֽוֹ׃

vekhiy-yagvr-'itekha-ger-ve'aretzekhem-lo'-tvonv-'otvo

KJV: And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

AKJV: And if a stranger sojourn with you in your land, you shall not vex him.

ASV: And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

YLT: `And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;

Exposition: Leviticus 19:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:34

Hebrew

כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר ׀ הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּֽי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

khe'ezerach-mikhem-yiheyeh-lakhem-hager- -hagar-'itekhem-ve'ahaveta-lvo-khamvokha-khiy-geriym-heyiytem-ve'eretz-mitzerayim-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem

KJV: But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

AKJV: But the stranger that dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. ¶

ASV: The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

YLT: as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God.

Exposition: Leviticus 19:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:35

Hebrew

לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט בַּמִּדָּה בַּמִּשְׁקָל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃

lo'-ta'ashv-'avel-vamishefat-vamidah-vamisheqal-vvameshvrah

KJV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

AKJV: You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in length, in weight, or in measure.

ASV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

YLT: `Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

Exposition: Leviticus 19:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:36

Hebrew

מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶדֶק אֵיפַת צֶדֶק וְהִין צֶדֶק יִהְיֶה לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

mo'zeney-tzedeq-'aveney-tzedeq-'eyfat-tzedeq-vehiyn-tzedeq-yiheyeh-lakhem-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem-'asher-hvotze'tiy-'etekhem-me'eretz-mitzerayim

KJV: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

AKJV: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall you have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

ASV: Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

YLT: righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

Exposition: Leviticus 19:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Leviticus 19:37

Hebrew

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

vshemaretem-'et-khal-chuqotay-ve'et-khal-mishefatay-va'ashiytem-'otam-'aniy-yehvah

KJV: Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

AKJV: Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

ASV: And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.

YLT: and ye have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I am Jehovah.'

Exposition: Leviticus 19:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.