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Leviticus (Vayikra — "And He called") is the sacrificial and holiness manual of Israel's worship. Though widely regarded as difficult reading, it is the OT book most quoted in Hebrews and the theological key to understanding the atonement.
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- Primary Witness Text: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. And the man tha...
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Leviticus (Vayikra — "And He called") is the sacrificial and holiness manual of Israel's worship. Though widely regarded as difficult reading, it is the OT book most quoted in Hebrews and the theological key to understanding the atonement.
Every major sacrifice type — burnt offering, sin offering, peace offering, guilt offering — maps onto a dimension of Christ's atoning work. Leviticus 17:11 ("the life of the flesh is in the blood") is the axiomatic principle of all biblical atonement theology. The Day of Atonement ritual (ch. 16) — two goats, one sacrificed and one released — is the clearest OT picture of substitution and forgiveness.
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Leviticus 20:1
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 20:1 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 20:2
Hebrew
וְאֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תֹּאמַר אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר ׀ הַגָּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן מִזַּרְעוֹ לַמֹּלֶךְ מוֹת יוּמָת עַם הָאָרֶץ יִרְגְּמֻהוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃ve'el-veney-yishera'el-to'mar-'iysh-'iysh-miveney-yishera'el-vmin-hager- -hagar-veyishera'el-'asher-yiten-mizare'vo-lamolekhe-mvot-yvmat-'am-ha'aretz-yiregemuhv-va'aven
KJV: Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
AKJV: Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, Whoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that gives any of his seed to Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
ASV: Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
YLT: `And unto the sons of Israel thou dost say, Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who giveth of his seed to the Molech, is certainly put to death; the people of the land do stone him with stones;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:2
Leviticus 20:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:2
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 20:2
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- Again
- Israel
- Molech
Exposition: Leviticus 20:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the peo...'. 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 20:3
Hebrew
וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן אֶת־פָּנַי בָּאִישׁ הַהוּא וְהִכְרַתִּי אֹתוֹ מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֹ כִּי מִזַּרְעוֹ נָתַן לַמֹּלֶךְ לְמַעַן טַמֵּא אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי וּלְחַלֵּל אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִֽׁי׃va'aniy-'eten-'et-fanay-va'iysh-hahv'-vehikheratiy-'otvo-miqerev-'amvo-khiy-mizare'vo-natan-lamolekhe-lema'an-tame'-'et-miqedashiy-vlechalel-'et-shem-qadeshiy
KJV: And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
AKJV: And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
ASV: I also will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
YLT: and I--I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for of his seed he hath given to the Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My holy name.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:3Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 20:3
Leviticus 20:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:3
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 20:3
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Molech
Exposition: Leviticus 20:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.'. 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 20:4
Hebrew
וְאִם הַעְלֵם יַעְלִימֽוּ עַם הָאָרֶץ אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם מִן־הָאִישׁ הַהוּא בְּתִתּוֹ מִזַּרְעוֹ לַמֹּלֶךְ לְבִלְתִּי הָמִית אֹתֽוֹ׃ve'im-ha'elem-ya'eliymv-'am-ha'aretz-'et-'eyneyhem-min-ha'iysh-hahv'-vetitvo-mizare'vo-lamolekhe-leviletiy-hamiyt-'otvo
KJV: And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
AKJV: And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and kill him not:
ASV: And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;
YLT: `And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:4Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 20:4
<Quod si negligens,>etc. Provocat alios contra illum, et terret, si neglexerint poenam tam studiose praeceptam, Deo ipso irascente et ferente sententiam. <Nec voluerit,>etc. ISICH. Malum est permittere etiam eos qui foris sunt, fornicari a Deo et adhaerere diabolo: sed multo magis de medio populi, hoc est enim totum gregem lupo concedere. Consentientes autem, qui scilicet possunt accusare, vel arguere, vel monere, et non faciunt, non effugient judicium. Ponit Deus faciem super illum, de quo dicitur: <Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala,>etc. Psal. 38..
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Leviticus 20:4
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Psal
Exposition: Leviticus 20:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:'. 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 20:5
Hebrew
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֲנִי אֶת־פָּנַי בָּאִישׁ הַהוּא וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וְהִכְרַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֵת ׀ כָּל־הַזֹּנִים אַחֲרָיו לִזְנוֹת אַחֲרֵי הַמֹּלֶךְ מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽם׃veshametiy-'aniy-'et-fanay-va'iysh-hahv'-vvemishefachetvo-vehikheratiy-'otvo-ve'et- -khal-hazoniym-'acharayv-lizenvot-'acharey-hamolekhe-miqerev-'amam
KJV: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
AKJV: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit prostitution with Molech, from among their people. ¶
ASV: then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to play the harlot with Molech, from among their people.
YLT: then I have set My face against that man, and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going a-whoring after him, even going a-whoring after the Molech, from the midst of their people.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:5Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 20:5
Leviticus 20:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 20:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 20:5
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Molech
Exposition: Leviticus 20:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their 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 20:6
Hebrew
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תִּפְנֶה אֶל־הָֽאֹבֹת וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים לִזְנוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־פָּנַי בַּנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא וְהִכְרַתִּי אֹתוֹ מִקֶּרֶב עַמּֽוֹ׃vehanefesh-'asher-tifeneh-'el-ha'ovot-ve'el-hayide'oniym-lizenvot-'achareyhem-venatatiy-'et-fanay-vanefesh-hahiv'-vehikheratiy-'otvo-miqerev-'amvo
KJV: And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
AKJV: And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. ¶
ASV: And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
YLT: `And the person who turneth unto those having familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to go a-whoring after them, I have even set My face against that person, and cut him off from the midst of his people.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:6Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Leviticus 20:6
<Anima quae declinaverit ad magos,>etc. Grande peccatum est ad magos et ariolos declinare: hoc est enim a Deo recedere. Sunt autem magi intelligibiles, qui in nomine Domini falsa prophetant; sunt arioli deceptores et adulatores, qui veneficis verbis auditus multorum corrumpunt et a veritate avertunt.
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Leviticus 20:6
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him 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 20:7
Hebrew
וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃vehiteqadishetem-viheyiytem-qedoshiym-khiy-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem
KJV: Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
AKJV: Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be you holy: for I am the LORD your God.
ASV: Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
YLT: `And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I am Jehovah your God;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:7Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 20:7
Leviticus 20:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 20:7
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Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 20:7
Exposition: Leviticus 20:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for 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 20:8
Hebrew
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃vshemaretem-'et-chuqotay-va'ashiytem-'otam-'aniy-yehvah-meqadishekhem
KJV: And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
AKJV: And you shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. ¶
ASV: And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.
YLT: and ye have kept My statutes and have done them; I am Jehovah, sanctifying you.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:8Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Leviticus 20:8
Leviticus 20:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:8
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Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Leviticus 20:8
Exposition: Leviticus 20:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.'. 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 20:9
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אִישׁ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יְקַלֵּל אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָת אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ קִלֵּל דָּמָיו בּֽוֹ׃khiy-'iysh-'iysh-'asher-yeqalel-'et-'aviyv-ve'et-'imvo-mvot-yvmat-'aviyv-ve'imvo-qilel-damayv-vvo
KJV: For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
AKJV: For every one that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be on him. ¶
ASV: For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
YLT: `For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood is on him.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:9Quoted commentary witness
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Leviticus 20:9
<Qui maledixerit patri suo,>etc. ORIG., hom. 11 in Lev. De his superius praecepta dedit, etc., usque ad ne puniat contemptorem servum. ID. Nomen patris vel matris, etc., usque ad ad aliquam terrenam civitatem invertunt sensibus depravatis? <Sanguis ejus,>etc. Quia ipse est sibi causa mortis. Si sic punitur, qui carnali patri maledixerit, quomodo punietur qui Christum blasphemaverit, nec obaudivit dicenti: <Nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua et Spiritu sancto,>etc. Joan. 3., morte scilicet morietur, alienatus a regno coelorum reus est: nihil enim grave, nec operosum, aut laboriosum ei praeceptum est.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be 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 20:10
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִנְאַף אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִנְאַף אֶת־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ מֽוֹת־יוּמַת הַנֹּאֵף וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ve'iysh-'asher-yine'af-'et-'eshet-'iysh-'asher-yine'af-'et-'eshet-re'ehv-mvot-yvmat-hano'ef-vehano'afet
KJV: And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
AKJV: And the man that commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
ASV: And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
YLT: `And a man who committeth adultery with a man's wife--who committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour--the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.
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Leviticus 20:10
<Si moechatus quis,>etc. AUG., quaest. 73 in Lev. Hic aliquid voluit distare, etc., usque ad quam homo homini. <Si moechatus,>etc. ISICH. Adulterium corporate malum est, etc., usque ad qui ei commisit hanc curam.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.'. 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 20:11
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו עֶרְוַת אָבִיו גִּלָּה מֽוֹת־יוּמְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם׃ve'iysh-'asher-yishekhav-'et-'eshet-'aviyv-'erevat-'aviyv-gilah-mvot-yvmetv-sheneyhem-demeyhem-vam
KJV: And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
AKJV: And the man that lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them.
ASV: And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
YLT: `And a man who lieth with his father's wife--the nakedness of his father he hath uncovered--both of them are certainly put to death; their blood is on them.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:11Quoted commentary witness
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Leviticus 20:11
<Qui dormierit,>etc. Haec superius dicta et exposita sunt, ubi dictum est: <Non revelabis turpitudinem patris tui,>etc. Sed hic aperte tan git eum qui idem quod proximus agit, nec peccati societate erubescens, prodit; in quo mortis poenam legislator sanxit. Novercae autem virum conjunxit, quia quod in patrem a filio delinquitur, hoc in filium a patre committitur, et similis utrobique impietas. ORIG., ubi supra. Supra dictum est, etc., usque ad non solum pro qualitate, sed etiam pro quantitate.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.'. 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 20:12
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־כַּלָּתוֹ מוֹת יוּמְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם תֶּבֶל עָשׂוּ דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם׃ve'iysh-'asher-yishekhav-'et-khalatvo-mvot-yvmetv-sheneyhem-tevel-'ashv-demeyhem-vam
KJV: And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
AKJV: And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have worked confusion; their blood shall be on them.
ASV: And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
YLT: `And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law--both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood is on them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:12
Leviticus 20:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.'. 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 20:13
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־זָכָר מִשְׁכְּבֵי אִשָּׁה תּוֹעֵבָה עָשׂוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם מוֹת יוּמָתוּ דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם׃ve'iysh-'asher-yishekhav-'et-zakhar-mishekhevey-'ishah-tvo'evah-'ashv-sheneyhem-mvot-yvmatv-demeyhem-vam
KJV: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
AKJV: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them.
ASV: And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
YLT: `And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood is on them.
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Leviticus 20:13
<Qui dormierit cum masculo,>etc. Hoc peccatum injuria naturae est: unde et morte mulctari decretum est. Spiritualiter autem eum qui fortis est animo et masculus vir enim in divina Scriptura, perfectus in virtutibus nominatur verbis pravis vel actionibus effeminare caveamus, ne cum ipso dissolvamur et simul moriamur.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.'. 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 20:14
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת־אִשָּׁה וְאֶת־אִמָּהּ זִמָּה הִוא בָּאֵשׁ יִשְׂרְפוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶתְהֶן וְלֹא־תִהְיֶה זִמָּה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ve'iysh-'asher-yiqach-'et-'ishah-ve'et-'imah-zimah-hiv'-va'esh-yisherefv-'otvo-ve'etehen-velo'-tiheyeh-zimah-vetvokhekhem
KJV: And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
AKJV: And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
ASV: And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
YLT: `And a man who taketh the woman and her mother--it is wickedness; with fire they burn him and them, and there is no wickedness in your midst.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:14Quoted commentary witness
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Leviticus 20:14
<Qui supra uxorem,>etc. Saevam huic delicto poenam decernit. Qui enim ex matre sunt geniti, his quos filia genuit, cum unus pater sit, incertum est utrum fratres sint an avunculi. Caveatur ergo tam incerta commistio. Sed quia omnis peccati concupiscentia mater est, si qua nobis concupiscentia sit, actionem non conjungamus ei. Qui enim hoc facit, igne incenditur, et concupiscentia et actio ejus. <Si enim facta carnis spiritu mortificaverimus, vivemus>Rom. 8..
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.'. 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 20:15
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן שְׁכָבְתּוֹ בִּבְהֵמָה מוֹת יוּמָת וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ve'iysh-'asher-yiten-shekhavetvo-vivehemah-mvot-yvmat-ve'et-havehemah-taharogv
KJV: And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
AKJV: And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast.
ASV: And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
YLT: `And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.
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Leviticus 20:15
<Qui cum jumento,>etc. Nimia contra eos exercetur districtio, qui in tantum iniqui et libidini dediti, ut inaudita scelera concupiscerent: unde viris vel mulieribus commistis quadrupedibus, mortis poenam indixit. Fidelibus quoque non erit haec lex superflua, si quadrupedia voluntates pravas ad terram pronas intelligamus: quae manus sicut homines non habent, quia omni humana actione carent, unde cognationes nobiscum non habent. Vir ergo vel mulier, quae non languore naturae, sed deliberatione eis cohaeserit vel coierit, reus est mortis. Ipsi quoque mori dicuntur illis mortuis, neque enim per se subsistunt, nec ulla peccati substantia est, sed in peccatoribus operatur. AUG. <Qui cum jumento,>etc. Quaeritur quomodo pecus reum sit, cum nec rationale nec legis capax sit? an quemadmodum transferuntur verba metaphorica ab animali ad animale; sicut dicitur ventus improbus, vel iratum mare, ita et hic translatum a rationali ad irrationale? Nam inde pecora jussa sunt interfici, quia tali flagitio contaminata indignam refricant memoriam facti.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.'. 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 20:16
Hebrew
וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר תִּקְרַב אֶל־כָּל־בְּהֵמָה לְרִבְעָה אֹתָהּ וְהָרַגְתָּ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה מוֹת יוּמָתוּ דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם׃ve'ishah-'asher-tiqerav-'el-khal-vehemah-lerive'ah-'otah-veharageta-'et-ha'ishah-ve'et-havehemah-mvot-yvmatv-demeyhem-vam
KJV: And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
AKJV: And if a woman approach to any beast, and lie down thereto, you shall kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them.
ASV: And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
YLT: `And a woman who draweth near unto any beast to lie with it--thou hast even slain the woman and the beast; they are certainly put to death; their blood is on them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:16
Leviticus 20:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.'. 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 20:17
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקַּח אֶת־אֲחֹתוֹ בַּת־אָבִיו אוֹ בַת־אִמּוֹ וְרָאָה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ וְהִֽיא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־עֶרְוָתוֹ חֶסֶד הוּא וְנִכְרְתוּ לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי עַמָּם עֶרְוַת אֲחֹתוֹ גִּלָּה עֲוֺנוֹ יִשָּֽׂא׃ve'iysh-'asher-yiqach-'et-'achotvo-vat-'aviyv-'vo-vat-'imvo-vera'ah-'et-'erevatah-vehiy'-tire'eh-'et-'erevatvo-chesed-hv'-venikheretv-le'eyney-veney-'amam-'erevat-'achotvo-gilah-'avnvo-yisha'
KJV: And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
AKJV: And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
ASV: And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
YLT: `And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.
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Leviticus 20:17
<Qui acceperit sororem suam,>etc. ISICH. Hoc tolerabile videbatur, quia Abraham de Sara dicit: Soror mea est ex patre, et non ex matre: sed eos qui de Thare patre Abraham geniti sunt Moyses enumerans, nusquam Sarae fecit mentionem. Quod si sorori suae Abraham nupsit, ante tamen hoc quam Deum cognosceret, fecit. Bene ergo lex talem conjunctionem prohibuit. <Qui acceperit,>etc. Tropologice turpitudinem sororis ex patre et non ex matre videt et accipit, qui turpem actionem a patre vel a matre in qua scilicet deliquerunt admiratur, et imitatur: non solum perscrutans quae non oportuit, sed conjungens se parentum pravitati quae soror ejus dicitur, quasi ab eisdem genita parentibus. Quia vero filii publicant parentum peccata faciendo similia, recte in conspectu populi infligitur poena; vel juxta LXX: <In conspectu filiorum generis sui,>eorum scilicet qui talia cogitant imitari: ut unius afflictio, multorum sit correctio. <Viderit turpitudinem,>etc. AUG., quaest. 75. Id est, concumbendo cognoverit, sicut ibi: <Cognovit Adam uxorem suam>Gen. 4., id est, ei mistus est. Quod autem ait: <Portabunt iniquitatem suam,>id est, ipsum peccatum poena erat.
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he h...'. 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 20:18
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־אִשָּׁה דָּוָה וְגִלָּה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ אֶת־מְקֹרָהּ הֶֽעֱרָה וְהִיא גִּלְּתָה אֶת־מְקוֹר דָּמֶיהָ וְנִכְרְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽם׃ve'iysh-'asher-yishekhav-'et-'ishah-davah-vegilah-'et-'erevatah-'et-meqorah-he'erah-vehiy'-giletah-'et-meqvor-dameyha-venikheretv-sheneyhem-miqerev-'amam
KJV: And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
AKJV: And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
ASV: And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
YLT: `And a man who lieth with a sick woman, and hath uncovered her nakedness, her fountain he hath made bare, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood, --even both of them have been cut off from the midst of their people.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:18Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:18
Leviticus 20:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Leviticus 20:18
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- Leviticus 20:18
Exposition: Leviticus 20:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among...'. 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 20:19
Hebrew
וְעֶרְוַת אֲחוֹת אִמְּךָ וַאֲחוֹת אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה כִּי אֶת־שְׁאֵרוֹ הֶעֱרָה עֲוֺנָם יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ve'erevat-'achvot-'imekha-va'achvot-'aviykha-lo'-tegaleh-khiy-'et-she'ervo-he'erah-'avnam-yisha'v
KJV: And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
AKJV: And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister: for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
ASV: And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
YLT: `And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.
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Leviticus 20:19
Leviticus 20:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Leviticus 20:19
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.'. 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 20:20
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־דֹּדָתוֹ עֶרְוַת דֹּדוֹ גִּלָּה חֶטְאָם יִשָּׂאוּ עֲרִירִים יָמֻֽתוּ׃ve'iysh-'asher-yishekhav-'et-dodatvo-'erevat-dodvo-gilah-chete'am-yisha'v-'ariyriym-yamutv
KJV: And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
AKJV: And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
ASV: And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
YLT: `And a man who lieth with his aunt, the nakedness of his uncle he hath uncovered; their sin they bear; childless they die.
Commentary WitnessLeviticus 20:20Quoted commentary witness
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Leviticus 20:20
<Qui coierit,>etc. Intendit legislator continentiam suadere, ne more pecorum cum mulieribus continue misceamur, sed velut coacti, ad usum continendi paulatim veniamus. Mirum autem quod nunc tales de populo suo disperdi praecipit, cum superius eisdem legem purgationis indixerit. Contemplemur ergo menstruatam gentilium sapientiam a Deo remotam, de volatu avium, et cursu siderum, et mensuris coeli disputantem. Cum hac dormire, id est delectari, vel revelare et palam turpitudinem ejus proferre, fontemque totius erroris exponentem audire, impium est. Ideo talis interficietur de medio populi sui, ne nommetur homo qui imaginem Dei et seipsum ignorando Creatorem a se alienavit. Ipsa quoque interficietur, ne sapientia nominetur, quia sapientia hujus mundi stultitia est apud Deum I Cor. 3.. <Turpitudinem,>etc. Sororibus parentum filios misceri prohibet, ut generationes non confundantur, et parentibus reverentia exhibeatur. Secundum spiritum vero et parentum peccata debemus velare, et eorum qui eis sociati sunt, quasi fratres et sorores, quibus nudatis parentes latere non possunt. Unde addit: <Ignominiam carnis suae nudabit.>LXX: <Sine filiis morietur,>id est, sine virtutibus, quae est pessima sterilitas. <Qui coierit,>etc. ISICH. Ostendit quia causa filiorum, etc., usque ad superioribus similis est. AUG., quaest. 76. in Lev. <Qui coierit cum uxore patris,>etc. Quicunque dormierit cum cognata sua, etc., usque ad id est nullo jure succedant parentibus.
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Leviticus 20:20
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Exposition: Leviticus 20:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.'. 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 20:21
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו נִדָּה הִוא עֶרְוַת אָחִיו גִּלָּה עֲרִירִים יִהְיֽוּ׃ve'iysh-'asher-yiqach-'et-'eshet-'achiyv-nidah-hiv'-'erevat-'achiyv-gilah-'ariyriym-yiheyv
KJV: And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
AKJV: And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. ¶
ASV: And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
YLT: `And a man who taketh his brother's wife--it is impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:21Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:21
Leviticus 20:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Leviticus 20:21
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- Leviticus 20:21
Exposition: Leviticus 20:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.'. 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 20:22
Hebrew
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְלֹא־תָקִיא אֶתְכֶם הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶתְכֶם שָׁמָּה לָשֶׁבֶת בָּֽהּ׃vshemaretem-'et-khal-chuqotay-ve'et-khal-mishefatay-va'ashiytem-'otam-velo'-taqiy'-'etekhem-ha'aretz-'asher-'aniy-meviy'-'etekhem-shamah-lashevet-vah
KJV: Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
AKJV: You shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, where I bring you to dwell therein, spew you not out.
ASV: Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
YLT: `And ye have kept all My statutes, and all My judgments, and have done them, and the land vomiteth you not out whither I am bringing you in to dwell in it;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:22Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:22
Leviticus 20:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:22
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- Leviticus 20:22
Exposition: Leviticus 20:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.'. 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 20:23
Hebrew
וְלֹא תֵֽלְכוּ בְּחֻקֹּת הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מְשַׁלֵּחַ מִפְּנֵיכֶם כִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ וָאָקֻץ בָּֽם׃velo'-telekhv-vechuqot-hagvoy-'asher-'aniy-meshalecha-mifeneykhem-khiy-'et-khal-'eleh-'ashv-va'aqutz-vam
KJV: And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
AKJV: And you shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
ASV: And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
YLT: and ye walk not in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away from before you, for all these they have done, and I am wearied with them;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:23Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:23
Leviticus 20:23 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:23
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- Leviticus 20:23
Exposition: Leviticus 20:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.'. 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 20:24
Hebrew
וָאֹמַר לָכֶם אַתֶּם תִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָם וַאֲנִי אֶתְּנֶנָּה לָכֶם לָרֶשֶׁת אֹתָהּ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מִן־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃va'omar-lakhem-'atem-tiyreshv-'et-'adematam-va'aniy-'etenenah-lakhem-lareshet-'otah-'eretz-zavat-chalav-vdevash-'aniy-yehvah-'eloheykhem-'asher-hivedaletiy-'etekhem-min-ha'amiym
KJV: But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
AKJV: But I have said to you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that flows with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
ASV: But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples.
YLT: and I say to you, Ye--ye do possess their ground, and I--I give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey; I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:24Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:24
Leviticus 20:24 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Leviticus 20:24
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- Leviticus 20:24
Exposition: Leviticus 20:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other 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 20:25
Hebrew
וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּם בֵּֽין־הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּהֹרָה לַטְּמֵאָה וּבֵין־הָעוֹף הַטָּמֵא לַטָּהֹר וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּצוּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם בַּבְּהֵמָה וּבָעוֹף וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּרְמֹשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּלְתִּי לָכֶם לְטַמֵּֽא׃vehivedaletem-veyn-havehemah-hatehorah-lateme'ah-vveyn-ha'vof-hatame'-latahor-velo'-teshaqetzv-'et-nafeshoteykhem-vavehemah-vva'vof-vvekhol-'asher-tiremosh-ha'adamah-'asher-hivedaletiy-lakhem-letame'
KJV: Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
AKJV: You shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and you shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
ASV: Ye shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by anything wherewith the ground teemeth, which I have separated from you as unclean.
YLT: `And ye have made separation between the pure beasts and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the pure, and ye do not make yourselves abominable by beast or by fowl, or by anything which creepeth on the ground which I have separated to you for unclean;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:25Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:25
Leviticus 20:25 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Leviticus 20:25
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- Leviticus 20:25
Exposition: Leviticus 20:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth...'. 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 20:26
Hebrew
וִהְיִיתֶם לִי קְדֹשִׁים כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה וָאַבְדִּל אֶתְכֶם מִן־הֽ͏ָעַמִּים לִהְיוֹת לִֽי׃viheyiytem-liy-qedoshiym-khiy-qadvosh-'aniy-yehvah-va'avedil-'etekhem-min-ha'amiym-liheyvot-liy
KJV: And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
AKJV: And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that you should be mine. ¶
ASV: And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Jehovah, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
YLT: and ye have been holy to Me; for holy am I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.
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Leviticus 20:26
<Ego Dominus. Ne cogitetis dicentes: Quid comedemus, aut quid bibemus, aut quo operiemur? haec enim omnia gentes inquirunt>Matth. 6.. Qui autem sublimiorem conversationem et retributionem sequuntur, separari debent a caeteris gentibus. <Separate,>etc. Jumenta vel pecora, populares: volatilia, contemplatores lex appellat. Omnis popularis mundus propter simplicitatem a pluribus judicatur. Similiter contemplativus, sed non ita est: popularis enim debet esse prudens in bono, simplex in malo, hic enim solus mundus est. Contemplativus quoque conscientiam debet habere mundam, et fidem non fictam. Qui haec non habent, ad vaniloquia convertuntur, <non intelligentes neque quae loquuntur, neque de quibus affirmant>I Tim. 1.. Diligenter ergo mundi separandi sunt ab immundis, ut mundos sequamur, immundos fugiamus. Notandum vero quam discrete in quadrupedibus et volatilibus hic legislator distinguit, et non in reptilibus terrae. Cuncta enim quae moventur in terra immunda sunt, terrena autem sapiunt, quibus <Deus venter est>ipsorum Philip. 3.. <Et quae,>etc. AUG., quaest. 76 in Lev. Videtur dicere quod non sunt haec natura immunda, sed pro aliquo sacramenti signo, quia dicit quia ostendit eis immunda, tanquam immunda eis non essent nisi ostensa fuissent. <Lapidibus.>Quia vanis erroribus simplicem populum seducunt; unde ventrem nutriunt, et auditoribus placere cupiunt: quales hodie in Ecclesia multi sunt, de quibus Paulus ait: <Hi enim non serviunt Christo, sed suo ventri, et per dulces sermones, et benedictiones seducunt corda innocentium>Rom. 16..
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Leviticus 20:26
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- Plato
- Ego Dominus
- Matth
- Separate
- Tim
- Philip
- Lev
- Lapidibus
- Christo
- Rom
Exposition: Leviticus 20:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.'. 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 20:27
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁה כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה בָהֶם אוֹב אוֹ יִדְּעֹנִי מוֹת יוּמָתוּ בָּאֶבֶן יִרְגְּמוּ אֹתָם דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם׃ve'iysh-'vo-'ishah-khiy-yiheyeh-vahem-'vov-'vo-yide'oniy-mvot-yvmatv-va'even-yiregemv-'otam-demeyhem-vam
KJV: A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
AKJV: A man also or woman that has a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be on them.
ASV: A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.
YLT: `And a man or woman--when there is in them a familiar spirit, or who are wizards--are certainly put to death; with stones they stone them; their blood is on them.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Leviticus 20:27Generated editorial synthesis
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Leviticus 20:27
Leviticus 20:27 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Leviticus 20:27
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- Leviticus 20:27
Exposition: Leviticus 20:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.'. 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.
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- Leviticus 20:1
- Leviticus 20:2
- Leviticus 20:3
- Leviticus 20:4
- Leviticus 20:5
- Leviticus 20:6
- Leviticus 20:7
- Leviticus 20:8
- Leviticus 20:9
- Leviticus 20:10
- Leviticus 20:11
- Leviticus 20:12
- Leviticus 20:13
- Leviticus 20:14
- Leviticus 20:15
- Leviticus 20:16
- Leviticus 20:17
- Leviticus 20:18
- Leviticus 20:19
- Leviticus 20:20
- Leviticus 20:21
- Leviticus 20:22
- Leviticus 20:23
- Leviticus 20:24
- Leviticus 20:25
- Leviticus 20:26
- Leviticus 20:27
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- Again
- Israel
- Molech
- Psal
- Lev
- Joan
- Scriptura
- Rom
- Gen
- Cor
- Turpitudinem
- Plato
- Ego Dominus
- Matth
- Separate
- Tim
- Philip
- Lapidibus
- Christo
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Commentary Witness
Leviticus 20:1
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness