Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness. New Living Translation “Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness. English Standard Version “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. Berean Standard Bible You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. King James Bible 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. New King James Version ‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness. New American Standard Bible ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin. NASB 1995 ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness. NASB 1977 ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land may not fall to harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness. Legacy Standard Bible ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness. Amplified Bible ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall to prostitution and become full of wickedness. Christian Standard Bible “Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. American Standard Version Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. Contemporary English Version Don't let your daughters serve as temple prostitutes--this would bring disgrace both to them and the land. English Revised Version Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never dishonor your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the country will turn to prostitution and be filled with people who are perverted. Good News Translation "Do not disgrace your daughters by making them temple prostitutes; if you do, you will turn to other gods and the land will be full of immorality. International Standard Version "You are not to defile your daughter by engaging her in prostitution so the land won't become filled with wickedness. Majority Standard Bible You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. NET Bible Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness. New Heart English Bible "'Do not profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness. Webster's Bible Translation Do not prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a harlot: lest the land should fall to lewdness, and the land become full of wickedness. World English Bible “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not defile your daughter to cause her to go whoring, that the land does not go whoring, and the land has been full of wickedness. Young's Literal Translation '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. Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to commit fornication: and the land commit fornication and the land was filled with wickedness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMake not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not prostitute your daughter, lest the land be contaminated and filled with crimes. New American Bible You shall not degrade your daughter by making a prostitute of her; otherwise the land will prostitute itself and become full of lewdness. New Revised Standard Version Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not permit your daughter to become a whore, lest the land fall to whoredom and the land become full of wickedness. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not allow your daughter to commit whoredom lest the land commit whoredom and the land be filled with sin. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Keep My Decrees…28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. 29You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. 30You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.… Cross References Deuteronomy 23:17 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. Proverbs 23:27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. 1 Corinthians 6:15-20 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” / But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. ... Revelation 17:1-5 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ... Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Ephesians 5:3-5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Exodus 34:15-16 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. Numbers 25:1-3 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them. Judges 2:17 Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. Treasury of Scripture 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. prostitute [heb] profane Leviticus 21:7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. Deuteronomy 23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Hosea 4:12-14 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God… Jump to Previous A-Whoring Cause Common Daughter Fall Fear Full Harlot Harlotry Infamy Loose Making Pollute Practise Profane Prostitute Prostitution Shame Turn Whore Whoredom WickednessJump to Next A-Whoring Cause Common Daughter Fall Fear Full Harlot Harlotry Infamy Loose Making Pollute Practise Profane Prostitute Prostitution Shame Turn Whore Whoredom WickednessLeviticus 19 1. A repetition of various lawsYou must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute This command is part of the Holiness Code, a section of Leviticus that outlines ethical and moral conduct for the Israelites. The prohibition against prostitution is rooted in the understanding of sexual purity and the sanctity of family. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, temple prostitution was sometimes practiced as part of pagan worship, but Israel was called to be distinct and separate from such practices. The act of making one's daughter a prostitute would not only degrade her but also violate the covenantal relationship with God, who called His people to holiness. This command underscores the importance of protecting the dignity and purity of individuals, especially within the family unit. or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, to whom the laws in Leviticus were given as part of their covenant relationship with Him. 3. Canaan The land where the Israelites were headed, which was known for its pagan practices, including ritual prostitution. 4. God The divine lawgiver who desires holiness and purity among His people. 5. Daughter Represents the family unit and the importance of protecting and valuing women within the community. Teaching Points Value of PurityGod calls His people to live in purity, both physically and spiritually. This commandment underscores the importance of maintaining moral integrity within the family and community. Protection of Women The verse highlights the need to protect and honor women, ensuring they are not exploited or degraded. This reflects God's heart for justice and dignity for all individuals. Holiness in the Land The commandment warns against allowing sin to permeate the community, which can lead to widespread wickedness. Believers are called to be a light in the world, promoting righteousness. Family Responsibility Parents have a responsibility to guide their children in the ways of the Lord, teaching them to uphold God's standards and values. Cultural Influence The Israelites were to be distinct from the surrounding nations. Similarly, Christians are called to be in the world but not of it, resisting cultural practices that contradict God's Word.(29) Do not prostitute thy daughter.--This refers to the degrading worship of Astarte which prevailed in ancient times, and which at times also broke out among the Jews.Verse 29. - Do not prostitute thy daughter. This is a peremptory prohibition, applying to every Jewish maiden, introduced in this place with a primary relation to the sanctification of lust by the dedication of young girls at some heathen temples; but by no means confined in its application to such practices. All legal sanction of the sin of prostitution is forbidden, for whatever purpose it may be given; and the certain result of such sanction is indicated in the final words of the verse, lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness (cf. Deuteronomy 23:17). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not defile תְּחַלֵּ֥ל (tə·ḥal·lêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play your daughter בִּתְּךָ֖ (bit·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter by making her a prostitute, לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ (lə·haz·nō·w·ṯāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry or וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land will be prostituted תִזְנֶ֣ה (ṯiz·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry and filled וּמָלְאָ֥ה (ū·mā·lə·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of with depravity. זִמָּֽה׃ (zim·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2154: A plan, device, wickedness Links Leviticus 19:29 NIVLeviticus 19:29 NLT Leviticus 19:29 ESV Leviticus 19:29 NASB Leviticus 19:29 KJV Leviticus 19:29 BibleApps.com Leviticus 19:29 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 19:29 Chinese Bible Leviticus 19:29 French Bible Leviticus 19:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 19:29 Don't profane your daughter to make her (Le Lv Lev.) |
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