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Leviticus 19:29

Marriage

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

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

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.

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

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

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
KJV
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
WEB
“‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
ASV
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
DARBY
Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.
BLB
You shall not profane your daughter by making her practice prostitution, and the land will not practice prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
ÅB
Du skal ikke vanhellige din datter ved å la henne drive hor, for at ikke landet skal drive hor og bli fullt av skjensel.
OTB
Ikke vanær din datter ved å gjøre henne til en prostituert, ellers vil landet bli fylt med prostitusjon og ondskap.
B1930
Du skal ikke vanhellige din datter ved å la henne drive hor, forat ikke landet skal drive hor og bli fullt av skjensel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:17–18

    There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:15

    Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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