Leviticus 19:29

What does Leviticus 19:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 19:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

— Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.

Context

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

v.29This passage

v.30Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 23:17

    There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

  • Hosea 4:12

    My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.

  • Leviticus 21:7

    They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:15

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

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