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 · 2000Profane 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 · 1611Do 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 · 1901Profane 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 · 1949Do 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) · 1752Make 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
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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