Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 18:29
For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.
To wit, by death to be inflicted by the magistrates, as it is apparent in case of idolatry with Moloch or other false gods; and in case of the magistrates neglect, by God himself. This phrase therefore of cutting off is to be understood variously, as many other phrases are, either of ecclesiastical, or civil and corporal punishment, according to the differing natures of the offences for which it is inflicted.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
29. the souls that commit them shallbe cut offThis strong denunciatory language is applied to allthe crimes specified in the chapter without distinction: to incest astruly as to bestiality, and to the eleven cases of affinity [Le18:7-16], as fully as to the six of consanguinity [Le18:17-20]. Death is the punishment sternly denounced against allof them. No language could be more explicit or universal; none couldmore strongly indicate intense loathing and abhorrence.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations,…. Before particularly forbid, any of them, be it which it will, they all being very heinous and vile, and especially these last mentioned:
even the souls that commit [them]; whether male or female, as Jarchi observes; for the above things concern them both for the most part, however some one, and some another; and though most, if not all the said crimes are committed by the members of the body, yet since under the influence and direction of the soul, the commission of them is attributed to that, and the punishment threatened respects both:
shall be cut off from among the people; be removed from their church state, and deprived of ecclesiastical privileges, and from their civil state, and reckoned no more of the commonwealth of Israel; and if known and convicted, to be punished by the civil magistrate, and if not, by the immediate hand of God.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(29) For whosoever shall commit.This clause, according to the interpretation which obtained during the second Temple, particularises every individual, and is intended to indicate that any one, whether it be male or female, who is guilty, will incur the punishment prescribed for these sins.
Shall be cut off.That is, in case the transgression escapes the ken of the tribunal, God himself will inflict the punishment upon the criminals, since some of the crimes specified in this chapter are, according to Leviticus 20, to be visited with death by the hand of man.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Lev 18:29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.
Ver. 29. The souls. ] That is, the persons. The soul is the man.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
souls. Hebrew, plural of nephesh. App-13.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lev 17:10, Lev 20:6 Exo 12:15
Reciprocal: Gen 17:14 – cut Lev 7:21 – cut off Lev 17:4 – be cut off Mal 2:12 – cut Rom 12:2 – be not
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 18:29. Cut off This phrase therefore, of cutting off, is to be understood variously, either of ecclesiastical or civil punishment, according to the differing natures of the offences for which it was inflicted.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
18:29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall {p} be cut off from among their people.
(p) Either by the civil sword or by some plague that God will send upon such.