Bible Commentary

Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 11. for his father, or for his mother ] i.e. not even in such cases, where filial affection would otherwise prescribe it. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Neither shall he go, to wit, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:11”

And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 10 . The reference to the anointing and vesting may be taken from Pin which source it now appears … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:10”

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 9. For the form of punishment, cp. Lev 20:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges burnt with fire – See the Lev 20:14 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:9”

Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy. 8. This v. has all the air of an insertion. It interrupts the transition from the character of the priest’s wife to that of his daughter; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:8”

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. 7. profane ] guilty of immorality. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Profane – A woman who has been seduced, or one of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:7”

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 6. The reason is given for the restriction in Lev 21:1, viz. that the name of God, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:6”

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 5. See on Lev 19:27-28. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges These prohibitions given to the people at large (compare the margin reference.) had a special fitness for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:5”

[But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 4. being a chief man ] as a husband (R.V. mg.). This rendering limits the cases in which defilement is permissible to those already mentioned, and forbids mourning for a wife. The A.V. follows the Targum. The wording of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:4”

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 3. The same six cases are enumerated in Eze 44:25. The non-mention of a wife is not easily accounted for. Was it that this exception would be self-evident? This seems probable from Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:3”

But for his kin, that is near unto him, [that is], for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 2. The defilement prohibited in Lev 21:1 is allowed for certain near relations. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For his kin that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 21:2”