Bible Commentary

And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I [am] the LORD your God. That it may yield unto you the increase thereof; that God may be pleased to give his blessing, which alone can make them fruitful. Fuente: English Annotations on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:25”

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD [withal]. Consecrated to the Lord, as the first-fruits and tithes were, and therefore given to the priests and Levites, Num 18:12,13; Deu 18:4; yet so that part of them were communicated to the poor widows, and fatherless, and strangers. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:24”

And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 23. The fruit tree in its first three years is to be regarded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:23”

And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. And the priest shall make an atonement for him,…. By offering his sacrifice for him, typical of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:22”

And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, [even] a ram for a trespass offering. 21, 22. See introd. note to ch. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord,…. To the priest of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:21”

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that [is] a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 20. Inasmuch as the woman here referred to, though betrothed to a husband, is still … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:20”

Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle engender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee. 19. Prohibition of improper mixtures. Apparently the precept was based upon the view that each individual, animate or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:19”

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I [am] the LORD. Lev 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge. Forgive and forget In another place we read, For vengeance is Mine, and I will repay. Wrest not Gods sword therefore out of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:18”

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him. 17, 18. Against hatred and vengeance; instead of cherishing hatred, rebuke thy neighbour (i.e. point out his fault), and persist in so doing (thou shalt surely), e.g. as in the case mentioned … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:17”

Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I [am] the LORD. 16. a talebearer ] Cp. Pro 11:13; Pro 20:19. Jewish teachers frequently insist on the heinousness of slander. See Otho, Lex. Rabb. s.v. Calumnia, and note the rendering … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:16”