Bible Commentary

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. 15. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement ] Cp. Lev 19:35. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 15, 16. Against unrighteousness … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:15”

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD. The meaning appears to be, Thou shalt not utter curses to the deaf because he cannot hear thee, neither shalt thou put a stumbling-block in the way of the blind because he cannot … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:14”

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 13, 14. Cp. Deu 24:14-15; Mal 3:5; Jas 5:4. Precepts expressed in 2nd pers. sing. against unjust dealing, and taking advantage of a neighbour’s infirmities. Though the deaf cannot … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:13”

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD. Lev 19:12 Ye shall not swear by My name falsely. False swearing All nations have severely punished perjury. The Egyptians with dentil or mutilation; the Greeks with heavy fines and ultimate loss of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:12”

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 11, 12. Precepts analogous to those in the Decalogue and expressed in 2nd pers. plur. (except the last). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Lev 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Lev 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:11”

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I [am] the LORD your God. Who gave you all these things with a reservation of my authority over you, and right in them, and with a charge of giving … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:10”

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 9 11. Cp. Lev 23:22. The law of gleaning: a portion of the produce of the soil is to be left for the poor. A similar law … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:9”

Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. His iniquity, i.e. the punishment of his iniquity; instead of acceptation he shall receive punishment. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:8”

And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it [is] abominable; it shall not be accepted. 7. it is an abomination ] As in Lev 7:18. See note there. The precepts in Lev 19:9-18 set forth the duty of each man towards his neighbour, especially towards the poor, and such as are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:7”

It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. And on the morrow; by which clause it appears that he speaks here only of that sort of peace-offerings which were offered either by vow, or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:6”