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Leviticus 19:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 19:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Leviticus 19:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.
27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
29Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
30Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.
31Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.
32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore, etc.] Not by delaying to marry her, which is the sense the Jews give f705, but it refers to a wicked practice among the Phoenicians or Canaanites, Athanasius f706 speaks of, whose women used to prostitute themselves in the temples of their idols; and to such filthy services, in a religious way, the Israelites, in imitation of them, are forbid to expose their daughters: such filthy practices, under a notion of religion, were committed at Babylon, Corinth, and other places; (see Gill on “<330101>Micah 1:7”); lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness: of the wickedness of whoredom, both corporeal and…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Do not prostitute - As the Gentiles frequently did for the honour of some of their idols, to whom women were consecrated, and publickly prostituted. Leviticus 19:31”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“19:29 Cp. 21:9; Deut 23:17.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“prostitute: Heb. profane to cause: Lev 21:7; Deu 23:17; Hos 4:12-14; Co1 6:15 Leviticus 19:30”
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