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Leviticus 19:29
"‘Do not dishonor your daughter by making her become a prostitute. If you do this, the country will be filled with all kinds of sin.
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Hebrew Names Version
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
King James Version
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Lexham English Bible
"‘You shall not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land be prostituted and the land fill up with depravity.
"‘You shall not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land be prostituted and the land fill up with depravity.
New English Translation
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.
Amplified Bible
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall to prostitution and become full of wickedness.
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall to prostitution and become full of wickedness.
New American Standard Bible
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin.
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, to cause her to be a whore, least the lande also fall to whoredome, and the lande bee full of wickednesse.
Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, to cause her to be a whore, least the lande also fall to whoredome, and the lande bee full of wickednesse.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
Contemporary English Version
Don't let your daughters serve as temple prostitutes—this would bring disgrace both to them and the land.
Don't let your daughters serve as temple prostitutes—this would bring disgrace both to them and the land.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall into prostitution and become full of shame.
"‘Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall into prostitution and become full of shame.
Darby Translation
—Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.
—Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Do not dishonor your daughters by making them become prostitutes. If you do that, your whole country will turn away from God and be filled with all kinds of sinful things.
"Do not dishonor your daughters by making them become prostitutes. If you do that, your whole country will turn away from God and be filled with all kinds of sinful things.
English Standard Version
"Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.
"Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not permit your daughter to become a whore, lest the land fall to whoredom and the land become full of wickedness.
You shall not permit your daughter to become a whore, lest the land fall to whoredom and the land become full of wickedness.
Good News Translation
"Do not disgrace your daughters by making them temple prostitutes; if you do, you will turn to other gods and the land will be full of immorality.
"Do not disgrace your daughters by making them temple prostitutes; if you do, you will turn to other gods and the land will be full of immorality.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
“Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
Literal Translation
You shall not pollute your daughter, to cause her to be a prostitute, that the land may not go whoring, and the land become full of wickedness.
You shall not pollute your daughter, to cause her to be a prostitute, that the land may not go whoring, and the land become full of wickedness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not holde thy doughter to whordome, that the londe fall not to whordome, and waxe full of wickednesse.
Thou shalt not holde thy doughter to whordome, that the londe fall not to whordome, and waxe full of wickednesse.
American Standard Version
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Bible in Basic English
Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.
Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore, lest the lande also fall to whoredome, and become ful of wickednesse.
Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore, lest the lande also fall to whoredome, and become ful of wickednesse.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness.
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness.
King James Version (1611)
Doe not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore, lest the land fall to whoredome, and the land become full of wickednesse.
Doe not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore, lest the land fall to whoredome, and the land become full of wickednesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.
Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.
English Revised Version
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Berean Standard Bible
You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sette thou not thi douytir to do leccherie for hire, and the lond be defoulid, and be fillid with synne.
Sette thou not thi douytir to do leccherie for hire, and the lond be defoulid, and be fillid with synne.
Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.
`Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.
Update Bible Version
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
Webster's Bible Translation
Do not prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a harlot: lest the land should fall to lewdness, and the land become full of wickedness.
Do not prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a harlot: lest the land should fall to lewdness, and the land become full of wickedness.
World English Bible
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
New King James Version
"Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.
"Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.
New Living Translation
"Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.
"Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.
New Life Bible
‘Do not put your daughter to shame by making her sell the use of her body. Or the land will become full of shame and sin.
‘Do not put your daughter to shame by making her sell the use of her body. Or the land will become full of shame and sin.
New Revised Standard
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity.
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not profane thy daughter by causing her to be unchaste, - lest the land fall to unchastity, and so the land be filled with wickedness.
Do not profane thy daughter by causing her to be unchaste, - lest the land fall to unchastity, and so the land be filled with wickedness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.
Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.
Revised Standard Version
"Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry and the land become full of wickedness.
"Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry and the land become full of wickedness.
THE MESSAGE
"Don't violate your daughter by making her a whore—the whole country would soon become a brothel, filled with sordid sex.
"Don't violate your daughter by making her a whore—the whole country would soon become a brothel, filled with sordid sex.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
'Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
Contextual Overview
19 "‘Obey my laws. You must not mate two different kinds of cattle or sow your field with two different kinds of seed. You must not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material mixed together. 20 "‘If a man has sexual relations with a slave girl of another man, but this slave girl has not been bought or given her freedom, there must be punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because the woman was not free. 21 The man must bring a male sheep as his penalty offering to the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. 22 The priest will offer the sheep as a penalty offering before the Lord for the man's sin, to remove the sins of the man so he will belong to the Lord . Then he will be forgiven for his sin. 23 "‘In the future, when you enter your country, you will plant many kinds of trees for food. After planting a tree, wait three years before using its fruit. 24 In the fourth year the fruit from the tree will be the Lord 's, a holy offering of praise to him. 25 Then in the fifth year, you may eat the fruit from the tree. The tree will then produce more fruit for you. I am the Lord your God. 26 "‘You must not eat anything with the blood in it. "‘You must not try to tell the future by signs or black magic. 27 "‘You must not cut the hair on the sides of your heads or cut the edges of your beard. 28 You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
prostitute: Heb. profane
to cause: Leviticus 21:7, Deuteronomy 23:17, Hosea 4:12-14, 1 Corinthians 6:15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:16 - two women
Cross-References
Genesis 8:1
But God remembered Noah and all the wild and tame animals with him in the boat. He made a wind blow over the earth, and the water went down.
But God remembered Noah and all the wild and tame animals with him in the boat. He made a wind blow over the earth, and the water went down.
Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 19:23
The sun had already come up when Lot entered Zoar.
The sun had already come up when Lot entered Zoar.
Genesis 19:31
One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old. Everywhere on the earth women and men marry, but there are no men around here for us to marry.
One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old. Everywhere on the earth women and men marry, but there are no men around here for us to marry.
Genesis 19:32
Let's get our father drunk and have sexual relations with him. We can use him to have children and continue our family."
Let's get our father drunk and have sexual relations with him. We can use him to have children and continue our family."
Genesis 19:33
That night the two girls got their father drunk, and the older daughter went and had sexual relations with him. But Lot did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
That night the two girls got their father drunk, and the older daughter went and had sexual relations with him. But Lot did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel and answered her prayer, making it possible for her to have children.
Then God remembered Rachel and answered her prayer, making it possible for her to have children.
Deuteronomy 9:5
You are going in to take the land, not because you are good and honest, but because these nations are evil. That is why the Lord your God will force them out ahead of you, to keep his promise to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
You are going in to take the land, not because you are good and honest, but because these nations are evil. That is why the Lord your God will force them out ahead of you, to keep his promise to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me, my God, for this. Do not ignore my love for the Temple and its service.
Remember me, my God, for this. Do not ignore my love for the Temple and its service.
Nehemiah 13:22
Then I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the city gates to make sure the Sabbath remained holy. Remember me, my God, for this. Have mercy on me because of your great love.
Then I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the city gates to make sure the Sabbath remained holy. Remember me, my God, for this. Have mercy on me because of your great love.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore,.... Not by delaying to marry her, which is the sense the Jews give l, but it refers to a wicked practice among the Phoenicians or Canaanites, Athanasius m 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;
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lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness: of the wickedness of whoredom, both corporeal and spiritual, fornication and idolatry; both of which would be promoted by such abominable practices, and in process of time the land be filled with them.
l Targ. Jon. in loc. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 76. 1. m Contra Gentes, p. 21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. Do not prostitute thy daughter — This was a very frequent custom, and with examples of it writers of antiquity abound. The Cyprian women, according to Justin, gained that portion which their husbands received with them at marriage by previous public prostitution. And the Phoenicians, according to Augustine, made a gift to Venus of the gain acquired by the public prostitution of their daughters, previously to their marriage. "Veneri donum dabant, et prostitutiones filiarum, antequam jungerent eas viris." - De Civit. Del, lib. xviii., c. 5; and see Calmet.
