📖 Leviticus — Chapter 19 (KJV)
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Leviticus 19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, RYe shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
Leviticus 19:3 Ye shall Rfear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye Rnot unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:5 And if ye offer Ra sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
Leviticus 19:7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is Rabominable; it shall not be accepted.
Leviticus 19:8 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.
Leviticus 19:9 And when Rye 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.
Leviticus 19:10 And thou shalt not Rglean 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.
Leviticus 19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither Rlie one to another.
Leviticus 19:12 And Rye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:13 Thou Rshalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt Rnot curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:15 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 neighbour.
Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou Rstand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not Rhate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, Tand not suffer sin upon him.
Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt Rnot avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let Rthy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Leviticus 19:20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, Tbetrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; Tshe shall be scourged; Rthey shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Leviticus 19:21 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.
Leviticus 19:22 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: Rand the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 19:23 RAnd 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.
Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year Rall the fruit thereof shall be Tholy to praise the LORD withal.
Leviticus 19:25 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.
Leviticus 19:26 Ye shall not eat any thing Rwith the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any Rcuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:29 Do not Tprostitute thy daughter, Rto cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Leviticus 19:30 Ye shall Rkeep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:33 RAnd if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not Tvex him.
Leviticus 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, Rin meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Leviticus 19:36 RJust balances, just Tweights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 19:1–10 — Holiness, Worship, and Provision for Others
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD calls the congregation to be holy because he is holy. The passage joins reverence for parents, sabbath observance, and rejection of idols with rules for offerings. Harvesters are to leave the field corners and gleanings for the poor and the stranger.
Key Truth: Holiness includes worship and practical care for others.
Check What You Remember
1. Why were Israel's people to be holy? (Leviticus 19:2)
Find it in Leviticus 19:2 (KJV).
2. Name both parents whom verse 3 says to reverence. (Leviticus 19:3)
Find it in Leviticus 19:3 (KJV).
3. For whom were harvest gleanings left? (Leviticus 19:10)
Find it in Leviticus 19:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 19:11–22 — Truth, Justice, and Love of Neighbour
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD forbids stealing, lying, false swearing, withholding wages, and mistreating those with disabilities. Judgment must be righteous rather than partial. The passage commands love for one's neighbour instead of vengeance or grudges, and includes further rules for relationships and conduct.
Key Truth: Love of neighbour is expressed through truth, fairness, and restraint from wrongdoing.
Check What You Remember
1. Until when must a hired person's wages not be withheld? (Leviticus 19:13)
Find it in Leviticus 19:13 (KJV).
2. How must a neighbour be judged? (Leviticus 19:15)
Find it in Leviticus 19:15 (KJV).
3. How were they to love their neighbour? (Leviticus 19:18)
Find it in Leviticus 19:18 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 19:23–37 — Daily Conduct and Just Measures
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Further instructions cover fruit trees, forbidden practices, sabbath and sanctuary reverence, and honour for the aged. A stranger living among Israel is to be loved as oneself, remembering Israel's own life in Egypt. Just weights and measures conclude the chapter's practical commands.
Key Truth: The LORD's call to holiness reaches daily dealings with neighbours and strangers.
Check What You Remember
1. In which year could the planted trees' fruit be eaten? (Leviticus 19:25)
Find it in Leviticus 19:25 (KJV).
2. How were they to love the stranger dwelling among them? (Leviticus 19:34)
Find it in Leviticus 19:34 (KJV).
3. What kind of balances were required? (Leviticus 19:36)
Find it in Leviticus 19:36 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do harvest restrictions provide for people beyond the landowner?
2. How does righteous judgment avoid favouritism toward either poverty or power?
3. How does loving a neighbour oppose the attitudes named alongside it?
4. How does the planted tree’s fruit pass through three distinct stages?
5. Why is the resident stranger to be loved as oneself?
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