Leviticus 19:20

"“‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of animals. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material."

Key Reflection

The verses from Leviticus 19:20 outline several commandments aimed at maintaining ritual purity and social order. For the ancient Israelites, these laws served as a means to distinguish between clean and unclean animals, to avoid mixing crops in their fields, and to refrain from wearing garments made of mixed fabrics, which symbolized separation from both pagan practices and maintaining divine standards of holiness. These regulations were integral to daily life and reinforced the covenantal relationship with God, ensuring that Israel remained distinct and set apart as a holy nation within the surrounding cultures.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Betrothed to an husband -Rather, who has been betrothed to a man. The reference appears to be to a bondwoman who has been betrothed to a fellow-servant by her master. Death was the punishment for unfaithfulness in a betrothed woman in other cases. CompareDeuteronomy 22:23-24. She shall be scourged -Or, They shall be chastized (see the margin). The trespass-offering was especially due from the man as having not only sinned with the woman, but inflicted an injury on the rights of the master.

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