Passage

Leviticus 19.31

Book: Leviticus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

29. Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 30. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

31. Turn 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.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah. 33. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. (Leviticus 19:29-33, ASV)

WEB

29. “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness. 30. “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

31. “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh. 33. “‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. (Leviticus 19:29-33, WEB)

KJV

29. 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. ^{prostitute: Heb. profane} 30. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

31. Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. 33. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. ^{vex: or, oppress} (Leviticus 19:29-33, KJV)

YLT

29. '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. 30. 'My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I [am] Jehovah.

31. 'Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I [am] Jehovah your God.

'At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I [am] Jehovah. 33. 'And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him; (Leviticus 19:29-33, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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