Deuteronomy 22:9

Deuteronomy 22:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not plant two kinds of seed in your vineyard; if you do, not only the crops you plant but also the fruit of the vineyard will be defiled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed, lest the yield of the seed which you have sown and the fruit of your vineyard be defiled.

Context of Deuteronomy 22:9

7You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long. 8If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it. Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; otherwise, the entire harvest, both the crop you plant and the produce of the vineyard, will be defiled. 10Do not plow with an ox and a donkey together. 11Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.

Deuteronomy 22:9 word by word

לֹא־תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• thy vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• with divers seedsכִּלְאַיִםkil'ayim · mixtureH3610
• lest the fruitמְלֵאָהmelê'âh · fruitH4395
• of thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• and the fruitתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• be defiledקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: forfeitH6942

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:9

• Leviticus 19:19“You are to keep my statutes. Do not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.
• Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• Matthew 9:16No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.
• Romans 11:6Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
• James 1:6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
• James 3:10Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Divers seeds - See the note on Leviticus 19:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 Compare the marginal reference. The prohibition of Deuteronomy 22:10 was also dictated by humanity. The ox and the donkey being of such different size and strength, it would be cruel to the latter to yoke them together. These two animals are named as being those ordinarily employed in agriculture; compare Isaiah 32:20.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. Yet the tendency of these laws, which seem little, is such, that being found among the things of God's law, they are to be accounted great things. If we would prove ourselves to be God's people, we must have respect to his will and to his glory, and not to the vain fashions of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9with two types of seed: Planting two different kinds of seed in the same field would mix two kinds of plants together. The law taught that certain things should remain separate. Planting different seeds in one field would go against this principle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds--(See on Le 19:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 22:9

• Agriculture
• Seed

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings