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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop.

Context of Deuteronomy 22:9

7You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long. 8"When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it. "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. 10You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. 11You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.

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 shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.
• Matthew 6:24"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
• Matthew 9:16No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.
• Romans 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
• James 1:6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
• James 3:10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

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
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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