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, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life. 8“When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof. “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. 10“You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together. 11“You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven 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 must obey all my decrees. “Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
• Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
• Matthew 9:16“Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
• Romans 11:6And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
• James 1:6But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.
• James 3:10And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!

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