Leviticus 19:29 (DRB)

Passage

Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:27 Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.

Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead: neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:29 Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.

Leviticus 19:30 Keep ye my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:31 Go not aside after wizards: neither ask any thing of soothsayers, to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "daughter", "common", "strumpet", "lest", "land", "defiled", and "filled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "daughter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "You shall not make any cuttings in..." into verse 30's "Keep ye my sabbaths and reverence my...", so "make" and "daughter" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "make" and "daughter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.