Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 22:9
Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled—both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, delivering final civil and domestic regulations before the nation crosses the Jordan into the Promised Land.
The words — כִּלְאָיִם (kil.'A.yim) means "two kinds," and תִקְדַּשׁ (tik.Dash) literally means "it should be set apart," indicating a state of ritual separation or defilement.
The thread — The text prohibits mixing seed types in Leviticus 19:19, while later scripture applies the principle of separation to spiritual warning in 2 Corinthians 11:3 and physical repair in Matthew 9:16.
Why it lands — The passage commands strict separation of mixed agricultural materials to prevent the entire harvest from becoming defiled. Readers must maintain clear boundaries in their practices to avoid compromising designated purposes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 19:19 You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- Matthew 9:16 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
- Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: 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 both God and money.
- Romans 11:6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
- James 1:6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- James 3:10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.