The Meaning of Deuteronomy 22:9 Explained

Deuteronomy 22:9

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.

YLT: Thou dost not sow thy vineyard with divers things, lest the fulness of the seed which thou dost sow, and the increase of the vineyard, be separated.

Darby: Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with seed of two sorts, lest the whole of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the produce of thy vineyard, be forfeited.

ASV: Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole fruit be forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 22:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 22

1  Of humanity toward brothers
5  The sex is to be distinguished by apparel
6  The bird is not to be taken with her young ones
8  The house must have battlements
9  Confusion is to be avoided
12  Tassels upon the vesture
13  The punishment of him who slanders his wife
22  of adultery
23  of rape
28  of fornication
30  of incest

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 22:9 mean?

Not You shall sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed lest be defiled The yield of the seed which you have sown and the fruit of your vineyard -
לֹא־ תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־ תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם ס

תִזְרַ֥ע  You  shall  sow 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: זָרַע  
Sense: to sow, scatter seed.
כַּרְמְךָ֖  your  vineyard  with 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
כִּלְאָ֑יִם  different  kinds  of  seed 
Parse: Noun, md
Root: כִּלְאַיִם  
Sense: two kinds, mixture.
פֶּן־  lest 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ  be  defiled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה  The  yield 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלֵאָה  
Sense: fullness, full produce.
הַזֶּ֙רַע֙  of  the  seed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
תִּזְרָ֔ע  you  have  sown 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: זָרַע  
Sense: to sow, scatter seed.
וּתְבוּאַ֖ת  and  the  fruit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּבוּאָה  
Sense: produce, product, revenue.
הַכָּֽרֶם  of  your  vineyard 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation