Leviticus 19:32

Leviticus 19:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:32

30Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the Lord. 31“Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists, or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God. “You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am the Lord. 33“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. 34You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32 word by word

מִפְּנֵ֤י שֵׂיבָה֙ תָּק֔וּם וְהָדַרְתָּ֖ פְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ן וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the hoary headשֵׂיבָהώêybâh · hoary headH7872
• and honourהָדַרhâdar · to honorH1921
• the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• of the old manזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• and fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:32

• Leviticus 19:14Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but you are to fear your God; I am the Lord.
• 1 Kings 2:19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, sat down on his throne, and had a throne placed for the king’s mother. So she sat down at his right hand.
• Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.
• Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
• Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will act arrogantly toward the old, and the worthless toward the honorable.
• Lamentations 5:12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
• Romans 13:7Pay your obligations to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect, and honor to those you owe honor.
• 1 Timothy 5:1Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Before the hoary head - See Clarke's note on Genesis 48:12.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The outward respect due to old age is here immediately connected with the fear of God. Compare the margin reference.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32In ancient times, people respected the elderly for their wisdom (Job 32:7). Respecting the elderly also shows respect for God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-372. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel--Many of the laws enumerated in this chapter had been previously announced. As they were, however, of a general application, not suited to particular classes, but to the nation at large, so Moses seems, according to divine instructions, to have rehearsed them, perhaps on different occasions and to successive divisions of the people, till "all the congregation of the children of Israel" were…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:32

• Children
• Fear of God
• Manners
• Respect
• Reverence

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Old Man
• Age
• Corner
• Dead
• Deal
• Divers
• Gender
• Husband

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings