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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:32

30You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. 31"Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God. "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. 33"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers 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 19:14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
• 1 Kings 2:19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.
• Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.
• Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
• Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
• Isaiah 3:5And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable.
• Lamentations 5:12Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
• Romans 13:7Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
• 1 Timothy 5:1Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. 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