Tree of Life Version
Exodus 22:28
28“Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me.
Exodus 22:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
- New International Version (NIV)“Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Context of Exodus 22:28
26for that is his only covering, his cloak for his skin. What will he sleep in? When he cries out to Me I will hear, because I am gracious. 27“Do not despise God, or curse a ruler of your people. “Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me. 29“Do the same with your cattle and with your sheep. For seven days it is to be with its mother, and on the eighth day you are to give it to Me. 30“You are to be a holy people for Me. You must not eat any flesh torn by beasts in the field. You may throw it out to the dogs.
Read all of Exodus 22Exodus 22:28 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֹ֣א תְקַלֵּ֑ל וְנָשִׂ֥יא בְעַמְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א תָאֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 22:28
- Exodus 22:8For any transgression—whether ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or anything else lost—when someone says, ‘This is mine!’ the case of both parties is to be brought before God. The one whom God convicts is to pay double to his neighbor.
- Psalms 32:6So let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found. When great floodwaters rise, they will not reach him.
- Psalms 82:1A psalm of Asaph. God takes His stand in the assembly of God. He judges among the ‘gods’:
- Psalms 138:1Of David. I praise You with all my heart. In the presence of the mighty I will sing praises to You.
- John 10:34Yeshua answered them, “Isn’t it written in your Writings, ‘I have said you are gods’?
- Exodus 21:17“Whoever curses his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
- 1 Samuel 24:6So he said to his fellow men, “Adonai forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, Adonai’s anointed, stretching out my hand against him—for he is Adonai’s anointed.”
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! For who can lay his hand on Adonai’s anointed and be guiltless?”
- Ecclesiastes 10:20Do not ridicule the king— even in your thoughts, nor curse the rich in your bedroom. For a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a winged creature may report your words.
- Acts 23:3Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you on the mouth, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit judging me according to the Torah, and yet in violation of the Torah you order me to be struck?”
- Romans 13:2So whoever opposes the authority has resisted God’s direction, and those who have resisted will bring judgment on themselves.
- 1 Peter 2:17Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
- 2 Peter 2:10especially those who follow after the flesh in its unclean desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. Brazen and arrogant, these people do not tremble while slandering glorious beings;
- Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these people also, by their visionary dreaming, defile the flesh, reject the Lord’s authority, and defame glorious beings.
Commentaries on Exodus 22:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Thou shalt not revile the gods - Most commentators believe that the word gods here means magistrates. The original is אלהים Elohim, and should be understood of the true God only: Thou shalt not blaspheme or make light of [תקלל tekallel ] God, the fountain of justice and power, nor curse the ruler of thy people, who derives his authority from God. We shall ever find that he who despises a good civil government, and is disaffected to that under which he…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The gods - Heb. אלהים 'ělôhı̂ym See Exodus 21:6 note. Many take it as the name of God (as in Genesis 1:1), and this certainly seems best to represent the Hebrew, and to suit the context. Curse the ruler - See Acts 23:5.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-31These laws deal with different situations about social responsibility. They are not arranged in clear groups or categories. These laws show that every part of life relates to obedience to God. Obedience to God is not limited to worship. It includes daily actions and relationships (see study note on 21:1–23:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. gods--a word which is several times in this chapter rendered "judges" or magistrates. the ruler of thy people--and the chief magistrate who was also the high priest, at least in the time of Paul (Ac 23:1-5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 22
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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