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Leviticus 19:32
32“You are to rise up in the presence of the gray-haired and honor the presence of the elderly. So you will fear your God. I am Adonai.
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
30“You are to keep My Shabbatot, and reverence My Sanctuary. I am Adonai. 31“Do not turn to those who are mediums or to soothsayers. Do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am Adonai your God. “You are to rise up in the presence of the gray-haired and honor the presence of the elderly. So you will fear your God. I am Adonai. 33“If an outsider dwells with you in your land, you shall do him no wrong. 34The outsider dwelling among you should be to you as the native-born among you. You should love him as yourself—for you dwelled as outsiders in the land of Egypt. I am Adonai your God.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 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 19:14“You are not to curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am Adonai.
- 1 Kings 2:19So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah. The king rose up to greet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat down on his throne and had a throne set up for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.
- Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older.
- Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory, found on the path 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— each one by his fellow, each one by his neighbor. The child will be insolent to the aged, and dishonorable to the honorable.
- Lamentations 5:12Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are dishonored.
- Romans 13:7Pay to everyone what is due them—tribute to whom tribute is due; tax to whom tax is due; respect to whom respect is due; honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Timothy 5:1Never speak harshly to an older man but appeal to him as a father; to younger men as brothers;
- 1 Peter 2:17Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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
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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
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