Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before the old, and honor the face of the zaken, and fear Eloheicha: I am Hashem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
33And if a ger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not mistreat him.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Yosef brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 2:19Bat-Sheva therefore went unto HaMelech Sh'lomo, to speak unto him for Adoniyah. And HaMelech rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his kisse, and caused a kisse to be set for Em HaMelech; and she sat on his yamin (right hand).
Job 32:6And Elihu ben Barakhel the Buzi answered and said, 1 I am young, 1 and ye are very old; 1 wherefore I was afraid, and dared not tell you 1 of what I have da'as. 1
Proverbs 20:29The tiferet (glory) of bochurim is their ko'ach (strength), 1 and the hadar (splendor) of zekenim is the silvery head. 1
Lamentations 5:12Sarim (princes) are hanged by their yad; 1 the faces of Zekenim were not respected. 1
1 Timothy 5:1To a Zaken do not speak harsh rebuke. Rather entreat him as an abba. Treat the bochrim as achim (brothers).
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:31-37
Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . 31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord . 33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love… Read the whole commentary →