レビ記 19:32-37 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:30-37

Here is, I. A law for the preserving of the honour of the time and place appropriated to the service of God, Lev. 19:30. This would be a means to secure them both from the idolatries and superstitions of the heathen and from all immoralities in conversation. 1. Sabbaths must be religiously observed, and not those times mentioned (Lev. 19:26) to which the heathen had a superstitious regard. 2. The sanctuary must be reverenced: great care must be taken to approach the tabernacle with that purity... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:32

Thou shall rise up before the hoary head ,.... Or "before old age" F17 מפני שיבה "ante canitiem", Pagninus; so Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , which may be discerned by the hoary or grey hairs upon the head; that is, before a grey-headed man, or an old man, and one was reckoned so when he was of seventy years of age; for so it is said F18 Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 21. , one of sixty years is arrived to old age, and one of seventy to grey hairs. Fagius... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:33

And if a stranger sojourn with you in your land ,.... Ben Gersom, and others, understand this of a proselyte of righteousness, who was circumcised, and in all things conformed to the Jewish religion; but it may be interpreted of a proselyte of the gate, who was not an idolater, since he is described as one sojourning with them, and indeed of any stranger, who for a time was providentially cast among them: ye shall not vex him : with hard and grievous words, upbraiding him with his former... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:34

But a stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you ,.... Especially if a proselyte of righteousness; for then he enjoyed the same privileges, civil and religious, the Israelites did, for there was one law for them both, Exodus 12:49 , and thou shalt love him as thyself ; and show it by doing all the good things for him they would have done for themselves in like circumstances: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : and therefore knew what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:35

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment ,.... This is repeated from Leviticus 19:15 ; and in order to lead on to some other laws and instructions; though Aben Ezra thinks this is said in connection with the preceding words, and in reference to the stranger, agreeably to Deuteronomy 1:16 ; but Jarchi refers it to what follows concerning weights and measures, and observes, that a measurer is a judge; and if he acts deceitfully, he perverts judgment, and does that which is detestable and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:36

Just balances, just weights ,.... Which were for such sort of things as were bought and sold by weight, and these were to be according to the custom and usage which universally obtained among them, or were fixed and settled by them; they were to be neither lighter nor heavier; they were not to have one sort to buy with, and another to sell with, which was not just, and was an abomination to the Lord, Proverbs 11:1 ; for "weights", it is in the original text "stones", for those were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:37

Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments ,.... Delivered in this and the preceding chapters, and elsewhere, whether ceremonial or judicial, or moral, as there were of each, which had been delivered to them; and which are all comprehended in these two words, "statutes", or ordinances, which were the determinations of his sovereign will, and of mere positive institution; and "judgments", which were such laws as respected their civil or religious conduct, formed... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:32

Before the hoary head - See Clarke's note on Genesis 48:12 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:33

If a stranger sojourn - This law to protect and comfort the stranger was at once humane and politic. None is so desolate as the stranger, and none needs the offices of benevolence and charity more: and we may add that he who is not affected by the desolate state of the stranger has neither benevolence nor charity. It was politic to encourage strangers, as in consequence many came, not only to sojourn, but to settle among the Jews, and thus their political strength became increased; and many... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:35

Ye shall do no unrighteousness - Ye shall not act contrary to the strictest justice in any case, and especially in the four following, which properly understood, comprise all that can occur between a man and his fellow. Judgment in all cases that come before the civil magistrate; he is to judge and decide according to the law. Mete-Yard, במדה bammiddah , in measures of length and surface, such as the reed, cubit, foot, span, hand's breadth, among the Jews; or ell, yard, foot, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 19:30-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:33

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 19:35

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