Leviticus 19:32–37
¶ Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
¶ Thou shalt rise vp before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and feare thy God: I am the LORD.
¶ And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
¶ And *if a stranger soiourne with thee in your land, yee shall not ‖vexe him.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, oppresse.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 22.21.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
* But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one borne amongst you, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 22.21.
¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
¶ Ye shall doe no vnrighteousnes in iudgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
*Iust ballances, iust †weights, a iust Ephah, and a iust Hin shall ye haue: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. stones.
- *Cross-referenceProu. 11.1. and 16.11. and 20.10.
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
Therefore shall ye obserue all my Statutes, and all my Iudgements, and doe them: I am the LORD.
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From verse 32
- 1 Timothy 5:1Rank 1 from verse 32
- Proverbs 16:31Rank 2 from verse 32
- Lamentations 5:12Rank 3 from verse 32
- Proverbs 20:29Rank 4 from verse 32
6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
6And Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite answered and sayd: I am †yong, and yee are very old, wherefore I was afraid, and †durst not shew you mine opinion.
- Leviticus 19:14Rank 7 from verse 32
- Romans 13:7Rank 8 from verse 32
- 1 Peter 2:17Rank 9 from verse 32
- Isaiah 3:5Rank 10 from verse 32
5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
5And the people shall be oppressed, euery one by another, and euery one by his neighbour: the childe shall behaue himselfe proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
- 1 Kings 2:19Rank 11 from verse 32
19¶ Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
19¶ Bathsheba therefore went vnto king Solomon, to speake vnto him for Adoniiah: and the king rose vp to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne, and caused a seate to bee set for the Kings mother, and she sate on his right hand.
From verse 33
- Exodus 22:21Rank 1 from verse 33
- Exodus 23:9Rank 2 from verse 33
- Deuteronomy 24:14Rank 3 from verse 33
14¶ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
14¶ Thou shalt not oppresse an hired seruant that is poore and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy lande within thy gates.
- Jeremiah 7:6Rank 4 from verse 33
6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
6 If ye oppresse not the stranger, the fatherlesse and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walke after other gods to your hurt:
- Malachi 3:5Rank 5 from verse 33
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Deuteronomy 10:18–19Rank 6 from verse 33
18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
19Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
18He doeth execute the iudgement of the fatherlesse, and widow, and loueth the stranger, in giuing him food and raiment.
19Loue yee therefore the stranger: for yee were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 22:29Rank 7 from verse 33
29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
29‖†The people of the land haue vsed oppression, and exercised robbery, and haue vexed the poore and needie: yea, they haue oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
- Ezekiel 22:7Rank 8 from verse 33
7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
7‖In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:
From verse 34
- Deuteronomy 10:19Rank 1 from verse 34
- Leviticus 19:18Rank 2 from verse 34
- Exodus 12:48–49Rank 3 from verse 34
48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
48And when a stranger shall soiourne with thee, and will keepe the Passeouer to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come neere, and keepe it: and he shall be as one that is borne in the land: for no vncircumcised person shall eate thereof.
49One law shall be to him that is home-borne, and vnto the stranger that soiourneth among you.
- Matthew 5:43Rank 4 from verse 34
From verse 35
- Deuteronomy 25:13Rank 1 from verse 35
- Deuteronomy 25:15Rank 2 from verse 35
15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
15 But thou shalt haue a perfect and iust weight, a perfect and iust measure shalt thou haue: that thy dayes may bee lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.
- Ezekiel 22:12–13Rank 3 from verse 35
12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
13¶ Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
12In thee haue they taken gifts to shead blood: thou hast taken vsury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the LORD God.
13¶ *Behold therefore, I haue smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gaine which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath bene in the midst of thee.
- Leviticus 19:15Rank 4 from verse 35
15¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
15¶ Ye shall doe no vnrighteousnes in iudgement; thou shalt not *respect the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie: but in righteousnesse shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.
- Matthew 7:2Rank 5 from verse 35
- Proverbs 11:1Rank 7 from verse 35
- Proverbs 16:11Rank 8 from verse 35
- Proverbs 20:10Rank 9 from verse 35
- Amos 8:5–6Rank 10 from verse 35
5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
5Saying, When will the ‖newe Moone be gone, that we may sell corne? and the Sabbath, that wee may †set forth wheat, making the Ephah small, and the shekel great, and †falsifying the balances by deceit?
6That wee may *buy the poore for siluer, & the needie for a paire of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheate?
From verse 36
- Exodus 20:2Rank 1 from verse 36
- Proverbs 11:1Rank 2 from verse 36
- Deuteronomy 25:13–15Rank 3 from verse 36
13¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13¶ Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge †diuers weights, a great, and a small.
14Thou shalt not haue in thine house †diuers measures, a great, and a small.
15 But thou shalt haue a perfect and iust weight, a perfect and iust measure shalt thou haue: that thy dayes may bee lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.
- Proverbs 20:10Rank 4 from verse 36
From verse 37
- Deuteronomy 8:1Rank 1 from verse 37
1ALL the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers.
1¶ All the commaundements which I commaund thee this day, shall yee obserue to doe, that yee may liue, and multiply, and goe in, and possesse the land which the LORD sware vnto your fathers.
- Leviticus 18:4–5Rank 2 from verse 37
4Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
4Ye shall doe my iudgements, and keepe mine ordinances, to walke therein: I am the LORD your God.
5*Yee shall therefore keepe my statutes, and my iudgements: which if a man doe, hee shall liue in them: I am the LORD.
- 1 John 3:22–23Rank 3 from verse 37
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
22And whatsoeuer we aske, wee receiue of him, because we keepe his commandement, and doe those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandement, that we should beleeue on the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as hee gaue vs commandement.
- Deuteronomy 5:1Rank 4 from verse 37
1AND Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
1¶ And Moses called all Israel, and sayd vnto them, Heare, O Israel, the Statutes and Iudgements which I speake in your eares this day, that ye may learne them, and †keepe and doe them.
- Psalms 119:34Rank 5 from verse 37
- Deuteronomy 4:1–2Rank 6 from verse 37
1NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.
2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
1¶ Nowe therefore hearken, O Israel, vnto the Statutes, and vnto the Iudgments which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may liue, and goe in and possesse the lande, which the LORD God of your fathers giueth you.
2*Ye shall not adde vnto the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish ought from it, that ye may keepe the Commaundements of the LORD your God, which I command you.
- Deuteronomy 4:5–6Rank 7 from verse 37
5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
5Behold, I haue taught you Statutes, and Iudgements, euen as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so, in the land whither ye goe to possesse it.
6Keepe therefore, and doe them; for this is your wisedome and your vnderstanding in the sight of the nations, which shall heare all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and vnderstanding people.
- Deuteronomy 6:1–2Rank 8 from verse 37
1NOW these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
2That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
1¶ Now these are the Commaundements, the Statutes, & the Iudgements, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might doe them in the land whither ye †goe to possesse it:
2That thou mightest feare the LORD thy God, to keepe all his Statutes, and his Commandements which I command thee; thou, and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne, all the dayes of thy life: and that thy dayes may be prolonged.
- Psalms 119:4Rank 9 from verse 37
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Leviticus 19:32
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To get up, stand, ascend, increase, begin, appear, come forth, awaken, proceed to act or oppose, attain authority, or return from the dead.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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White or grey with age; especially having grey or white hair.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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The one true God.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Leviticus 19:33
To dwell, lodge, or live temporarily in a place as a stranger, traveller, foreigner, guest, or resident without permanent possession.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.
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Leviticus 19:34
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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The one true God.
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Leviticus 19:35
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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COMBINED MEANING
unrighteousness
Injustice, wickedness, or violation of divine law and the principles of justice and equity.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.
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A measuring-rod.
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Sense 1: Heaviness or a measured load. Sense 2: Figuratively, a burden, importance, influence, force, or consequence.
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Sense 1: A standard or instrument for determining amount or size; an amount so determined. Sense 2: To determine, allot, or proportion.
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Leviticus 19:36
Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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1. An instrument with opposing scales for weighing. 2. By figure, the weighing or judging of a person or matter.
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Sense 1: Measures or objects used to determine heaviness. Sense 2: The standards by which things are weighed.
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1. A dry measure equal to the tenth part of a homer. 2. A vessel or representation bearing that measure.
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A Hebrew liquid measure used for offerings.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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The one true God.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Leviticus 19:37
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: To watch, notice, behold, or take heed of. Sense 2: To keep, carefully perform, or comply with.
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Laws, ordinances, rules, or enactments established by an authority.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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19:32¶ Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
19:32¶ Thou shalt rise vp before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and feare thy God: I am the LORD.
Selected passage19:33¶ And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
19:33¶ And *if a stranger soiourne with thee in your land, yee shall not ‖vexe him.
Selected passage19:34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
19:34* But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one borne amongst you, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Selected passage19:35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
19:35¶ Ye shall doe no vnrighteousnes in iudgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Selected passage19:36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
19:36*Iust ballances, iust †weights, a iust Ephah, and a iust Hin shall ye haue: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Selected passage19:37Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
19:37Therefore shall ye obserue all my Statutes, and all my Iudgements, and doe them: I am the LORD.
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