Honor the wise and the aged (who know and teach G-d's Law)
Commandment 23Positive commandmentParashat KedoshimTorah Study
Scripture
'You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.
Hebrew
לב מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם, וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה. {ס}
Greek
32 ἀπὸ προσώπου πολιοῦ ἐξαναστήσῃ καὶ τιμήσεις πρόσωπον πρεσβυτέρου καὶ φοβηθήσῃ τὸν θεόν σου· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Parashah: Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 257
- Mishneh Torah: Knowledge — Torah Study
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.