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Exodus 22:28
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"You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
"‘You will not curse God, and you will not curse a leader among your people.
"You must not speak against God or curse a leader of your people.
"You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
"You shall not curse God, nor curse the ruler of your people [since he administers God's law].
"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.
"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Don't speak evil of me or of the ruler of your people.
"You are not to delay offering from your harvest of grain, olive oil or wine. "The firstborn of your sons you are to give to me.
Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.
"You must not curse God or the leaders of your people.
"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
You shall not revile the judge nor curse the ruler of your people.
"Do not speak evil of God, and do not curse a leader of your people.
“You must not blaspheme God or curse a leader among your people.
You shall not revile God, and you shall not curse a ruler among your people.
Thou shalt not speake euell of the Goddes, and the ruler of thy people shall thou not blaspheme.
Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.
Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me.
Thou shalt not reuile the Gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.
Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
Thou schalt not bacbyte goddis, and thou schalt not curse the prince of thi puple.
`God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.
You shall not revile the gods, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
"You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
"You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.
"Do not curse God, or a ruler of your people.
You shall not revile God, or curse a leader of your people.
God, shalt thou not revile, - and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.
Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.
"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
"Don't curse God; and don't damn your leaders.
"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the gods: or, judges, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:9, Psalms 32:6, Psalms 82:1-7, Psalms 138:1, John 10:34, John 10:35
nor curse: Exodus 21:17, 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 26:9, Ecclesiastes 10:20, Acts 23:3, Acts 23:5, Romans 13:2-7, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:2, 1 Peter 2:17, 2 Peter 2:10, Jude 1:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:12 - gods Exodus 21:6 - the judges 1 Samuel 28:13 - gods ascending 2 Samuel 16:5 - cursed 2 Samuel 16:9 - curse 2 Samuel 19:21 - Shall not 1 Kings 2:9 - hold him 1 Kings 21:10 - Thou didst blaspheme Job 34:18 - General Psalms 82:6 - General Isaiah 8:21 - curse
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou shalt not revile the gods,.... Meaning not the idols of the Gentiles, which they reckon gods, and worship as such; which is the sense of Philo, and some others, particularly Josephus i, who, to curry favour with the Roman emperors given to idolatry, has from hence inserted the following among the laws given to Moses;
"let no man blaspheme the gods, which other cities think are such, nor rob strange sacred places, nor receive a gift dedicated to any deity;''
but this cannot be the sense of the text, being contrary to Deuteronomy 12:2 nor can it be thought that care should be taken, lest the honour of the Heathen deities should be detracted from; but civil magistrates, the judges of the land, and the like, are meant, who are powers ordained of God, are in his stead, and represent him, and therefore respect should be shown them; nor should they be treated with any degree of slight and contempt, which may discourage and intimidate them, and deter them from the execution of their office: the Targum of Jonathan interprets them of judges very rightly, agreeably to Psalms 82:1 and so Aben Ezra says,
"they are the judges and the priests, the sons of Levi, with whom the law is:''
nor curse the ruler of thy people whether civil or ecclesiastic; the last mentioned Jewish writer intend of the king, who is the supreme ruler in things civil, and ought to be honoured and loved, served and obeyed, and not hated and cursed, no, not secretly, not in the bedchamber, nor in the thought of the heart, since not only the thing is criminal but dangerous; it is much if it is not discovered, and then ruin follows upon it, Ecclesiastes 10:20. The Apostle Paul applies it to the high priest among the Jews, who was the ruler in sacred things, Acts 23:5 and may be applicable to the prince of the sanhedrim, or chief in the grand court of judicature; and even to all dignified persons, who ought not to be spoken ill of, and to be abused in the execution of their office, and especially when they perform well.
i Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 10. Contr. Apion. 1. 2. c. 33.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The gods - Heb. ××××× 'eÌloÌhıÌym. See Exodus 21:6 note. Many take it as the name of God (as in Genesis 1:1), and this certainly seems best to represent the Hebrew, and to suit the context.
Curse the ruler ... - See Acts 23:5.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 22:28. Thou shalt not revile the gods — Most commentators believe that the word gods here means magistrates. The original is ××××× Elohim, and should be understood of the true God only: Thou shalt not blaspheme or make light of [תק×× tekallel] God, the fountain of justice and power, nor curse the ruler of thy people, who derives his authority from God. We shall ever find that he who despises a good civil government, and is disaffected to that under which he lives, is one who has little fear of God before his eyes. The spirit of disaffection and sedition is ever opposed to the religion of the Bible. When those who have been pious get under the spirit of misrule, they infallibly get shorn of their spiritual strength, and become like salt that has lost its savour. He who can indulge himself in speaking evil of the civil ruler, will soon learn to blaspheme God. The highest authority says, Fear God: honour the king.
