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Leviticus 19:33

‘If a stranger lives with you in your land, do not do wrong to him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aliens;   Hospitality;   The Topic Concordance - Strangers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Strangers in Israel;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Stranger;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Weights;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Neighbor;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Alien;   Foreigner;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gaal;   Hospitality;   Proselytes;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hospitality;   Leviticus;   Loan;   Love;   Pentateuch;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Priests and Levites;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Invitation;   Stranger, Alien, Foreigner;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hospitality;   Law of Moses;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Law;   Stranger;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Other Laws;   Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Leviticus;   Relationships, Family;   Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ethics;   Gentile;   Hospitality;   Ona'ah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
If a stranger sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
King James Version
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Lexham English Bible
"‘And when an alien dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him.
New Century Version
"‘Do not mistreat foreigners living in your country,
New English Translation
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Amplified Bible
'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him.
New American Standard Bible
'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
Contemporary English Version
Don't mistreat any foreigners who live in your land.
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: vi, LY: iv) "‘If a foreigner stays with you in your land, do not do him wrong.
Darby Translation
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Do not do bad things to foreigners living in your country.
English Standard Version
"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
George Lamsa Translation
And when a proselyte sojourns with you in your land, you shall not wrong him;
Good News Translation
"Do not mistreat foreigners who are living in your land.
Christian Standard Bible®
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Literal Translation
And when an alien lives with you in your land, you shall not oppress him;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan there dwelleth a straunger amonge you in youre londe, ye shall not vexe him.
American Standard Version
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
Bible in Basic English
And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If a straunger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
King James Version (1611)
And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your land, yee shall not vexe him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if there should come to you a stranger in your land, ye shall not afflict him.
English Revised Version
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
Berean Standard Bible
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a comelyng enhabitith in youre lond, and dwellith among you, dispise ye not hym,
Young's Literal Translation
`And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;
Update Bible Version
And if a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.
World English Bible
If a stranger sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
New King James Version
"And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
New Living Translation
"Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.
New Revised Standard
When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when there sojourneth with thee a sojourner in your land, ye shall not oppress him:
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid hin:
Revised Standard Version
"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
THE MESSAGE
"When a foreigner lives with you in your land, don't take advantage of him. Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own. Remember that you were once foreigners in Egypt. I am God , your God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

Contextual Overview

30 Keep My Days of Rest and honor My holy place. I am the Lord. 31 ‘Do not ask what you should do from those who speak with bad spirits or talk to the dead. Do not find them or you will be unclean. I am the Lord your God. 32 ‘Show respect to the person with white hair. Honor an older person and you will honor your God. I am the Lord. 33 ‘If a stranger lives with you in your land, do not do wrong to him. 34 You should act toward the stranger who lives among you as you would toward one born among you. Love him as you love yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. 35 ‘Do not lie about the weight or price of anything. 36 Always tell the truth about it. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Keep all My Laws and do all that I tell you. I am the Lord.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And if: Exodus 22:21, Exodus 23:9, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 10:19, Deuteronomy 24:14, Malachi 3:5

vex him: or, oppress him, Jeremiah 7:6, Ezekiel 22:7, Ezekiel 22:29

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 14:21 - the stranger Deuteronomy 23:20 - a stranger

Cross-References

Genesis 19:6
Lot went out the door to the men, and shut the door behind him.
Genesis 19:7
He said, "My brothers, please do not be so sinful.
Genesis 19:15
When morning came, the angels told Lot to hurry. They said, "Get up. Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Or else you will be destroyed when the city is punished."
Genesis 19:16
But Lot was slow to move. So the men took him, his wife and two daughters by the hand and brought them out of the city. For the Lord had loving-pity for him.
Genesis 19:29
But when God destroyed the cities of the valley, He remembered Abraham. He sent Lot out of the center of the danger, when He destroyed the cities where Lot lived.
Genesis 19:35
So they made their father drink wine that night also, then the younger daughter went and lay with him. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine makes people act in a foolish way. Strong drink starts fights. Whoever is fooled by it is not wise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 ignorance and idolatry, and saying unto him, as Jarchi observes, yesterday thou wast a worshipper of idols, and now thou comest to learn the law; nor distress him by any means in business, or with law suits; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The stranger - The foreigner. See Leviticus 16:29 note; Exodus 23:9.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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 of these settlers became at least proselytes of the gate if not proselytes of the covenant, and thus got their souls saved. Hence humanity, sound policy, and religion said, Vex not the stranger; thou shalt love him as thyself. The apostle makes use of a strong argument to induce men to hospitality towards strangers: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares, Hebrews 13:2. Moses also uses a powerful motive: Ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. The spirit of the precept here laid down, may be well expressed in our Lord's words: Do unto all men as ye would they should do unto you.


 
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