Deuteronomy 23:7

Deuteronomy 23:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not despise an Edomite, for the Edomites are related to you. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:7

5Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. 6You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live. Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land. 8The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD. 9When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

Deuteronomy 23:7 word by word

לֹֽא־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ ה֑וּא ס לֹא־תְתַעֵ֣ב מִצְרִ֔י כִּי־גֵ֖ר הָיִ֥יתָ בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• despiseתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• an Edomiteאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• is your brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• you livedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as a foreignerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• in his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:7

• Genesis 25:24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
• Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
• Obadiah 1:10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
• Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
• Deuteronomy 10:19So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Genesis 45:17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
• Genesis 46:7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
• Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
• Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
• Psalms 105:23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The Edomite, as descended from Esau the twin brother of Jacob (compare Deuteronomy 2:4), and the Egyptian, as of that nation which had for long shown hospitality to Joseph and his brethren, were not to be objects of abhorrence. The oppression of the Egyptians was perhaps regarded as the act of the Pharaohs rather than the will of the people Exodus 11:2-3; and at any rate was not to cancel the memory of preceding hospitality. Deuteronomy 23:8 In their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Edomites were descendants of Jacob’s brother, Esau (see 2:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251-3. He that is wounded ..., shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord--"To enter into the congregation of the Lord" means either admission to public honors and offices in the Church and State of Israel, or, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with that nation by marriage. The rule was that strangers and foreigners, for fear of friendship or marriage connections with them leading the people into idolatry, were not admissible till their…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:7

• Aliens
• Brother
• Edomites
• Egyptians
• Strangers

In the dictionaries

• Egyptian
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Alien
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Abhor
• Atonement, Day of
• Congregation

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings