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Deuteronomy 23:7
7Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident alien in his land.
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, but he turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. 6Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live. Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident alien in his land. 8The children born to them in the third generation may enter the Lord’s assembly. 9“When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive.
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לֹֽא־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ ה֑וּא ס לֹא־תְתַעֵ֣ב מִצְרִ֔י כִּי־גֵ֖ר הָיִ֥יתָ בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:7
- Genesis 25:24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
- Numbers 20:14Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.
- Obadiah 1:10You will be covered with shame and destroyed forever because of violence done to your brother Jacob.
- Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the Lord. Yet you ask, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” This is the Lord’s declaration. “Even so, I loved Jacob,
- Deuteronomy 10:19You are also to love the resident alien, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go on back to the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 46:7His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.
- Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
- Exodus 22:21“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 23:9You must not oppress a resident alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be a resident alien because you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:34You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole 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
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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
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