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Leviticus 19:33
33“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Leviticus 19:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
Context of Leviticus 19:33
31“Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists, or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God. 32“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am the Lord. “When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. 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. 35“Do not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:33 word by word
וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר אִתְּךָ֛ גֵּ֖ר בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תוֹנ֖וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:33
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 24:14“Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident aliens in a town in your land.
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you no longer oppress the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident alien is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33If 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The stranger - The foreigner. See Leviticus 16:29 note; Exodus 23:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34The Israelites were once foreigners living in Egypt. God commanded them to remember how the Egyptians mistreated them and show love to the foreigners (see Deuteronomy 10:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3433-34. if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him--The Israelites were to hold out encouragement to strangers to settle among them, that they might be brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God; and with this in view, they were enjoined to treat them not as aliens, but as friends, on the ground that they themselves, who were strangers in Egypt, were at first kindly and hospitably received in that country.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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