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

5But Jehovah thy God would not listen to Balaam; and Jehovah thy God turned the curse into blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee. 6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother. Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land. 8Children that are born to them shall come into the congregation of Jehovah in the third generation. 9When thou goest forth into camp against thine enemies, then keep thee from every evil thing.

Deuteronomy 23:7 word by word

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

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:7

• Genesis 25:24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
• Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,
• Obadiah 1:10Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
• Malachi 1:2I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,
• Deuteronomy 10:19And ye shall love the stranger; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Genesis 45:17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this: load your beasts and depart, go into the land of Canaan,
• Genesis 46:7his sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt.
• Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou knowest men of activity among them, then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have.
• Exodus 22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Leviticus 19:34As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
• Psalms 105:23And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
• Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.

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