Deuteronomy 10:18

Deuteronomy 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
• New International Version (NIV)He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:18

16So remember that you belong to the Lord. Live to please him! Do not refuse to obey him. 17For the Lord your God rules all other gods. He is the Lord over all other lords. He is great and powerful. We should respect him and obey him. He is fair to everyone. He will not accept any bribes! He brings justice to widows and to children who have no family. He loves the foreign people who live among you. He gives them food to eat and clothes to wear. 19You too must love the foreign people who live among you. Remember that you also lived as foreigners in Egypt at one time. 20Respect and obey the Lord your God. Serve him faithfully. If you make a promise, only use his name to do that.

Deuteronomy 10:18 word by word

עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאֹהֵ֣ב גֵּ֔ר לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ לֶ֥חֶם וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He doth executeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• and widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• and lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• in givingנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• and raimentשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:18

• Psalms 68:5God is a father for those who have no father. He takes care of widows. He rules from his holy home.
• Psalms 103:6The Lord does what is right and fair. He helps poor people who suffer.
• Psalms 146:9The Lord takes care of strangers who live among us. He helps widows and children who have no family. But he stops wicked people doing what they want.
• Isaiah 1:17Instead, learn to do what is right. Be honest and fair in what you do. Help people who are in pain. Make sure that widows and children who have no family receive justice.’
• Jeremiah 49:11But I will take care of your widows and the children who have no family. You can trust me to keep them safe.’
• Hosea 14:3Assyria cannot save us. The horses that we ride into war will not keep us safe. We will never again say to the idols that we have made, “You are our gods.” You are kind to children who have no family. So please be kind to us.’
• Psalms 145:9It is the Lord who takes care of everybody. He is kind to everything that he has made.
• Matthew 5:45If you live like this, you will show that you really are children of your Father above. God is kind to everyone. He causes the sun to shine on everyone, both good people and bad people. He also causes the rain to fall on everyone, people who obey him and people who do not obey him.
• Acts 14:17But God has showed everybody very clearly what he is like. He has showed you that he is kind. He causes the rain to fall from the sky. He causes the plants to give you food at the right time each year. He gives you plenty of food to eat. In these ways he makes you very happy.’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18foreigner (literally sojourner): A group of non-Israelites described as a "mixed multitude" left Egypt with the Israelites (Exodus 12:38). Later, other foreigners settled in Israel for different reasons. Some of these foreigners did not intend to join Israel as a covenant people. Others, though not full citizens, respected God or were potential converts. They did not have the same rights as Israelites and were sometimes treated unfairly or neglected.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 10:18

• Blessing
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In the dictionaries

• Citizenship
• Exodus
• Praise
• Terrible
• Aaron
• Execute; Executioner
• Fatherless
• Relationships, Family
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• 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