Deuteronomy 23:16

Deuteronomy 23:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
• New International Version (NIV)Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:16

14Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you. 15"You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. 17"None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. 18You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 23:16 word by word

עִמְּךָ֞ יֵשֵׁ֣ב בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗ בַּמָּק֧וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֛ר בְּאַחַ֥ד שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בַּטּ֣וֹב ל֑וֹ לֹ֖א תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• you, in that placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• which he shall chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of thy gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gate: townH8179
• where it liketh him bestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• thou shalt not oppressיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:16

• Isaiah 16:3"Give counsel; grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; shelter the outcasts; do not reveal the fugitive;
• Luke 15:15So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
• Exodus 22:21"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9"You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
• Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
• Zechariah 7:10do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."
• Malachi 3:5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
• James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which has escaped from his master unto thee--evidently a servant of the Canaanites or some of the neighboring people, who was driven by tyrannical oppression, or induced, with a view of embracing the true religion, to take refuge in Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:16

• Fugitives
• Oppression
• Refugee Slaves
• Servant

In the dictionaries

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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