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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:16

14The Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must always be holy. This way, the Lord will never see anything offensive among you and turn away from you. 15If a slave escapes from his master and comes to you, don’t return him to his master. Let him stay with you ⌞and live⌟ among your people wherever he chooses, in any of your cities that seems best to him. Never mistreat him. 17No Israelite man or woman should ever become a temple prostitute. 18Never bring gifts or money earned by prostitution into the house of the Lord your God as an offering you vowed to give. These earnings are disgusting 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 16:3Give us advice. Make a decision. At high noon make your shadow as dark as night. Hide the fugitives. Don’t betray the refugees.
• Luke 15:15So he got a job from someone in that country and was sent to feed pigs in the fields.
• Exodus 22:21“Never mistreat or oppress foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9“Never oppress foreigners. You know what it’s like to be foreigners because you were foreigners living in Egypt.
• Jeremiah 7:6Suppose you do not oppress foreigners, orphans, and widows, or kill anyone in this place. And suppose you do not follow other gods that lead you to your own destruction.
• Zechariah 7:10Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other.
• Malachi 3:5“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
• James 2:6Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don’t rich people oppress you and 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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• Sickle
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• Atonement, Day of
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• Leviticus

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