New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 23:7
7“You shall not detest an Edomite, for 1he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, 2because you were an alien in his land.
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
5Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. 6You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days. “You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. 8The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord. 9“When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.
Read all of Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 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 25:24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- Numbers 20:14From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us;
- Obadiah 1:10“Because of violence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, And you will be cut off forever.
- Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;
- Deuteronomy 10:19So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your beasts and go to the land of Canaan,
- Genesis 46:7his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
- Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt is at your disposal; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land, let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know any capable men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock.”
- Exodus 22:21“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 23:9“You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:34The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
- Psalms 105:23Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.
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
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Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 23:7 Gen 25:24-26; Obad 10, 12 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 23:7 Ex 22:21; 23:9; Lev 19:34; Deut 10:19 ↩
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
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