New American Standard Bible 2020
Leviticus 19:33
Leviticus 19:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
Context of Leviticus 19:33
31‘Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God. 32‘You shall stand up in the presence of the grayheaded and honor elders, and you shall fear your God; I am the Lord. ‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 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 strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God. 35‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:33 word by word
וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר אִתְּךָ֛ גֵּ֖ר בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תוֹנ֖וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:33
- Exodus 22:21“You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment 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.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 24:14“You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your strangers who are in your land in your towns.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor follow other gods to your own ruin,
- Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt among you. They have oppressed the stranger in your midst; they have oppressed the orphan and the widow among you.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33If a stranger sojourn - This law to protect and comfort the stranger was at once humane and politic. None is so desolate as the stranger, and none needs the offices of benevolence and charity more: and we may add that he who is not affected by the desolate state of the stranger has neither benevolence nor charity. It was politic to encourage strangers, as in consequence many came, not only to sojourn, but to settle among the Jews, and thus their political…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The stranger - The foreigner. See Leviticus 16:29 note; Exodus 23:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34The Israelites were once foreigners living in Egypt. God commanded them to remember how the Egyptians mistreated them and show love to the foreigners (see Deuteronomy 10:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3433-34. if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him--The Israelites were to hold out encouragement to strangers to settle among them, that they might be brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God; and with this in view, they were enjoined to treat them not as aliens, but as friends, on the ground that they themselves, who were strangers in Egypt, were at first kindly and hospitably received in that country.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Leviticus 19:33 Ex 22:21; Deut 24:17, 18 ↩
- 2. Leviticus 19:33 Lit oppress him ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
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