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

16Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn. 17“For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. 19So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. 20You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

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 68:5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
• Psalms 103:6The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
• Psalms 146:9The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.
• Jeremiah 49:11But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”
• Hosea 14:3Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.”
• Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
• Matthew 5:45In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
• Acts 14:17but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”

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
• Children
• God Continued...
• Hospitality
• Orphan
• Strangers
• Widow

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