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Leviticus 19:34

Egypt
The stranger and outcastLove for othersJusticeIdentity and self-worth

32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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BSB
You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
KJV
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
WEB
The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
ASV
The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
DARBY
As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
BLB
As a native from among you⁺ shall be to you⁺ the sojourner who is sojourning with you⁺, and you shall love him as yourself, for you⁺ were sojourners in the land of Egypt. I [am] YHWH your⁺ God.
ÅB
Den fremmede som bor hos dere, skal regnes som en innfødt blant dere, og du skal elske ham som deg selv, for dere har selv vært fremmede i Egypt; jeg er Herren deres Gud.
OTB
Den fremmede som bor blant dere skal behandles som en innfødt. Elsk ham som deg selv, for dere var fremmede i Egypt. Jeg er Herren deres Gud.
B1930
Den fremmede som bor hos eder, skal regnes som en innfødt blandt eder, og du skal elske ham som dig selv, for I har selv vært fremmede i Egyptens land; jeg er Herren eders Gud.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 10:19

    Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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  • Leviticus 19:18

    Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

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  • Exodus 12:48–49

    And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

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  • Matthew 5:43

    Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

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