Leviticus 25:35

Poverty and the vulnerable Mercy and compassion Generosity The stranger and outcast

³³ So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.

³⁴ But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.

Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.

³⁶ Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.

³⁷ You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
KJV: And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
WEB: “‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
ASV: And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: [as] a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.
DARBY: And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, [be he] stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.
BLB: And if one of your brothers among you becomes poor and his hand has failed, then you shall help him like a sojourner or a stranger, and he may live with you.

ÅB: Når din bror blir fattig og ikke lenger kan holde seg oppe, da skal du støtte ham; som en fremmed og en innerst skal han leve hos deg.
OTB: "'Hvis noen av dine med-israelitter blir fattige og ikke kan forsørge seg selv blant dere, skal dere hjelpe dem som dere ville en fremmed og gjest, slik at de kan fortsette å bo blant dere.
B1930: Når din bror blir fattig og ikke lenger kan holde sig oppe, da skal du støtte ham; som en fremmed og en innerst skal han leve hos dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 15:7–8
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
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Acts 11:29
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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Leviticus 19:34
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.
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Exodus 23:9
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 10:18–19
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
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Leviticus 25:25
If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
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Deuteronomy 24:14–15
Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
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