Leviticus 25:35
33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
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.
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
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 be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Read in contextActs 11:29
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judæa:
Read in contextLuke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:34
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.
Read in contextExodus 23:9
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:18–19
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:25
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 24:14–15
Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
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