Deuteronomy 23:7
5 Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
6 You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
8 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.
9 When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- KJV
- Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
- WEB
- You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- ASV
- Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a sojourner in his land.
- DARBY
- Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother. Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land.
- BLB
- You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he [is] your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land.
- ÅB
- Men du skal ikke avsky edomitten, for han er din bror; og du skal ikke avsky egypteren, for du har levd som fremmed i hans land.
- OTB
- Forakt ikke en edomitt, for de er dine slektninger. Forakt ikke en egypter, fordi du var en fremmed i deres land.
- B1930
- Men du skal ikke avsky edomitten, for han er din bror; og du skal ikke avsky egypteren, for du har levd som fremmed i hans land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 22:21
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:19
So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextExodus 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.
Read in contextLeviticus 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.
Read in contextGenesis 25:24–26
When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
Read in contextGenesis 25:30
He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
Read in contextNumbers 20:14
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
Read in contextGenesis 45:17–18
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
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