Leviticus 19:34
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
כְּאֶזְרָחke'ezrachlike [the] native-bornH249מִכֶּםmikemfrom <the> youיִהְיֶהyihyehhe will beH1961לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youהַגֵּר׀hagerthe sojournerH1616הַגָּרhagarwho sojournsH1481אִתְּכֶם'itekhemwith youH854וְאָהַבְתָּve'ahavtaand you will loveH157לוֹlo<to> <the> himכָּמוֹךָkamokhalike yourselfH3644כִּי־ki-forH3588גֵרִיםgerimsojournersH1616הֱיִיתֶםheyitemyou wereH1961בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahweh[am] YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃'eloheikhemGod yourH430
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 10:19Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:18Thou 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.Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Exodus 12:48-4948 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. 49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.48 If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it. 49 The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”
- Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
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