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Keep My Statutes

Leviticus 19:33

In 11 translations

BSB
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
KJV
¶ And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.vex: or, oppress
WEB
“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
ASV
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
LSV
And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you do not oppress him;
YLT
'And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;
DBY
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
DRC
If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid him:
GNV
And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.
JPS
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
LXXE
And if there should come to you a stranger in your land, ye shall not afflict him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר אִתְּךָ֛ גֵּ֖ר בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תוֹנ֖וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Ἐὰν δέ τις προσέλθῃ ὑμῖν προσήλυτος ἐν τῇ γῇ ὑμῶν, οὐ θλίψετε αὐτόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 23:9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of…
  • Jeremiah 7:6if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,
  • Deuteronomy 24:14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
  • Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
  • Deuteronomy 10:18–19He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

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