Deuteronomy 23 · Verse 16

Deuteronomy 23:16

He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Deuteronomy 23:16, King James Version

Deuteronomy 23:16 in other translations

BSBLet him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.
WEBHe shall dwell with you, among you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best. You shall not oppress him.
ASVhe shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
YLTwith thee he doth dwell, in thy midst, in the place which he chooseth within one of thy gates, where it is pleasing to him; thou dost not oppress him.
DARBYhe shall dwell with thee, even in thy midst, in the place that he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it seemeth good to him; thou shalt not oppress him.
BBELet him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.
WebsterHe shall dwell with thee, even among you in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

What does Deuteronomy 23:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 23:15-16

15-16. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which has escaped from his master unto thee--evidently a servant of the Canaanites or some of the neighboring people, who was driven by tyrannical oppression, or induced, with a view of embracing the true religion, to take refuge in Israel.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:15-25

It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is…

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Deuteronomy 23:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עִמְּךָ֞'i.me.Khawith youH5973
יֵשֵׁ֣בye.Shevlet him remainH3427
בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.Chain midst yourH7130
בַּמָּק֧וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Charhe will chooseH977
בְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.Chadin one ofH259
שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָshe.'a.Rei.khagates yourH8179
בַּטּ֣וֹבba.Tovin the good [place]H2896
ל֑וֹloto <the> him
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ\׃\ \סto.Ne.nuyou will maltreat himH3238

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 23:16

  • Exodus 22:21

    Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • James 2:6

    But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

  • Exodus 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.

  • Zechariah 7:10

    And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

  • Isaiah 16:3-4

    Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

  • Malachi 3:5

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 7:6

    If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

  • Titus 3:2-3

    To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  • Luke 15:15-24

    And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall dwell.
Isa 16:3,4; Lu 15:15-24; Tit 3:2,3
liketh him best. Heb. is good for him. thou shalt not.
Ex 22:21; 23:9; Jer 7:6; Zec 7:10; Mal 3:5; Jas 2:6

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 23:15

    Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

  • Deuteronomy 23:16

    He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

  • Deuteronomy 23:17

    There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

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Deuteronomy 23:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
More contigo, en medio de ti, en el lugar que escogiere en alguna de tus ciudades, donde bien le estuviere: no le harás fuerza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu ne livreras point à son maître le serviteur qui se sera sauvé chez toi d’auprès de son maître;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er soll bei dir wohnen, in deiner Mitte, an dem Orte, den er in einem deiner Tore erwählen wird, wo es ihm gut dünkt: du sollst ihn nicht bedrücken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Habitabit tecum in loco, qui ei placuerit, et in una urbium tuarum requiescet: ne contristes eum.