Leviticus 19 · Verse 33

Leviticus 19:33

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Leviticus 19:33, King James Version

Leviticus 19:33 in other translations

BSBWhen a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
WEB“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
ASVAnd if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
YLT‘And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;
DARBYAnd if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
BBEAnd if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
WebsterAnd if a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.

What does Leviticus 19:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 19:33-34
33-34. if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him--The Israelites were to hold out encouragement to strangers to settle among them, that they might be brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God; and with this in view, they were enjoined to treat them not as aliens, but as friends, on the ground that they themselves, who were strangers in Egypt, were at first kindly and hospitably received in that country.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 If a stranger sojourn - This law to protect and comfort the stranger was at once humane and politic. None is so desolate as the stranger, and none needs the offices of benevolence and charity more: and we may add that he who is not affected by the desolate state of the stranger has neither benevolence nor charity. It was politic to encourage strangers, as in consequence many came, not only to sojourn, but to settle among the Jews, and thus their political strength became increased; and many of these settlers became at least proselytes of the gate if not proselytes of the covenant, and thus got their souls saved. Hence humanity, sound policy, and religion said, Vex not the stranger; thou shalt love him as thyself. The apostle makes use of a strong argument to induce men to hospitality towards strangers: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares, Heb 13:2. Moses also uses a powerful motive: Ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. The spirit of the precept here laid down, may be well expressed in our Lord's words: Do unto all men as ye would they should do unto you.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 19:33 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.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
יָג֧וּרya.Gurhe will sojournH1481
אִתְּךָ֛'i.te.Khawith youH854
גֵּ֖רgera sojournerH1616
בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םbe.'ar.tze.Khemin land yourH776
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תוֹנ֖וּto.Nuyou will maltreatH3238
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> himH853

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Cross references for Leviticus 19:33

  • Exodus 22:21

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

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • Deuteronomy 24:14

    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:

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 10:18-19

    He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • Ezekiel 22:29

    The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

  • Ezekiel 22:7

    In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And if.
Ex 22:21; 23:9; De 10:18,19; 24:14; Mal 3:5
vex him. or, oppress him.
Jer 7:6; Eze 22:7,29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 19:32

    Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Leviticus 19:33

    And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

  • Leviticus 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.

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Leviticus 19:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuando el extranjero morare contigo en vuestra tierra, no le oprimiréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si quelque étranger séjourne avec toi dans votre pays, vous ne l’opprimerez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn ein Fremdling bei dir weilt in eurem Lande, so sollt ihr ihn nicht bedrücken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si habitaverit advena in terra vestra, et moratus fuerit inter vos, non exprobretis ei: