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.
Leviticus 19:34 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. |
| ASV | The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. |
| YLT | as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God. |
| DARBY | As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. |
| BBE | Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. |
| Webster | But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be to 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. |
What does Leviticus 19:34 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…
Leviticus 19:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 19:34
- Deuteronomy 10:19
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:18
Thou 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.
- Exodus 12:48-49
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. One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
- Matthew 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
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- 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.
- Leviticus 19:35
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Leviticus 19:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Como á un natural de vosotros tendréis al extranjero que peregrinare entre vosotros; y ámalo como á ti mismo; porque peregrinos fuisteis en la tierra de Egipto: Yo Jehová vuestro Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’étranger qui séjourne parmi vous sera pour vous comme l’Israélite de naissance, et tu l’aimeras comme toi-même; car vous avez été étrangers dans le pays d’Égypte. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie ein Eingeborener unter euch soll euch der Fremdling sein, der bei euch weilt, und du sollst ihn lieben wie dich selbst; denn Fremdlinge seid ihr gewesen im Lande Ägypten. Ich bin Jehova, euer Gott. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed sit inter vos quasi indigena, et diligetis eum quasi vosmetipsos: fuistis enim et vos advenæ in terra Ægypti. Ego Dominus Deus vester. |