Deuteronomy 23:16 “Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasin…”

Deuteronomy 23:16

Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He 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.

American Standard Version

he 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

He shall dwell with thee, euen among you, in what place he shall chuse, in one of thy cities where it liketh him best: thou shalt not vexe him.

Darby Translation

he 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.

Young's Literal Translation

with 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.

Bible in Basic English

Let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.

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Cross references

“shall dwell”

Luke 15:15–24 Isaiah 16:3 Isaiah 16:4 Titus 3:2 Titus 3:3

Luke 15:15–24 · BSB

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

Isaiah 16:3 · BSB

“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.

Isaiah 16:4 · BSB

Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,

Titus 3:2 · BSB

to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

Titus 3:3 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

“thou shalt not”

Exodus 22:21 Exodus 23:9 Jeremiah 7:6 Zechariah 7:10 Malachi 3:5 James 2:6

Exodus 22:21 · BSB

You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 · BSB

Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 7:6 · BSB

if 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,

Zechariah 7:10 · BSB

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“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 their…

James 2:6 · BSB

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

17No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.

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