Leviticus 19:33 “When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress h…”

Leviticus 19:33

When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;

Bible in Basic English

And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;

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Cross references

“And if”

Exodus 22:21 Exodus 23:9 Deuteronomy 24:14 Malachi 3:5 Deuteronomy 10:18 Deuteronomy 10:19

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.

Deuteronomy 24:14 · BSB

Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

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…

Deuteronomy 10:18 · BSB

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 10:19 · BSB

So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

“vex him”

Jeremiah 7:6 Ezekiel 22:7 Ezekiel 22:29

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,

Ezekiel 22:7 · BSB

Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.

Ezekiel 22:29 · BSB

The 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.

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

In context

32You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

34You 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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