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He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows love for the sojourner by giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) by giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He makes sure orphans and widows receive justice. He loves foreigners and gives them food and clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He executeth the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give bread and raiment to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He did the judgment of the orphan and the widow, and he loved the stranger to give to him bread and a garment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He accomplishes judgment for the orphan and the widow. He loves the sojourner, and he gives him food as well as clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He does execute justice for the fatherless and the widows, and loves him who turns to him, and gives him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he performs the judgment of orphans and of widows and loves the one who are converted to him and he gives him bread and clothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />executing judgment for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3185" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/10.htm">A Call to Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He executes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·paṭ (N-msc) -- Judgment. ">justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yā·ṯō·wm (N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">for the fatherless</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: wə·’al·mā·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">and widow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’ō·hêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">and He loves</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">the foreigner,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/8071.htm" title="8071: wə·śim·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A wrapper, mantle. Perhaps by permutation for the feminine of cemel; a dress, especially a mantle.">and clothing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a></span><br />A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a></span><br />The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a></span><br />You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. / My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10-11</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, / for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“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 wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-12.htm">Job 29:12-13</a></span><br />because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3</a></span><br />Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He does execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.</p><p class="hdg">doth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a></b></br> A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, <i>is</i> God in his holy habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Psalm 103:6</a></b></br> The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a></b></br> The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.</p><p class="hdg">loveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> good to all: and his tender mercies <i>are</i> over all his works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></b></br> That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></b></br> Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/numbers/31-17.htm">Child</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-28.htm">Country</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Defends</a> <a href="/numbers/31-3.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Executes</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Executeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-39.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/numbers/30-9.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-14.htm">Child</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-7.htm">Defends</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-48.htm">Executes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-48.htm">Executeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-14.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-29.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">God's mercy in restoring the two tablets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-6.htm">in continuing the priesthood</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">in separating the tribe of Levi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-10.htm">in hearkening unto Moses' plea for his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, the fatherless and widows were among the most marginalized, lacking the protection and provision typically provided by a male head of household. The Mosaic Law repeatedly emphasizes care for these groups (<a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>, <a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a>), reflecting God's justice and compassion. This divine concern is echoed in the New Testament, where <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> describes pure religion as caring for orphans and widows. The execution of justice implies active intervention, suggesting that God not only cares but also acts on behalf of the oppressed, a theme seen throughout the prophetic literature (<a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a>).<p><b>and He loves the foreigner</b><br>The inclusion of the foreigner, or "sojourner," underscores the universality of God's love and justice. In the ancient Near East, foreigners often had no legal rights or social standing, making them vulnerable to exploitation. God's love for the foreigner is a recurring theme in the Old Testament (<a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a>), where Israel is reminded of their own history as foreigners in Egypt. This love is not merely emotional but is demonstrated through tangible actions, setting a precedent for the inclusion of Gentiles in the New Testament (<a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12-19</a>). The love for the foreigner foreshadows the breaking down of ethnic barriers in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).<p><b>giving him food and clothing</b><br>Providing food and clothing signifies meeting basic human needs, reflecting God's provision and care. In the context of Deuteronomy, this provision is part of the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience to His commands includes caring for the needy (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deuteronomy 14:28-29</a>). This act of giving is a practical expression of love and justice, aligning with Jesus' teachings in the New Testament, where He emphasizes caring for the "least of these" (<a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-36</a>). The provision of food and clothing also symbolizes God's sufficiency and faithfulness, themes that resonate throughout Scripture (<a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, who is delivering God's laws and commandments to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the laws and commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fatherless_and_widow.htm">Fatherless and Widow</a></b><br>Represent vulnerable groups in society who are often marginalized and in need of protection and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigner.htm">Foreigner (Sojourner)</a></b><br>Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, often without the same rights and protections as native-born citizens.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, where they are to live according to God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_justice.htm">God's Heart for Justice</a></b><br>God is deeply concerned with justice, especially for those who are marginalized. As His followers, we are called to reflect His character by advocating for and supporting the vulnerable in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_for_the_foreigner.htm">Love for the Foreigner</a></b><br>God's love extends beyond ethnic and national boundaries. We are called to love and care for those who are different from us, including immigrants and refugees, providing for their needs as God provides for ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/imitating_god's_compassion.htm">Imitating God's Compassion</a></b><br>As believers, we are to imitate God's compassion by actively seeking ways to support the fatherless, widows, and foreigners. This can be through direct action, support of ministries, or advocacy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_faith.htm">Practical Faith</a></b><br>Our faith is demonstrated through our actions. Caring for the vulnerable is a tangible expression of our faith and obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community of believers is responsible for ensuring justice and provision for all its members, especially those who cannot fend for themselves.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_christian_foster_care.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian foster care?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_we_treat_the_poor_among_us.htm">How should we treat the poor among us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_love_to_strangers_today.htm">How can you show love to strangers today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_orphans,_widows.htm">What does the Bible say about orphans and widows?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.</span>--An inclusive expression. The whole substance of Jacob our father was included in the prayer for this. "If God will . . . give me bread to eat and raiment to put on" (Rashi).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18, 19.</span> - As the impartial and incorruptible Judge, God <span class="cmt_word">executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow</span>, vindicates the right of the defenseless (<a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Psalm 68:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a>); and as the God of the whole earth, he <span class="cmt_word">loveth the stranger</span>, helpless, and it may be oppressed, and <span class="cmt_word">giveth him food and raiment.</span> Following him, Israel, as his people, were to be benevolent to the stranger, inasmuch as they themselves had been strangers in Egypt, and knew by experience what it was to be a stranger (cf. <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33, 34</a>). They were to love the stranger as God loves him, by relieving his necessities (cf. <a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15, 16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He executes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֶׂ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפַּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·paṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the fatherless</span><br /><span class="heb">יָת֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṯō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and widow,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He loves</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹהֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·hêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the foreigner,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">giving</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥תֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֥חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and clothing.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śim·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8071.htm">Strong's 8071: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dress, a mantle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 10:18 He does execute justice for the fatherless (Deut. 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