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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress <i>or</i> mistreat him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When a foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't mistreat any foreigners who live in your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Never mistreat a foreigner living in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not mistreat foreigners who are living in your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a resident alien lives with you in your land, you are not to mistreat him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you do not oppress him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid him : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If a newcomer lives in your land and abides among you, do not reproach him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When an alien resides with you in your land, do not mistreat such a one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when a proselyte sojourns with you in your land, you shall not wrong him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when someone who is converted to me will dwell with you, you shall not wrong him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if there should come to you a stranger in your land, ye shall not afflict him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-33.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/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5231" 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/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">a foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: yā·ḡūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">resides</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in your land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3238.htm" title="3238: ṯō·w·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress. A primitive root; to rage or be violent: by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.">oppress</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>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.…<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="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a></span><br />You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Deuteronomy 10:19</a></span><br />So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17-18</a></span><br />Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security. / Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Deuteronomy 27:19</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Zechariah 7:10</a></span><br />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="/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="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Ezekiel 22:7</a></span><br />Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a></span><br />And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-29.htm">Luke 10:29-37</a></span><br />But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” / Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<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">And if a stranger sojourn with you in your land, you shall not vex him.</p><p class="hdg">And if</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a></b></br> Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a></b></br> Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18,19</a></b></br> He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment… </p><p class="hdg">vex him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></b></br> <i>If</i> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Ezekiel 22:7,29</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Country</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Mistreat</a> <a href="/genesis/26-29.htm">Molest</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-23.htm">Resides</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Sojourneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Sojourns</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Mistreat</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Molest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Resides</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Sojourneth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Sojourns</a> <a href="/numbers/25-17.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When a foreigner resides with you in your land</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the presence of non-Israelites living among the Israelites. In the ancient Near East, it was common for people to migrate due to trade, famine, or conflict. The term "foreigner" refers to those who were not native-born Israelites but chose to live within the community. This reflects God's inclusive nature and His concern for all humanity, not just Israel. The land is a significant theme in the Old Testament, representing God's promise to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The presence of foreigners in the land highlights the universal scope of God's covenant, foreshadowing the inclusion of Gentiles in the New Covenant (<a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a>).<p><b>you must not oppress him</b><br>This command underscores the importance of justice and compassion in God's law. Oppression of foreigners was a common issue in ancient societies, where outsiders often had no legal rights or protection. By instructing the Israelites not to oppress foreigners, God emphasizes His desire for His people to reflect His character of love and justice (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). This command is rooted in Israel's own experience of oppression in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a>), reminding them of their past and encouraging empathy. It also points to the future ministry of Jesus Christ, who consistently reached out to marginalized groups and taught love for one's neighbor (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners (Gerim)</a></b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, these were non-Israelites who lived among the Israelites. The Hebrew word "ger" refers to a sojourner or temporary resident.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, to whom the laws of Leviticus were given. They were called to be a holy nation, set apart by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a place where God's laws were to be lived out.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_foreigner.htm">God's Heart for the Foreigner</a></b><br>God consistently shows concern for the marginalized, including foreigners. This reflects His character as compassionate and just.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_our_own_journey.htm">Remembering Our Own Journey</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were once foreigners in Egypt, Christians are reminded of their own spiritual journey from alienation to belonging in God's family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_as_a_christian_virtue.htm">Hospitality as a Christian Virtue</a></b><br>Welcoming and caring for strangers is a tangible expression of Christian love and hospitality, reflecting the love of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_fair_treatment.htm">Justice and Fair Treatment</a></b><br>The command not to oppress foreigners underscores the biblical principle of justice and fair treatment for all, regardless of their background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_our_faith.htm">Living Out Our Faith</a></b><br>Our treatment of others, especially those who are different from us, is a testament to our faith and obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ethnocentrism_defined.htm">How is ethnocentrism defined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_illegal_immigration.htm">What does the Bible say about illegal immigration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_xenophobia.htm">What is the Bible's stance on xenophobia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_asylum_seekers.htm">What is the Bible's stance on asylum seekers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">And if a stranger sojourn with thee.</span>--The stranger, for whose benefit the legislators enacted so many humane and benign laws, and with regard to whom the book of Leviticus has laid down so many precepts, is one of non-Jewish origin, but who had joined the Jewish faith. He had, therefore, to undergo the rite of circumcision; he had to fast on the great Day of Atonement (<a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm" title="And this shall be a statute for ever to you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojournes among you:">Leviticus 16:29</a>); he had to submit to the regulations about sacrifices (<a href="/context/leviticus/17-8.htm" title="And you shall say to them, Whatever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,">Leviticus 17:8-9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm" title="Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, Whatever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer to the LORD for a burnt offering;">Leviticus 22:18</a>); he had to abstain from eating blood and the flesh of animals torn by wild beasts (<a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm" title="There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.">Leviticus 22:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-15.htm" title="And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD;">Leviticus 22:15</a>); he had to practise the laws of chastity (<a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm" title="You shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojournes among you:">Leviticus 18:26</a>); like the Israelite by birth, he had to refrain from blasphemy, and obey the moral precepts (<a href="/context/leviticus/24-16.htm" title="And he that blasphemes the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.">Leviticus 24:16-22</a>). These were some of the conditions of his sojourning in the land. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 33, 34.</span> - The command already given "neither to vex a stranger, nor oppress him" (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a>), on the pathetic ground that "ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt" (<a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a>), is broadened in these verses to the positive law, thou shalt love him as thyself. "The royal law of verse 18 is expressly extended to the stranger, and notwithstanding the national narrowness necessary to preserve the true religion in the world, the general brotherhood of mankind is hereby taught as far as was possible under the circumstances" (Gardiner). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-33.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">When</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֖ר</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">resides</span><br /><span class="heb">יָג֧וּר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your land,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oppress</span><br /><span class="heb">תוֹנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·w·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3238.htm">Strong's 3238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:33 If a stranger lives as a foreigner (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>