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Leviticus 19:34

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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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.

KJV

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כְּאֶזְרָ֣חke.'ez.Rachlike [the] native-bornH249 →
מִכֶּם֩mi.Kemfrom <the> you
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehhe will beH1961 →
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemto <the> you
הַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.Gerthe sojournerH1616 →
הַגָּ֣רha.Garwho sojournsH1481 →
אִתְּכֶ֗ם'i.te.Khemwith youH854 →
וְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.Taand you will loveH157 →
לוֹ֙lo<to> <the> him
כָּמ֔וֹךָka.Mo.khalike yourselfH3644 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
גֵרִ֥יםge.RimsojournersH1616 →
הֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.Temyou wereH1961 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →

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John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.Deuteronomy 10:19So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Romans 13:9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”1 John 2:7Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.Exodus 12:48–49If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’Leviticus 24:22You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Leviticus 18:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.Acts 28:2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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