Leviticus 19:34
but let him be among you like one native born. And you shall love him as yourselves. For you were also newcomers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
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In The King James Version
In Context
33If a newcomer lives in your land and abides among you, do not reproach him,
35Do not be willing to accomplish iniquity in judgment, in lengths, in weights, in quantities.
Cross References
Exodus 12:49The law shall be the same for the native born and for the settler who sojourns with you.”
Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge, neither should you be mindful of the injury of your fellow citizens. You shall love your friend as yourself. I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:8Those who have been born of them, in the third generation, shall enter into the church of the Lord.
Ezekiel 47:22And you shall distribute it by lot as an inheritance, for yourselves and for the new arrival who will be added to you, who will conceive sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the indigenous among the sons of Israel. They shall divide the possession with you, in the midst of the tribes of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:31-37
Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . 31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord . 33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love… Read the whole commentary →