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Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

In Context

6But the Lord thy God would not hearken to Bileam, and the Lord thy God turned the curses into blessings, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

8Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor a Mizraite, for thou wast a sojourner in his land.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24And her days were fulfilled to give birth. And, behold, twins were in her womb.

Genesis 45:17And Pharoh said to Joseph, Tell my brethren, Do this; lade your beasts and go; carry into the land of Kenaan;

Genesis 47:6The land of Mizraim is before thee in the best of it let thy father and thy brethren dwell, (even) in the land of Goshen: and if thou know any of them to be men of ability, appoint them to be chiefs over my flocks.

Genesis 47:27And Israel dwelt in the land of Mizraim in the land of Goshen, and possessed it: and they increased and multiplied greatly.

Exodus 23:9And thou shalt not distress the sojourner; for you know the mind of a sojourner; for you were dwellers in the land of Mizraim.

Numbers 20:14And Mosheh sent ambassadors from Rekem to the king of Edom: Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trouble we have found;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:2-9

Laws of Separation. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and… Read the whole commentary →

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