Leviticus 19:33–34
The foreigner living with you is to be treated as one of your own
Study it word by word33And when a resident alien resides with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
34As the native among you shall be to you the resident alien who resides with you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt. I am YHWH your Elohim.
In its context
31Do not turn to those who call up the dead or to spiritists; do not seek them out to become unclean by them. I am YHWH your Elohim.
32You shall rise before gray hair, and honor the face of an old man, and fear your Elohim. I am YHWH.
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35You shall not do injustice in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, or in measure of capacity.
36You shall have just scales, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Its words in the original
- יָגוּרyagur· sojourn
Live in a place as a foreigner, without being from there or having land of one's own. In other senses, be afraid; gather against someone.
- גֵּרger· resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
- אַרְצְarts· earth, land
The earth, in two senses: the whole world in contrast with the heavens, or a particular country or region ("the land of Egypt").
- תוֹנוּtonu· mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
- אֶזְרָחezrach· native
Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.
- יִהְיֶהyihye· be, become, happen
Be, exist; also "become" or "happen". It is the verb of "there was", "it was" and "it came to pass".
- אָהַבְתָּahavta· love
Love, have affection for someone: a parent for a child, a husband for a wife, a friend for a friend, a person for God; also like, desire.
- מִצְרָיִםmitsrayim· Egypt, Mizraim
Mizraim, the Hebrew name of Egypt; also the Egyptians. As a person, a son of Ham, ancestor of the Egyptians.
- יְהוָהyehva· YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
- אֱלֹהֵיelohe· Elohim, God, gods
The Hebrew word usually translated "God". This translation keeps "Elohim" when it speaks of the one true God, the Creator, the God of Israel. The word ends like a plural, but it does not mean several: for him the verb is singular ("Elohim created"); the plural form expresses greatness. The same word as a common noun names the "gods" of other peoples, and there it is a true plural, translated "gods". It is also used of mighty ones or judges.