Deuteronomy 23:7 - The Scriptures 1998

⁷ “Do not loathe an Eḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother [Esau's descendant]. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger and temporary resident in his land.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land.

Common English Bible

⁷ Don’t detest Edomites, because they are your relatives. Don’t detest Egyptians because you were immigrants in their land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ You shall not abhor anyone from Idumea, for he is your brother, nor the Egyptian, for you were a new arrival in his land.

Deuteronomy 23:7 Cross References

Genesis 25:30

And Ě

Genesis 46:7

His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed he brought with him to Mitsrayim.

Genesis 47:12

And Yosĕ

Genesis 47:27

And Yisra’ĕ

Genesis 47:6

“The land of Mitsrayim is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best of the land, let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of capable men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock.”

1 Kings 11:25

And he was an adversary of Yisra’ĕ

Ezra 9:12

‘And now, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons. And do not seek their peace or wealth ever, so that you are strong, and shall eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’

Psalm 105:23

Then Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 22:21

“Do not tread down a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim.

Exodus 23:9

“And do not oppress a sojourner, as you yourselves know the heart of a sojourner, because you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim.

Leviticus 19:34

‘Let the stranger who dwells among you be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim. I am יהוה  your Elohim.

Malachi 1:2

“I have loved you,” said יהוה. “But you asked, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ “Was not Ě

Numbers 20:14

And Mosheh sent messengers from Qaḏ

Deuteronomy 10:19

“And you shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim.

Deuteronomy 23:8

“The children of the third generation born to them do enter the assembly of יהוה.