Leviticus
Leviticus 19:34
34You 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must treat | יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the foreigner | הַגֵּ֣ר׀ | hag·gêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| living | הַגָּ֣ר | hag·gār | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| among you | אִתְּכֶ֗ם | ’it·tə·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H854 with |
| as native-born | כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח | kə·’ez·rāḥ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H249 a native |
| and love | וְאָהַבְתָּ֥ | wə·’ā·haḇ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| as yourself | כָּמ֔וֹךָ | kā·mō·w·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you were | הֱיִיתֶ֖ם | hĕ·yî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| foreigners | גֵרִ֥ים | ḡê·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1616 sojourner |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 10:19 · Leviticus 19:18 · Exodus 12:48–49 · Matthew 5:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.