Deuteronomy 23:16
What does Deuteronomy 23:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 23:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862with thee he doth dwell, in thy midst, in the place which he chooseth within one of thy gates, where it is pleasing to him; thou dost not oppress him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest in one of thy cities: give him no trouble.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890he shall dwell with thee, even in thy midst, in the place that he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it seemeth good to him; thou shalt not oppress him.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.
- Isaiah 16:3
Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive.
- Zechariah 7:10
and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
- Exodus 23:9
And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- James 2:6
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
- Exodus 22:21
And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
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