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Berean Standard Bible

“So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 10:19

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Study note

Moses is reminding a new generation of Israel what God requires: reverence, obedience and love. In the middle of that call, he turns to how the people should treat those who live among them but are not born Israelites.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

King James Version (KJV)

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Amaréis pues al extranjero: porque extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en tierra de Egipto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

(Recuerda que debes amar a los exiliados porque fuiste exiliado en Egipto).

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