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Deuteronomy 10:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 10:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
17For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
18He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.
19Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
20Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.
21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
22Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now Jehovah thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Love ye therefore the stranger, etc.] Because the Lord loves him; and another reason follows, particularly binding on the Israelites: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt; and therefore should sympathize with such, and show them compassion, relieve them in distress, and afford them whatever they want, and is in the power of their hands to communicate to them; remembering their own condition in Egypt, and how welcome such a treatment would have been to them then, as well as the kind and careful providence of God towards them at that time.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 22:21; Lev 19:33, Lev 19:34; Luk 6:35, Luk 10:28-37, Luk 17:18; Gal 6:10; Jam 2:15, Jam 2:16; Jo1 3:17, Jo1 3:18 Deuteronomy 10:20”
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