Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress them. New Living Translation Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them. English Standard Version He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. Berean Standard Bible Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. King James Bible He 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. New King James Version He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him. New American Standard Bible He shall live with you in your midst, in the place that he chooses in one of your towns where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat him. NASB 1995 “He shall live with you in your midst, in the place which he shall choose in one of your towns where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat him. NASB 1977 “He shall live with you in your midst, in the place which he shall choose in one of your towns where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat him. Legacy Standard Bible He shall live with you in your midst, in the place which he shall choose in one of your gates of the towns where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat him. Amplified Bible He shall live among you, in the place he chooses in one of your cities where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat or oppress him. Christian Standard Bible Let him live among you wherever he wants within your city gates. Do not mistreat him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let him live among you wherever he wants within your gates. Do not mistreat him.” American Standard Version he 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But he shall dwell with you in the place where he wants in one of your towns, wherever it pleases him, and you shall not oppress him. Brenton Septuagint Translation He shall dwell with thee, he shall dwell among you where he shall please; thou shalt not afflict him. Contemporary English Version Instead, you must let them choose which one of your towns they want to live in. Don't be cruel to runaway slaves. Douay-Rheims Bible He shall dwell with thee ill the place that shall please him, and shall rest, in one of thy cities: give him no trouble. English Revised Version he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let him stay with you [and live] among your people wherever he chooses, in any of your cities that seems best to him. Never mistreat him. Good News Translation They may live in any of your towns that they choose, and you are not to treat them harshly. International Standard Version Let him live among you wherever he chooses in any of your cities that he likes. Don't mistreat him." JPS Tanakh 1917 he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best; thou shalt not wrong him. Literal Standard Version he dwells with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it is pleasing to him; you do not oppress him. Majority Standard Bible Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. New American Bible Let them live among you in any place they choose, in any one of your communities that seems good to them. Do not oppress them. NET Bible Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him. New Revised Standard Version They shall reside with you, in your midst, in any place they choose in any one of your towns, wherever they please; you shall not oppress them. New Heart English Bible he shall dwell with you, in the midst of you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best: you shall not oppress him. Webster's Bible Translation He shall dwell with thee, even among you in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him. World English Bible He shall dwell with you, among you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best. You shall not oppress him. Young's Literal Translation with 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Miscellaneous Laws15Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you. 16 Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. 17No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.… Cross References Exodus 22:21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, Treasury of Scripture He shall dwell with you, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of your gates, where it likes him best: you shall not oppress him. shall dwell Isaiah 16:3,4 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth… Luke 15:15-24 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine… Titus 3:2,3 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men… liketh him best [heb] is good for him Exodus 22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Jeremiah 7:6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Jump to Previous Best Choose Chooses Chooseth Dwell Liketh Midst Mistreat Oppress Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Seemeth Towns Whatever Wherever Within WrongJump to Next Best Choose Chooses Chooseth Dwell Liketh Midst Mistreat Oppress Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Seemeth Towns Whatever Wherever Within WrongDeuteronomy 23 1. Who may or may not enter into the congregation9. Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host 15. Of the fugitive servant 17. Of filthiness 18. Of abominable sacrifices 19. Of usury 20. Of vows 24. Of trespass Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let him liveיֵשֵׁ֣ב (yê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry among you בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗ (bə·qir·bə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center wherever בַּמָּק֧וֹם (bam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition he chooses, יִבְחַ֛ר (yiḇ·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select in בְּאַחַ֥ד (bə·’a·ḥaḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first the town שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ (šə·‘ā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of his pleasing. בַּטּ֣וֹב (baṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Do not לֹ֖א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no oppress him. תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ (tō·w·nen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat Links Deuteronomy 23:16 NIVDeuteronomy 23:16 NLT Deuteronomy 23:16 ESV Deuteronomy 23:16 NASB Deuteronomy 23:16 KJV Deuteronomy 23:16 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 23:16 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 23:16 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 23:16 French Bible Deuteronomy 23:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 23:16 He shall dwell with you (Deut. 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