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. 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. 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." Majority Standard Bible Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. 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 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionhe 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. 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. Smith's Literal Translation With thee he shall dwell in the midst of thee in the place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, in the good to him: thou shalt not oppress him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe shall dwell with thee ill the place that shall please him, and shall rest, in one of thy cities: give him no trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall live with you in a place that pleases him, and he shall rest in one of your cities. You shall not grieve 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. 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut he shall dwell with you in the place which he shall choose in one of your towns, where it pleases him best; you shall not oppress him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917he 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation He shall dwell with thee, he shall dwell among you where he shall please; thou shalt not afflict 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. Leviticus 19:33-34 When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. / You 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. Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 1 Peter 4:9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Isaiah 16:3-4 “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. / Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land, Jeremiah 7:5-7 For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, / if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, / then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Proverbs 31:8-9 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. 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 Let him live among you This phrase emphasizes the importance of hospitality and acceptance within the community of Israel. The Hebrew root for "live" is "yashab," which means to dwell or settle. This implies not just a temporary stay but a more permanent integration into the community. Historically, this reflects the broader biblical principle of welcoming the stranger and providing refuge, as seen in the treatment of foreigners and sojourners throughout the Old Testament. It underscores the value of compassion and the recognition of shared humanity. wherever he chooses in the town of his pleasing Do not oppress him 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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