Leviticus 19:34 (DBY)

Passage

As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:32 Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.

Leviticus 19:34 As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:

Leviticus 19:36 just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "born", "shall", "stranger", "sojourneth", "thou", "shalt", "love", and "thyself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "born" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And if a stranger sojourn with thee..." into verse 35's "Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment...", so "born" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "born" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.