Leviticus 19:34 (DRB)

Passage

But let him be among you as one of the same country. And you shall love him as yourselves: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:32 Rise up before the hoary head, and honour the person of the aged man: and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:33 If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid hin:

Leviticus 19:34 But let him be among you as one of the same country. And you shall love him as yourselves: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:35 Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in weight, or in measure.

Leviticus 19:36 Let the balance be just and the weights equal, the bushel just, and the sextary equal. I am the Lord your God, that brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "same", "country", "shall", "love", "yourselves", "strangers", "land", and "egypt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "same" and "country", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "If a stranger dwell in your land..." into verse 35's "Do not any unjust thing in judgment...", so "same" and "country" 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 "same" and "country" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.