Leviticus 19:34 (GNV)

Passage

But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one of your selues, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe: for ye were strangers in the lad of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:33 And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.

Leviticus 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one of your selues, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe: for ye were strangers in the lad of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement, in line, in weight, or in measure.

Leviticus 19:36 You shall haue iust ballances, true weightes, a true Ephah, and a true Hin. I am the Lord your God, which haue brought you out of the lande of Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stranger", "dwelleth", "shalbe", "selues", "thou", "shalt", "loue", and "selfe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stranger" and "dwelleth", 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 soiourne with thee..." into verse 35's "Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement...", so "stranger" and "dwelleth" 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 "stranger" and "dwelleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.