Leviticus 19:33 (KJV)

Passage

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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

Leviticus 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stranger", "sojourn", "thee", "land", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stranger" and "sojourn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary..." into verse 34's "But the stranger that dwelleth with you...", so "stranger" and "sojourn" 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 "sojourn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.