Deuteronomy 23:16
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He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest in one of thy cities: give him no trouble.

shall dwell

Isaiah 16:3,4 Take counsel, gather a council: make thy shadow as the night in the midday: hide them that flee, and betray not them that wander about. . . .

Luke 15:15-24 And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. . . .

Titus 3:2,3 To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men. . . .

liketh him best [heb] is good for him

Exodus 22:21 Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 7:6 If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, and walk not after strange gods to your own hurt,

Zechariah 7:10 And oppress not the widow, and the fatherless, and the stranger, and the poor: and let not a man devise evil in his heart against his brother.

Malachi 3:5 And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.

James 2:6 But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? And do not they draw you before the judgment seats?

Context
Miscellaneous Laws
15Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant that is fled to thee. 16He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest in one of thy cities: give him no trouble.17There shall be no whore among the daughters of Israel, nor whoremonger among the sons of Israel.…
Cross References
Exodus 22:21
Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 22:22
Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

Lexicon
Let him live
יֵשֵׁ֣ב (yê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 7130: The nearest part, the center

wherever
בַּמָּק֧וֹם (bam·mā·qō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

he chooses,
יִבְחַ֛ר (yiḇ·ḥar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select

in
בְּאַחַ֥ד (bə·’a·ḥaḏ)
Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

the town
שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ (šə·‘ā·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

of his pleasing.
בַּטּ֣וֹב (baṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

Do not
לֹ֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

oppress him.
תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ (tō·w·nen·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat


Additional Translations
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.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.

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.

He shall dwell with thee, he shall dwell among you where he shall please; thou shalt not afflict him.

he shall dwell with thee, even in thy midst, in the place that he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it seemeth good to him; thou shalt not oppress him.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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