A moment in scripture
Leviticus 19:34
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- 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 19:35
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
- Leviticus 19:36
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.