Leviticus 25:35
Viewing the King James Version. Click to switch to 1611 King James Version of Leviticus 25:35.
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
Share This Verse:
<< Read the whole chapter of Leviticus 25
<< Read the entire book of Leviticus
Other Translations of Leviticus 25:35
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
'Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: `as' a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.
- Basic English Bible
And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, [be he] stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.
- Darby Bible
If thy brother be impoverished, and weak of hand, and thou receive him as a stranger and sojourner, and he live with thee,
- Douay Rheims Bible
And if thy brother shall have become poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he may be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
- Webster's Bible
'If your brother has become poor, and his hand can't support him among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
- World English Bible
`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his means fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a settler shall he live with thee.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
View Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 25:35
25:35 A sojourner - Understand it of proselytes only, for of other strangers they were permitted to take usury, #Deu 23:20|.
What Do You Think of Leviticus 25:35?
Share your own thoughts or commentary here...