Deuteronomy 10:19
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
גֵּר
gêr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
זוּר
zûwr
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Key Terms in This Verse
זוּר zûwr
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
Study H2114 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →Cross References
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the ev...
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