Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Judging uprightly in the cause of the widow and of the child who has no father, and giving food and clothing in his mercy to the man from a strange country.

New American Standard Bible

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

King James Version

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Holman Bible

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

International Standard Version

He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."

A Conservative Version

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the sojourner in giving him food and raiment.

American Standard Version

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Amplified

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) by giving him food and clothing.

Darby Translation

who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.

Julia Smith Translation

He did the judgment of the orphan and the widow, and he loved the stranger to give to him bread and a garment

King James 2000

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, in giving him food and clothing.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[And he] executes justice for the orphan and widow, and [he is] one who loves [the] alien, to give to them food and clothing.

Modern King James verseion

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger in giving him food and clothing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but doeth right unto the fatherless and widow and loveth the stranger, to give him food and raiment.

NET Bible

who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

New Heart English Bible

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

The Emphasized Bible

executing the vindication of the orphan and the widow, - and loving sojourner, giving him food and raiment.

Webster

He executeth the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

World English Bible

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

Youngs Literal Translation

He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

of the fatherless
יתום 
Yathowm 
Usage: 42

and widow
אלמנה 
'almanah 
Usage: 54

and loveth
אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

the stranger
גּיר גּר 
Ger 
Usage: 92

in giving
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, strong in power and greatly to be feared, who has no respect for any man's position and takes no rewards: 18 Judging uprightly in the cause of the widow and of the child who has no father, and giving food and clothing in his mercy to the man from a strange country. 19 So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Psalm 68:5

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

Exodus 22:22

Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

Psalm 103:6

The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

Isaiah 1:17

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

Jeremiah 49:11

Put in my care your children who have no father, and I will keep them safe; and let your widows put their faith in me.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.

Matthew 5:45

So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

Acts 14:17

But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

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