King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 23:7
“Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 23
5
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
6
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
7
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
8
The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
9
When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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