Deuternomium 23:7

7 23:8 Den Edomiter sollst du nicht für eine Greuel halten; er ist dein Bruder. Den Ägypter sollst du auch nicht für einen Greuel halten; denn du bist ein Fremdling in seinem Lande gewesen.

Deuternomium 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou shall not abhor an Edomite
Or an Idumean, the descendants of Esau, whose name was Edom, ( Genesis 25:30 ) the Targum of Jonathan adds, "that comes to be made a proselyte"; he was not to be rejected with abhorrence, because of the old grudge between Jacob and Esau, and which was become national in their posterity:

for he is thy brother;
the Israelites and the Edomites were nearest akin to each other of all the nations; for Jacob and Esau were own brothers by father's and mother's side, yea, were twin brothers; the relation was very near:

thou shall not abhor an Egyptian;
that comes to be made a proselyte also, as the same Targum; though the Israelites were so ill used by them, their lives made bitter with hard bondage, and their male infants slain by them, and they for a long time refused their liberty to depart:

because thou wast a stranger in his land:
and at first received many favours and kindnesses from them, being supported and supplied with provisions during a long famine; and had one of the richest and most fruitful parts of the country assigned them to dwell in; and old favours were not to be forgotten, though they had been followed with great unkindness and cruelty.

Deuternomium 23:7 In-Context

5 23:6 Aber der HERR, dein Gott, wollte Bileam nicht hören und wandelte dir den Fluch in den Segen, darum, daß dich der HERR, dein Gott, liebhatte.

6 23:7 Du sollst nicht ihren Frieden noch ihr Bestes suchen dein Leben lang ewiglich.

7 23:8 Den Edomiter sollst du nicht für eine Greuel halten; er ist dein Bruder. Den Ägypter sollst du auch nicht für einen Greuel halten; denn du bist ein Fremdling in seinem Lande gewesen.

8 23:9 Die Kinder, die sie im dritten Glied zeugen, sollen in die Gemeinde des HERRN kommen.

9 23:10 Wenn du ausziehst wider deine Feinde und ein Lager aufschlägst, so hüte dich vor allem Bösen.