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Deuteronomy 10:18

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

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עֹשֶׂ֛הosehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מִשְׁפַּ֥טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…יָת֖וֹםyatomfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.וְאַלְמָנָ֑הvealmanahand desolate houseאַלְמָנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.וְאֹהֵ֣בveohevand loveאָהַבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.גֵּ֔רgeralienגֵּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.לָ֥תֶתlatetto giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלֶ֥חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.וְשִׂמְלָֽהvesimlahand apparelשִׂמְלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and apparel”, the ordinary formH8071a dress, especially a mantleapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in 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.

Douay-Rheims

He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

executing judgment for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ποιῶν κρίσιν προσηλύτῳ καὶ ὀρφανῷ καὶ χήρᾳ, καὶ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν προσήλυτον δοῦναι αὐτῷ ἄρτον καὶ ἱμάτιον.