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Exodus 12:49

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

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תּוֹרָ֣הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אַחַ֔תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,יִהְיֶ֖הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָֽאֶזְרָ֑חlaezrachto bornאֶזְרָחpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to born”, the ordinary formH249a spontaneous growth, i.e. native (tree or persons)bay tree, (home-) born (in the land), of the (one's own) country (nation).וְלַגֵּ֖רvelagerand to alienגֵּרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.הַגָּ֥רhagarthe fearגּוּרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.בְּתוֹכְכֶֽםbetokhekhemin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Young’s Literal Translation

one law is to a native, and to a sojourner who is sojourning in your midst.'

World English Bible

One law shall be to him who is born at home, and to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you.”

Darby Translation

One law shall be for him that is home-born and for the sojourner that sojourneth among you.

Douay-Rheims

The same law shall be to him that is born in the land, and to the proselyte that sojourneth with you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There shall be one law to the native, and to the proselyte coming among you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νόμος εἷς ἔσται τῷ ἐγχωρίῳ, καὶ τῷ προσελθόντι προσηλύτῳ ἐν ὑμῖν.