King James Version

Leviticus 24:22

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.

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מִשְׁפַּ֤טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, 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,…אֶחָד֙echadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, 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,יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, 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.לָכֶ֔םlakhemtoלָכֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toכַּגֵּ֥רkageras alienגֵּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.כָּאֶזְרָ֖חkaezrachas bornאֶזְרָחpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as 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).יִהְיֶ֑הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, 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.כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽםeloheykhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the home-born; for I am the LORD your God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Jehovah your God.

Young’s Literal Translation

one judgment is to you; as a sojourner so is a native; for I [am] Jehovah your God.'

World English Bible

You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Yahweh your God.’”

Darby Translation

Ye shall have one law: as the stranger, so the home-born; for I am Jehovah your God.

Douay-Rheims

Let there be equal judgment among you, whether he be a stranger, or a native that offends: because I am the Lord your God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the home-born; for I am the LORD your God.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There shall be one judgment for the stranger and the native, for I am the Lord your God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δικαίωσις μία ἔσται τῷ προσηλύτῳ καὶ τῷ ἐγχωρίῳ, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.