King James Version

Numbers 15:16

One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

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תּוֹרָ֥הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אַחַ֛תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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,וּמִשְׁפָּ֥טumishpatand lawמִשְׁפָּטconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, 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,…אֶחָ֖דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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.לָכֶ֑םlakhemtoלָכֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְלַגֵּ֖רvelagerand 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.אִתְּכֶֽםitkhemamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

One law and one ordinance shall be both for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Young’s Literal Translation

one law and one ordinance is to you and to the sojourner who is sojourning with you.'

World English Bible

One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’”

Darby Translation

One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

One law and one ordinance shall be both for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There shall be one law and one ordinance for you, and for the stranger that abides among you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νόμος εἷς ἔσται καὶ δικαίωμα ἓν ἔσται ὑμῖν καὶ τῷ προσηλύτῳ τῷ προσκειμένῳ ἐν ὑμῖν.