Leviticus 25:35
Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Note fallen…: Heb. his hand faileth
Note relieve: Heb. strengthen
“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- thy brother
- Leviticus 25:25; Deuteronomy 15:7, 8; Proverbs 14:20, 21; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 19:17; Mark 14:7; John 12:8; 2 Corinthians 8:9; James 2:5, 6
- fallen in decay
- Heb. his hand faileth. then.
- Psalm 37:26; Psalm 41:1; Psalm 112:5, 9; Proverbs 14:31; Luke 6:35; Acts 11:29; Romans 12:13, 18, 20; 2 Corinthians 9:1, 12–15; Galatians 2:10; 1 John 3:17
- relieve
- Heb. strengthen. a stranger.
- Leviticus 19:34; Exodus 23:9; Deuteronomy 10:18, 19; Matthew 25:35; Hebrews 13:2