Deuteronomy 23:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.”
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“Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 23:15 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Numbers 5:3You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
- 1 Samuel 30:15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
- Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 33:21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
- Obadiah 1:14Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.
- Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
- Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
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