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Deuteronomy 28:43

“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גֵּרgêr · gare
H1616 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
Derivation: or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481 (גּוּר);
KJV renderings: alien, sojourner, stranger.
Grammar: הַ — particle (definite article)
גֵּר֙ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HTd/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:13 Genesis 23:4 Exodus 2:22 Exodus 12:19 Exodus 12:48

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גֵּר here.

Verse 42 Verse 44

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.