וְכִי יָגוּר אִתְּךָ גֵּר בְּאַרְצְכֶם לֹא תוֹנוּ אֹתוֹ: כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּי גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם:
When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong them. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I the LORD am your God.
[JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Is our natural inclination to treat strangers poorly? Why?
2. How does a common identity with a stranger enhance your relationship with them?
3. What are common ways that foreigners are not treated as equals? In what ways do government policies about immigration impact this?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)