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Does וְגֵרְךָ, אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ apply to non-Israelite soldiers serving in the army of an Israelite king?

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  • What makes you think non-Israelite soldiers serving in the army of an Israelite king might be different from other non-Israelite civilians who live under an Israelite king's rule?
    – Tamir Evan
    Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 16:47
  • Also, why do you use the terms Israelite/non-Israelite?
    – Tamir Evan
    Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 16:48
  • "why do you use the terms Israelite/non-Israelite?" because they have not naturalized. I'm wondering about the case if they are risking their lives and specifically injured in a מלחמת מצווה milchemet mitzvah ... a soldier is like an eved actually isn't an even more pointed form of avodah?
    – הראל
    Commented Sep 10, 2023 at 22:23
  • (1) "because they have not naturalized." What I meant to ask was: Why do you use the term 'Israelite', and not 'Jewish' (or 'non-Israelite', and not 'non-Jewish')? (2) "I'm wondering about the case if they are risking their lives and specifically injured in a מלחמת מצווה milchemet mitzvah". What does that have to do with their [non-]obligation to observe Shabbat? (3) "a soldier is like an eved actually isn't an even more pointed form of avodah?" Any more so than an employee at a company, or a nurse at a hospital? What make you think that?
    – Tamir Evan
    Commented Sep 15, 2023 at 11:33
  • "Why do you use the term 'Israelite', and not 'Jewish' (or 'non-Israelite', and not 'non-Jewish')?" To exclude the case of a Jewish king of proselyte ancestry specifically for this question. Different legal situations. judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/136917/… judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/40429/… "What make you think that?" They serve on command and are risking their lives as a regular part of work.
    – הראל
    Commented Sep 15, 2023 at 17:22

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