He shall dwell: this verse repeats in a positive way the negative command of the previous verse. But the whole statement is quite wordy, and a translation may choose to abbreviate it somewhat. Good News Translation, however, seems too brief.

You shall not oppress him: the verb means “to treat harshly,” “to mistreat,” “to be cruel to.”

The first part of this verse may be alternatively rendered as “Instead, you must let him choose which one of your towns he wants to live in….”

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .