Exodus 23:9

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Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

In other translations

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Hebrew words

וְגֵרvegerand a sojournerH1616לֹאlo'notH3808תִלְחָץtilchatzyou must oppressH3905וְאַתֶּםve'atemand youH859יְדַעְתֶּםyeda'temyou have knownH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נֶפֶשׁnefesh[the] life ofH5315הַגֵּרhagerthe sojournerH1616כִּי־ki-forH3588גֵרִיםgerimsojournersH1616הֱיִיתֶםheyitemyou wereH1961בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714

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Topics

People and places

Places: Egypt

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