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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Related verses
- Exodus 22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Deuteronomy 24:14-1814 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin. 17 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
- Matthew 18:33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
- Deuteronomy 10:19Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 21:21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
- Hebrews 2:17-1817 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Psalm 94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
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Places: Egypt