Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Holman Bible
“You must not exploit a foreign resident
International Standard Version
"You are not to wrong or oppress an alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
A Conservative Version
And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version
And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Amplified
“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not treat evil the stranger, and thou shalt not press him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
King James 2000
You shall neither wrong a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
You shall neither vex a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Vex not a stranger, neither oppress him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
NET Bible
"You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
"You shall not wrong a foreigner, neither shall you oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away, - for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.
Webster
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
World English Bible
"You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.
Themes
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » The stranger and fatherless
Oppression » Not oppressing others
Strangers » How not to treat strangers
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » Not to be vexed or oppressed
Strangers in israel » Motives urged on the jews for being kind to
Interlinear
Yanah
Ger
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 22:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Regarding Foreigners And The Poor
20
He that sacrifices unto any god, except unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 “
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:19
Ye shall love, therefore, the stranger, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger, for ye know the state of the soul of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not oppress him.
Zechariah 7:10
and do not oppress the widow nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery.
Leviticus 25:35
And if thy brother becomes poor and comes unto thee, then thou shalt receive him; as a stranger, or a sojourner, he shall live with thee.
Deuteronomy 23:7
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Jeremiah 7:6
if ye do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt,
Malachi 3:5
And I will come near unto you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, said the LORD of the hosts.
Deuteronomy 15:15
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God ransomed thee; therefore, I command thee this thing to day.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus hath the LORD said: Execute judgment and righteousness and deliver the oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor and do not deceive, neither steal from the stranger nor from the fatherless nor from the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.