Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
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.
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 " 'Whoever sacrifices to the gods--not to Yahweh, to him alone--will be destroyed. 21 " 'You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt. 22 " 'You will not afflict any widow or orphan.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:19
And you shall love the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33
" 'And when an alien dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him.
Zechariah 7:10
You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'
Exodus 20:2
"I [am] Yahweh, your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.
Leviticus 25:35
" 'And if your countryman becomes poor and {if he becomes dependent on you}, then you shall support him [like] an alien and [like] a temporary resident, and he shall live with you.
Deuteronomy 23:7
"You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he [is] your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian because you were an alien in his land.
Jeremiah 7:6
you do not oppress [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods {to your harm},
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts.
Deuteronomy 15:15
And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I [am] commanding you thus {today}.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says Yahweh, "Act [with] justice and righteousness, and deliver [the] one who has been seized from the hand of [the] oppressor. And you must not oppress [the] immigrant, [the] orphan, and [the] widow. And you must not shed innocent blood in this place.