Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.

King James Version

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

Holman Bible

They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.

International Standard Version

The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.

A Conservative Version

They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless.

American Standard Version

They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.

Amplified


They kill the widow and the alien
And murder the fatherless.

Bible in Basic English

They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;

Darby Translation

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,

Julia Smith Translation

The widow and the stranger they will slay, and they will kill the orphan.

King James 2000

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They kill widow and stranger, and they murder orphans,

Modern King James verseion

They kill the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They murder the widow and the stranger, and put the fatherless to death.

NET Bible

They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless.

New Heart English Bible

They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

The Emphasized Bible

The widow and sojourner, they will slay, And, the fatherless, murder.

Webster

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

World English Bible

They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

Youngs Literal Translation

Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

the widow
אלמנה 
'almanah 
Usage: 54

and the stranger
גּיר גּר 
Ger 
Usage: 92

and murder
רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

5 They crush your people, O Jehovah. They make those who belong to you suffer. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 They say: Jehovah does not see it. The God of Jacob does not even pay attention to it.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:2

They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.

Isaiah 13:15-18

All who are found will be pierced through. All who are captured will fall by the sword.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what Jehovah says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and do not oppress them. Do not kill innocent people in this place.

Ezekiel 22:7

People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'

Malachi 3:5

I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.

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