Exodus 22:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
In context
19 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
20 If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
22 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
Exodus 22:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- KJV King James Version
- Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- WEB World English Bible
- “You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.