Exodus 22:21
King James Version (KJV)
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
In context
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Exodus 22:21 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners 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.