Exodus 23:9
“Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 23:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- DARBYDarby
- And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye ; ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Do not oppress a foreigner, for you know how it feels to be a foreigner, having been strangers in the land of Egypt.
Context: Exodus 23
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
11But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
About Exodus 23: The Three Annual Festivals
God commands the Israelites to keep the Sabbath and to celebrate three annual festivals: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Harvest and the Feast of Ingathering.
Commentary
Exodus chapter 23 is a chapter that outlines the laws and regulations that God has given to the Israelites. It begins with a warning against false witnesses and those who spread lies. God commands the Israelites to be honest and truthful in all their dealings. He also commands them to show kindness and mercy to strangers, widows, and orphans.