Exodus 22:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 22:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 22:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 22:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 22:21 — World English Bible
Exodus 22:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. ”
Exodus 22:21 — American Standard Version
Exodus 22:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 22:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 22:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt. ”
Exodus 22:21 — Darby Translation
Exodus 22:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Moreouer, thou shalt not do iniurie to a stranger, neither oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 22:21 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 22:21 in Context — Exodus 22
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;
What Does Exodus 22:21 Mean?
Exodus 22:21 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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