Exodus 23:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And a sojourner{H1616} shalt thou not oppress:{H3905} for ye know{H3045} the heart{H5315} of a sojourner,{H1616} seeing{H3588} ye were sojourners{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Also thou shalt not oppress{H3905}{(H8799)} a stranger{H1616}: for ye know{H3045}{(H8804)} the heart{H5315} of a stranger{H1616}, seeing{H3588} ye were strangers{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Thou shalt not oppresse a straunger, for I knowe the herte of straunger, because ye were straungers in Egipte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ye shall not oppresse a straunger, for ye knowe the hert of straungers, for so moch as ye youre selues also haue bene straungers in the londe of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thou shalt not oppresse a stranger: for ye knowe the heart of a stranger, seeing yee were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thou shalt not oppresse a straunger: for ye know the heart of a straunger, seyng ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, seeing you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • Exod 22:21 : 21 Do not afflict a widow or an orphan.
  • Deut 10:19 : 19 You are also to love the foreigner, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 24:14-18 : 14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin. 17 Do not pervert justice for the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's garment as security for a pledge. 18 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.
  • Exod 21:21 : 21 However, if the servant survives for a day or two, the man shall not be punished, because the servant is his property.
  • Ps 94:6 : 6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Matt 18:33 : 33 'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?'
  • Heb 2:17-18 : 17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in service to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 22:21-22
    2 verses
    91%

    21 Do not afflict a widow or an orphan.

    22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

  • Deut 10:18-19
    2 verses
    87%

    18 He ensures justice for the fatherless and the widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

    19 You are also to love the foreigner, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • Lev 19:33-35
    3 verses
    84%

    33 When a stranger resides with you in your land, do not mistreat them.

    34 Treat the foreigner residing among you as your native-born and love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    35 Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity.

  • Deut 24:14
    79%

    14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

  • Deut 23:7
    79%

    7 You shall never pursue their peace or prosperity as long as you live.

  • Jer 7:6
    77%

    6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,

  • Deut 24:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17 Do not pervert justice for the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's garment as security for a pledge.

    18 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.

    19 When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Lev 25:17
    75%

    17 Do not take advantage of one another, but fear your God; I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 24:22
    75%

    22 You are to have the same law for both the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 23:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies into your hands. Your camp must be holy so that He will not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

    16 Do not hand over a slave who has escaped from his master and taken refuge with you.

  • Zech 7:10
    74%

    10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.'

  • Num 15:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 The same law applies to the congregation and the foreigner residing among you. It is a perpetual statute for your future generations. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord.

    16 The same instructions and the same rulings will apply for both you and the foreigner residing with you.

  • Deut 24:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

    22 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.

  • Deut 29:16
    72%

    16 You saw their detestable things and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold that were among them.

  • Lev 25:14
    72%

    14 If you sell land to your neighbor or buy land from your neighbor, do not take advantage of one another.

  • Num 9:14
    72%

    14 If a foreigner resides with you and wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he must do so according to its statute and its ordinance. There shall be one statute for both you and the foreigner who resides among you.

  • Exod 23:10
    72%

    10 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce.

  • Ps 81:9
    71%

    9 Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!

  • Exod 12:49
    71%

    49 The same law applies to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.

  • Num 15:29
    71%

    29 The same law applies to both the native-born Israelites and the foreigner who lives among them for anyone who sins unintentionally.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner.

  • Ezek 22:29
    71%

    29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.

  • Exod 23:6
    71%

    6 Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Lev 18:26
    71%

    26 But you are to keep my statutes and my judgments. Do not commit any of these abominations, whether you are a native-born or a foreigner residing among you.

  • Lev 19:15
    71%

    15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Deut 23:20
    71%

    20 Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.

  • Lev 25:35
    70%

    35 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you.

  • Lev 25:43
    70%

    43 Do not rule over them harshly, but fear your God.

  • Lev 25:45
    70%

    45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your land, and they will become your property.

  • Lev 25:47
    70%

    47 If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,

  • Exod 23:12
    70%

    12 For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.

  • Lev 19:10
    70%

    10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 22:7
    70%

    7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.

  • Deut 16:12
    70%

    12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these decrees.

  • Deut 15:9
    70%

    9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Lev 18:3
    70%

    3 You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.

  • Lev 25:6
    69%

    6 During this Sabbath of the land, all its produce will be food for you—for yourself, your servants, your hired workers, and the resident foreigners who live among you,

  • Deut 14:29
    69%

    29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Lev 22:10
    69%

    10 No outsider is to eat the holy food. A guest of the priest or a hired servant must not eat the holy food.

  • Lev 19:18
    69%

    18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Deut 28:43
    69%

    43 The foreigner who resides among you will rise higher and higher above you, but you will sink lower and lower.