Exodus 23:9

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Exod 22:21 : 21 You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 10:19 : 19 Therefore love the stranger: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 24:14-18 : 14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers that are in your land within your gates: 15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge: 18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there: therefore I command you to do this thing.
  • Exod 21:21 : 21 However, if he continues a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
  • Ps 94:6 : 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In you they have treated father and mother with contempt: in your midst they have dealt oppressively with the stranger: in you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
  • Matt 18:33 : 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?
  • Heb 2:17-18 : 17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    91%

    21 You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

    22 You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

  • Deut 10:18-19
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    18 He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

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    33 And if a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.

    34 But the stranger that dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

    35 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measuring yard, in weight, or in measure.

  • Deut 24:14
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    14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers that are in your land within your gates:

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    17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:

    18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there: therefore I command you to do this thing.

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    75%

    17 You shall not oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God.

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    22 You shall have one manner of law, for the stranger as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.

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    74%

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    10 And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you plot evil against his brother in your heart.

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    21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

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    72%

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    14 And if you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy anything of your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another:

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    15 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

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