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


In Context

18 You shall not suffer a witch to live.

19 Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

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

22 You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 22:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:21"Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:21Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21|You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.