9And 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.


In Context

6 'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

7 from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

8 And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

9 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.

10 'And six years thou dost sow thy land, and hast gathered its increase;

11 and the seventh thou dost release it, and hast left it, and the needy of thy people have eaten, and their leaving doth the beast of the field eat; so dost thou to thy vineyard — to thine olive-yard.

Exodus 23:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:9"Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:9Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And a stranger shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9|You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9Also you shall not oppress a stranger: for you know the heart of a stranger, seeing you were strangers in the land of Egypt.