However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property. ,
Exodus 23:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You must not oppress a resident foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be a resident foreigner because you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also you shall not oppress a temporary resident, for you know the heart of a stranger and sojourner, seeing you were strangers and sojourners in 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. Common English Bible Don’t oppress an immigrant. You know what it’s like to be an immigrant, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not harass a sojourner, for you know the life of a newcomer. For you yourselves also were sojourners in the land of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt. |
However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property. ,
‘Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the Lord alone, is to be set apart for destruction.
‘You must not exploit a resident foreigner or oppress him, since you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt.
The people of the land have practised extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the resident foreigner.
Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident foreigner is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
‘When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you? ”
You are also to love the resident foreigner, since you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident foreigner in his land.
“The one who denies justice to a resident foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”