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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.

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“The one who denies justice to a resident foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”


‘You must not exploit a resident foreigner  or oppress him, since you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt.


Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you? ”


Father and mother are treated with contempt,  and the resident foreigner is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.


You are also to love the resident foreigner, since you were resident foreigners 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.  ,


‘When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress  him.


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 people of the land have practised extortion and committed robbery.  They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the resident foreigner.


‘Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the Lord alone, is to be set apart for destruction.





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