You shall neither wrong a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 23:16 - King James 2000 He may dwell with you, even among you, in that place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it seems best to him: you shall not oppress him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 he shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He shall dwell with you in your midst wherever he chooses in one of your towns where it pleases him best. You shall not defraud or oppress him. American Standard Version (1901) he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him. Common English Bible They can stay with you: in your own community or in any place they select from one of your cities, whatever seems good to them. Don’t oppress them. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall live with you in a place that pleases him, and he shall rest in one of your cities. You shall not grieve him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest, in one of thy cities. Give him no trouble. |
You shall neither wrong a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Also you shall not oppress a stranger: for you know the heart of a stranger, seeing you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, says the LORD of hosts.
But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judges?