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Exodus 22:21

World English Bible

“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

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Exodus 22:21 in other translations

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

Exodus 22:21 · American Standard Version

Exodus 22:21 in context

  1. 19“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.
  2. 20“He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.
  3. 21“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
  4. 22“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
  5. 23If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;