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Exodus 22:21-31
English Standard Version
Exodus 22:21-31
English Standard Version
21 (A)“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 (B)You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they (C)cry out to me, I will surely (D)hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and (E)your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25 (F)“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. 26 (G)If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he (H)cries to me, I will hear, for I am (I)compassionate.
28 (J)“You shall not revile God, nor (K)curse a ruler of your people.
29 “You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. (L)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. 30 (M)You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: (N)seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31 (O)“You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore (P)you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; (Q)you shall throw it to the dogs.
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Exodus 22:21-31
New International Version
Exodus 22:21-31
New International Version
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(A) for you were foreigners(B) in Egypt.
22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(C) 23 If you do and they cry out(D) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.(E) 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.(F)
25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.(G) 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge,(H) return it by sunset, 27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in?(I) When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.(J)
28 “Do not blaspheme God[a](K) or curse(L) the ruler of your people.(M)
29 “Do not hold back offerings(N) from your granaries or your vats.[b]
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.(O) 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep.(P) Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.(Q)
31 “You are to be my holy people.(R) So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts;(S) throw it to the dogs.
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges
- Exodus 22:29 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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