Exodus 22:21-27
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21 “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.(A) 22 You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.(B) 23 If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;(C) 24 my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.(D)
25 “If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.(E) 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as guarantee, you shall restore it before the sun goes down, 27 for it may be your neighbor’s only clothing to use as a cover. In what else shall that person sleep? And when your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate.
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Exodus 22:21-27
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Regulations Regarding Foreigners and the Poor
21 “‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22 “‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan. 23 If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress. 24 And I will become angry,[a] and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.
25 “‘If you lend money to my people, to the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not charge him interest.[b] 26 If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown, 27 because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? And[c] when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.
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- Exodus 22:24 Literally “my nose will burn”
- Exodus 22:25 Literally “put on him interest”
- Exodus 22:27 Literally “And it will be”
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