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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21 “You are not to wrong or oppress an alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22 “You are not to mistreat any widow or orphan. 23 If you do mistreat them, they’ll certainly cry out to me, and I’ll immediately hear their cry. 24 And I’ll be angry and will kill you with swords,[a] and your wives will become widows and your children orphans.
25 “If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don’t be like a creditor to them and don’t impose interest on them. 26 If you take your neighbor’s coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset, 27 for it’s his only covering; it’s his outer garment,[b] for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I’ll hear him, for I am gracious.
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- Exodus 22:24 I.e. using invasions by foreign armies
- Exodus 22:27 Lit. his coat for his skin
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