Berean Standard Bible
“You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 22 sits in the section of case laws that follow the Ten Commandments, covering property, restitution and the treatment of vulnerable people. The commands about immigrants, widows and orphans are among the most repeated in the law.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
World English Bible (WEB)
“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
King James Version (KJV)
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y al extranjero no engañarás, ni angustiarás, porque extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en la tierra de Egipto.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»No maltraten ni opriman al extranjero. Recuerden que ustedes fueron extranjeros en Egipto.
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