Deep Scriptural Analyzations

Exodus
Testament:Old
Description:Exodus is the second book of the Bible and recounts the story of the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt, their journey through the wilderness led by Moses, and the establishment of the Mosaic covenant at Mount Sinai. It includes the Ten Commandments and the construction of the Tabernacle.
Chapter:23
Verse:9


Translations
LanguageLanguage CodeLanguage NameVerse Text
EnglishkjvKing James VersionAlso thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
EnglishbbeBible in Basic EnglishDo not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.
EnglishwebWorld English Bible“You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
EnglishwebbeWorld English Bible, British Edition“You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
LatinclementineClementine Latin VulgatePeregrino molestus non eris. Scitis enim advenarum animas : quia et ipsi peregrini fuistis in terra Ægypti.
Explanations
Age GroupExplanation
5God says we should not mistreat strangers because we were once strangers too.
10God wants us to be kind to people who are not from our country because we were once strangers too.
15God commands us to not oppress strangers because we were once strangers in Egypt.
20God instructs us to not mistreat strangers because we were once strangers in a foreign land.