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Exodus 23:9

l“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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Exodus 23:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“You must not oppress foreigners. You know what it’s like to be a foreigner, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

“You must not mistreat a foreigner. You know how it feels to be a foreigner, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Never oppress foreigners. You know what it’s like to be foreigners because you were foreigners living in Egypt. 

Exodus 23:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Do not beat an outsider down. You yourselves know how it feels to be outsiders. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.


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