tn Heb “alien,” or “resident foreigner.” Such an individual would have traveled out of need and depended on the goodwill of the people around him. The rendering “hired help” assumes that the foreigner is mentioned in this context because he is working for an Israelite and will benefit from the Sabbath rest, along with his employer.

tn The verb is וְיִּנָּפֵשׁ (véyyinnafesh); it is related to the word usually translated “soul” or “life.”