Exodus 22:21–22
¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
¶ *Thou shalt neither vexe a stranger, nor oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceLeuit. 19.33.
¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
¶ *Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceZac. 7.10.
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From verse 21
- Deuteronomy 10:19Rank 1 from verse 21
- Exodus 23:9Rank 2 from verse 21
- Leviticus 19:33Rank 3 from verse 21
- Zechariah 7:10Rank 4 from verse 21
- Deuteronomy 23:7Rank 5 from verse 21
- Exodus 20:2Rank 6 from verse 21
- Jeremiah 7:6Rank 7 from verse 21
6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
6 If ye oppresse not the stranger, the fatherlesse and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walke after other gods to your hurt:
- Leviticus 25:35Rank 8 from verse 21
35¶ And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
35¶ And if thy brother bee waxen poore, and †fallen in decay with thee, then thou shalt †relieue him, yea though he be a stranger, or a soiourner, that hee may liue with thee.
- Malachi 3:5Rank 9 from verse 21
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Deuteronomy 15:15Rank 10 from verse 21
15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
- Jeremiah 22:3Rank 11 from verse 21
3Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
3*Thus saith the LORD, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnesse, and deliuer the spoiler out of the hand of the oppressour: and doe no wrong, doe no violence to the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
From verse 22
- Deuteronomy 24:17Rank 1 from verse 22
- Isaiah 1:17Rank 2 from verse 22
- Isaiah 1:23Rank 3 from verse 22
23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
23Thy princes are rebellious and companions of theeues: euery one loueth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they *iudge not the fatherlesse, neither doth the cause of the widowe come vnto them.
- Deuteronomy 10:18Rank 4 from verse 22
- Deuteronomy 27:19Rank 5 from verse 22
- Ezekiel 22:7Rank 6 from verse 22
7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
7‖In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:
- Isaiah 10:2Rank 7 from verse 22
2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
2To turne aside the needy from iudgement, and to take away the right from the poore of my people, that widdowes may be their pray, and that they may robbe the fatherles.
- James 1:27Rank 8 from verse 22
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
27Pure religion and vndefiled before God and the Father, is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their affliction, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted from the world.
- Zechariah 7:10Rank 9 from verse 22
- Psalms 94:6–7Rank 10 from verse 22
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Exodus 22:21
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
To burden, crush, or treat with unjust severity or hardship.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Exodus 22:22
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A woman whose husband has died.
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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.
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20¶ He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
20¶ *Hee that sacrificeth vnto any god saue vnto the LORD onely, hee shall be vtterly destroyed.
21¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
21¶ *Thou shalt neither vexe a stranger, nor oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Selected passage22¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
22¶ *Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.
Selected passage23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie.