Exodus 23:9
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Select Exodus 23:7
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Select Exodus 23:8
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Select Exodus 23:9
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:Select Exodus 23:10
11But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.Select Exodus 23:11
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WEB
23:9 “You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
ASV
23:9 And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
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